Britons hit back after residents in Majorca complained that they’re being “colonised by foreigners”.
In recent months, locals across Spain have staged anti-tourism protests, with 15,000 protesters taking to the streets in Palma, Majorca in May.
Another recent protest took place on June 16, organised by Mallorca Platja Tour, which encouraged locals to take back their beaches by going swimming and to “enjoy them as before”.
Over 250 people took over a tourist hotspot in protest, with the group stating: “For one day Calo des Moro will belong to the Majorcans.”
However, anti-tourist protesters in Majorca have been warned that they “should be careful what they wish for” as demonstrations could be a “disaster” for their economy, according to industry experts.
Around 44 per cent of people will now think twice before booking a holiday to the island, a new poll by Majorca Daily Bulletin revealed.
One holidaymaker has dismissed the demonstrations on the island, which receives about 40 per cent of its income from tourism, as “completely hypocritical”.
Speaking to The Sun, Zoe Kemp said: “They rely on tourists to survive. If you look around, everything is based on tourists.
“Places like Magaluf are advertised as cheap drinking holidays. We help the economy.”
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Source Agencies
