‘We are not a theme park’: Overtourism protestors plan huge Mallorca demonstration
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Huge overtourism protest planned for Spanish holiday hotspot
- Menys Turisme Més Vida (Less Tourism, More Life) has announced a large-scale anti-overtourism protest in Mallorca on June 15, involving 60 organisations.
- The protest follows a demonstration last summer where around 10,000 people protested against rising housing prices and the impact of tourism.
- The group is protesting to make it “clear that our territories are not for sale” and is calling for limits on tourism to protect resources and residents' needs.
- Campaigners claim the tourist industry impoverishes people, impacts housing, and diverts focus from the public sector, while also highlighting environmental concerns like pollution and emissions.
- Menys Turisme Més Vida stated that while “Mallorca is not against tourism”, it cannot be a “theme park open 24 hours a day”, and they advocate for better working conditions for hospitality workers.