Mallorcan families fill beaches in protest against tourists
Protesters occupied a beach in Mallorca yesterday in a demonstration against the flood of tourists who flock to the area every summer.
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Protesters occupied a beach in Mallorca yesterday in a demonstration against the flood of tourists who flock to the area every summer.
As many as 10,000 people took to the streets of Mallorca's capital, Palma, last weekend to demand limits on the number of visitors.
On Monday evening, Spanish police were called to Son Gotleu, a neighbourhood in the Mallorcan capital of Palma, after a street fight that involved around 50 people broke out.
The CEO of TUI, Sebastian Ebel, 61, said the company had reached its 'capacity limits' in the Balearics and is looking to other Mediterranean destinations for growth.
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