British holidaymakers could face holiday chaos this summer as Mallorcans step up anti-tourism campaign by blocking the island’s airport and threatening to protest outside hotels There is.
The radical tactic was proposed yesterday at a “citizen’s meeting” held at a school in the inland town of Sineu.
The Menis Tourism Association (Mes Vida), which translates into English as “reducing tourism, enriching lives,” is a mass protest against the so-called massification of tourism and its impact on the lives of local residents. This conference was organized to prepare the way for action. He had over 300 people participate in brainstorming sessions.
The idea of a protest, with cars gathering outside and causing traffic jams at Parma airport, one of Europe’s busiest during peak summer months, was met with rapturous applause.
Although the date for the demonstration has not been finalized and nothing has been confirmed, activists have shown seriousness about the airport proposal by discussing the legal implications and the wisdom of establishing a fund to pay fines imposed by authorities. It was shown that
British holidaymakers could face holiday disruption this summer as Mallorcans step up anti-tourism campaign by blocking the island’s airport and threatening to protest outside hotels (Photo: Mallorca (Holidayers partying on the island) 20 demonstrators hold placards reading “The Canary Islands have limits” at a demonstration in Madrid where thousands protest against tourism policies on Tenerife in April
Activists promised a “violent summer” at a packed rally at Sineu Junior High School.
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It comes as boozy British and German tourists have been seen blatantly flouting Majorca’s alcohol laws, speeding, hitting the streets with beer bottles and walking around half-naked. That’s what I received.
The Balearic Islands has threatened street drinkers with fines of up to £1,300, banned party boats from tourist areas and forced shops selling alcohol to close at 9.30pm. Efforts to curb this behavior are being strengthened.
Tourists found walking around the island topless or in bikinis risk being fined up to £500.
Locals in Mallorca told MailOnline earlier this week that they were fed up with men walking around half-naked. Some wear ill-fitting budgie smugglers, while others casually drink at bars wearing only their underwear.
Local media reported that about 30 people were unable to fit into the chamber and were forced to watch from the entrance door. The idea of holding a protest outside a hotel on the island was also proposed.
The meeting ended with organizers suggesting that more proposals should be registered in writing in the coming days before a final decision on “mass demonstrations” is taken in the coming weeks.
Another protest against “tourist overcrowding” has already been announced in Parma next Saturday.
An organization called Banc del Temps organized the event under the slogan “Mallorca no se Vende,” which means “Mallorca is not for sale” in Spanish.
A rebellious visitor was found lying on the floor after a night out in Mallorca A tourist in Mallorca appeared slightly disfigured, crouched against a wall along the beach Holidaymakers in Palma and Magaluf are in danger You can be fined up to £500 for the act of being seen walking around topless without regard for
A group called Plow has organized a protest in neighboring Ibiza on Friday night against the “stress” caused by mass tourism.
Activists are calling on everyone who supports a “sustainable Ibiza” to join them, citing the lack of affordable housing and crowded public spaces as issues they want to fight.
Thousands of Canary Islanders took to the streets of the Atlantic Islands last month to protest the problems caused by mass tourism and demand action from politicians.
Government officials in Tenerife said the demonstrators held up banners that read “They are enjoying our suffering” and “Tourism is suspended for now,” but they said about 30,000 people were taking part. However, organizers estimated the number to be 80,000.
Anti-tourist graffiti has appeared in both Mallorca and Tenerife in recent weeks.
Last month, the words “Go back, tourists” were scrawled in English on a wall under a real estate billboard in Mallorca’s Nou Levanto district. The area is undergoing a major transformation with most of the new real estate being acquired by Germans.
When the neighborhood five minutes from Playa de Palma began its transformation, it was touted as a miniature version of San Francisco’s Silicon Valley.
Local residents echoed some of the same complaints made by protesters in the Canary Islands, saying that many of the entrances to new apartment complexes are equipped with key lock boxes that are operated by PIN codes. claims.
A Spanish woman interviewed under a fictitious name in an island newspaper last year said most of her neighbors spoke only German and that most of the apartments she lived in had been bought as vacation homes or rental investment properties. They complained that it was difficult to communicate with neighboring residents.
Activists in Tenerife were quick to distance themselves from anti-tourist graffiti that appeared on walls and benches in and around Palm Mar in the south of the island in early April.
Tourists in Mallorca went out on a night of drinking despite restrictions earlier this week Wearing a bikini in public could result in a £500 fine
Messages in English such as “My misery, your paradise” and “The average salary in the Canary Islands is 1,200 euros” were left on walls and benches in and around the resort.
Apparently following British backlash, an English reply was left on the wall next to a message saying “Tourists go home” saying “Fuck you, we’ll pay you”.
Later, a photo of a rented car in Tenerife with the words “Go Home” written on it was published in a local newspaper.
Canarias se Agota, which is leading the protests in the Canary Islands and brings together many environmental organizations, has made demands including the cancellation of two controversial hotel projects, an environmental tax and more sustainable tourism. are doing.
Some British holidaymakers have expressed support for the issues raised by islanders, while others have accused them of biting the hand that feeds them.
Six men and women belonging to Canarias se Agota, which translates to “Canary Islands on the Brink” in English, held an “indefinite” hangar outside a church in the town of La Laguna in northern Tenerife on April 11. went on strike.
The movement was called off after 20 days, and one of the activists who stopped eating said when the decision to end the radical action was announced: “I am surprised by the social reaction. That’s the biggest takeaway from what happened.” I’m very excited about the future. ”
