Crowds gather in Mallorca to demonstrate against increased tourism
Spain welcomed 85 million foreign visitors in the past year, and the second most visited area was the Balearic Islands with 14.4 million tourists. biggest fanbases for these islands were German, British, and Dutch.
Recently, a protest occurred in the Balearic Islands, just two days following the collapse of a beach bar near Palma de Mallorca, which regrettably took the lives of two young German tourists as well as a Senegalese man and a local Spanish worker.
Spain is witnessing an increase in protests focusing on the negative effects of tourism. Twisted around the Balearics, Canary Islands, Barcelona, and Málaga are cities where people are voicing their concerns over property values, rising tourist accommodation rents causing locals to leave city centers, and also dealing with noise and environmental pollution.
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The Balearic Islands, specifically Majorca and its capital Palma de Mallorca, attract thousands of tourists annually, contributing significantly to Spain's tourism statistics. In response to the influx of tourists, an inscription protest against the negative impacts of tourism on local life and the environment took place in Mallorca recently. The demonstration was sparked by various concerns, including rising property values, increasing tourist accommodation rents forces locals out of city centers, and environmental pollution.
Source: www.stern.de
