A group of anti-tourism activists are planning to storm popular beaches in Mallorca to “take them back” from holidaying Britons.
Mallorca Platja Tour, who are planning their demonstration for June 16, are calling on locals to take back their beaches by going swimming and to “enjoy them as before”.
Posting on social media, the activists said: “Call for residents to fill the beaches of Mallorca as a protest against overcrowding.
“We invite all the residents who live near the beaches to go there to recover our beaches and enjoy them as before.”
A group of anti-tourism activists are planning to storm popular beaches in Mallorca to 'take them back' from holidaying Britons
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A smaller event will be held on June 1 in order to organise the protest.
It comes after around 15,000 protesters worked their way through Palma last week.
Reports claim locals were shouting "tourists go home" at holidaymakers who enjoyed alfresco dining. Around 1,000 took to the streets in Ibiza last Friday for similar protests.
Tourists have also been urged by holiday companies to look elsewhere when booking their next trip, with TUI announcing that the Balearic Islands have “reached capacity”.
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People hold a banner that reads "Mallorca is not for sale", as they take part in a protest against mass tourism in the island
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The CEO of TUI, Sebastian Ebel, 61, is encouraging holidaymakers to look to at less crowded destinations such as Egypt and Turkey, as he says the Spanish archipelago cannot host any more tourists.
New rules have also been introduced to deter holidaymakers from coming to the islands, including popular destination Ibiza.
A ban on the sale of alcohol in shops between 9.30pm and 8am will become effective, with the restrictions set to stay in place until at least January 1, 2028.
There will also be authorised drinking zones and anyone outside said areas will face fines of €500 to 1,500 (£430 to 1290) if their behaviour "disrupts coexistence, involves crowds or deteriorates the tranquillity of the environment".
Around 15,000 protesters worked their way through Palma last week to demonstrate against mass tourism
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“Boozy Britons” have also been slammed by business owners in Magaluf, accusing them of being “disrespectful” in the Spanish resort town.
One restaurant owner in Magaluf said tourists had treated the island of Majorca poorly, and claimed the culture of "getting drunk and partying was only contributing to the area's "degradation", adding that the resort needed more of a family focus.
Last month, tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Tenerife to protest against mass tourism - which they said was “killing the Canary Islands”.
At the time, protesters were seen sporting extreme slogans; a number of those at the rally were pictured wearing t-shirts with pictures of an AK-47 rifle and the phrase “defend Canarias”, while another was seen wearing a shirt with a large print of a middle finger alongside the words “f**k off!”.
Across the islands, as well as in other hotspots like Barcelona, residents had vandalised local buildings telling visitors to “go home”.
