Tourism protest in Mallorca
Protest in Palma in July last year.
Mallorca Tourist Board's open letter to the media was "anachronistic"
This summer will provide many reasons for public discontent with overtourism, says one of the organisers of the protest planned for June 15.
Tourists are welcome and a tourist a friend, says Mallorca Tourist Board
No activity is without impact, and any negative effects must be addressed collectively—yet without demonising the sector as a whole
SOS Sóller: the desperate message from local residents
Traffic jams, gridlock on the access roads to the town and in the Soller tunnel and the road connecting it to Palma, and the large number of visitors who fill its streets and the port in high season have exhausted the patience of locals and residents.
The island’s beaches remain a major attraction for visitors
The island’s beaches remain a major attraction for visitors.
‘Fora del nostre barri’ (Out of our neighbourhood) is one of the short messages
‘Fora del nostre barri’ (Out of our neighbourhood) is one of the short messages
“Mallorca is so expensive and doesn’t want tourists anymore”: letter to the editor
“So go ahead Mallorca, bite the hand that has came to this island put so much money into your tourism, infrastructure, government , hoteliers pockets etc etc for the best part of 40 years."
Mallorca invaded by cruise ships
If the APB’s forecasts for 2025 are met, cruise arrivals in Palma will grow by 4.84% this year. Between January and December 2025, 551 ships will arrive with a capacity for more than 1.8 million passengers.
Unions threaten summer of protests in Mallorca
The UGT and CCOO unions have already warned that, if no significant progress is made, they will call for immediate protests and even a strike at the start of the high season.
Mallorca group to coordinate "unprecedented mobilisation" against overtourism
A protest action is planned for various parts of Spain and southern Europe.
Poor tourism policy will eventually kill Spain
Should the project go ahead it will tear the heart and soul out of the whole region and force prices up, a bit like what I’ve witnessed in parts of Mallorca.
First Mallorca protest of the season this Saturday
"Our leaders aren’t listening to us; it’s time to ask you NOT TO COME. We don’t need more tourists; in fact, you are the source of our problem."
Overtourism Protests: Are tourists really to blame?
The protesters in my opinion should not target the tourists as that is the lifeblood of our island.
The winter tourist finds in Mallorca a wide range of sports, cultural, religious, and gastronomic offerings
The winter tourist finds in Mallorca a wide range of sports, cultural, religious, and gastronomic offerings.
Calls for fewer tourists fall on deaf ears as Spanish airlines say they are fully booked
Spain heading for another record year for tourism
"This is not a case of tourists not being welcome, it is a case of failed government policies"
"There is a complete lack of affordable housing...."
Tourist replies to our open letter calling on holidaymakers to stay at home
I do wonder what would happen to their livelihoods, should tourism diminish
Open letter: Please do not come on holiday to Mallorca
The island has been exploited to unimaginable limits, leading to the collapse we are now suffering.
Comment
From a sunny dream to a nightmare
“The island appears to be living in a dream world but the dream could soon turn to a nightmare if something is not done...”
Jason Moore09/05/2025 09:37