{"id":33829,"date":"2024-07-22T11:06:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T15:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/mass-protest-on-spanish-island-mallorca-calls-for-limits-on-tourism\/22\/07\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-07-22T11:06:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T15:06:14","slug":"mass-protest-on-spanish-island-mallorca-calls-for-limits-on-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/mass-protest-on-spanish-island-mallorca-calls-for-limits-on-tourism\/22\/07\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass protest on Spanish island Mallorca calls for \u2018limits on tourism\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Thousands of people took to the streets to protest against mass tourism on the island of Mallorca on Sunday as pushback against holidaymakers in Spain continued.<\/p>\n<p>The demonstration calling for limits on tourist numbers saw protestors carrying signs that read, \u201cTourists we love you when you don\u2019t buy our land,\u201d and \u201cYour paradise is our nightmare,\u201d while marching through the city of Palma de Mallorca, located on the south coast of the island.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 540px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/M8Eo44oVpkiTA.8Yygkf3w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE5MjA7aD0xMDgw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cnn_articles_875\/8d5a18b45d68aa31dd038b6e86a96bb8\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A young person holds a placard which reads as &quot;Stop cruises&quot; during the demonstration on Sunday, July 21. - Jaime Reina\/AFP\/Getty Images\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Az8GZ91d9hbFqxt6F0PvOw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cnn_articles_875\/8d5a18b45d68aa31dd038b6e86a96bb8\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">A young person holds a placard which reads as &#8220;Stop cruises&#8221; during the demonstration on Sunday, July 21. &#8211; Jaime Reina\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Around 50,000 people took part in the protest on Sunday, which began at around 7 p.m. local time\u00a0time (1 p.m. ET) according to organizers Menys Turisme, Mas Vida (Less Tourism, More Life), although police put the figure at around 12,000, RTVE reported.<\/p>\n<p>The organizers claim the island\u2019s tourism model \u201cimpoverishes workers and enriches only a few.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They demanded an \u201calternative tourism model,\u201d alongside \u201caccess to decent housing,\u201d the \u201cimprovement of public services,\u201d and the \u201cconservation and regeneration of natural areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Tourism pushback<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 540px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Udcge1N9vfz6AaBxbYkVug--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE5MjA7aD0xMDgw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cnn_articles_875\/e6f284346c22f25a43ed751d38e37165\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Tourists sunbathe in El Arenal beach in\u00a0Palma\u00a0de\u00a0Mallorca, Spain. - Juan Medina\/Reuters\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/NU6KcgoFZpjsKqJo1mPQ9g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cnn_articles_875\/e6f284346c22f25a43ed751d38e37165\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tourists sunbathe in El Arenal beach in\u00a0Palma\u00a0de\u00a0Mallorca, Spain. - Juan Medina\/Reuters\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/NU6KcgoFZpjsKqJo1mPQ9g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cnn_articles_875\/e6f284346c22f25a43ed751d38e37165\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Tourists sunbathe in El Arenal beach in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. &#8211; Juan Medina\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The demonstration included around 110 groups and social movements, according to Spanish public broadcaster RTVE.<\/p>\n<p>It came amid growing tensions over the impact of tourism on local areas in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>The Balearic Islands, made up of Mallorca, the largest of the islands, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera, attracted 14.4 million foreign visitors last year, according to the Spanish National Statistics Institute.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, protesters demonstrating against mass tourism in Barcelona <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/08\/travel\/barcelona-tourism-protests-scli-intl\/index.html?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sprayed visitors with water;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sprayed visitors with water<\/a> and marched through the city, chanting: \u201cTourists go home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Balearic Islands issued new rules banning drinking in the streets in key tourist areas on the islands of Ibiza and Mallorca, with an exception for terraces and other licensed areas, back in May.<\/p>\n<p>In April, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/travel\/canary-islands-cost-of-living-protest-scli-intl\/index.html?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:hunger strike;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">hunger strike<\/a> was called by locals in the Spanish Canary Islands, protesting against excessive tourism, which protesters said is pricing out locals and leading to environmental damage.<\/p>\n<p>For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/account\/register?source=external-feeds_iluminar&amp;cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo&amp;registration_email_campaign=https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:CNN.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">CNN.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/mass-protest-spanish-island-mallorca-140454839.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of people took to the streets to protest against mass tourism on the island of Mallorca on Sunday as pushback against<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/mass-protest-on-spanish-island-mallorca-calls-for-limits-on-tourism\/22\/07\/2024\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33829"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}