Spain set for protests over tourism | BBC News

Thousands of people in Majorca are protesting against the surge in tourism that is being blamed for plummeting living standards among the local population.
Activists say spiralling housing costs on the Spanish Island are being driven by a huge number of properties being bought by foreigners.
This year, the anger among many locals is reaching a new level - notably demonstrated in Barcelona recently when visitors were drenched with water pistols.
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[@skycloud4802]

It's happening everywhere, not just Spain. In the UK, homes are being bought up by Russian, Saudi, and Chinese investors which pushes up prices even more for the local population. This is a global problem that needs solving.

[@ewnyMetroExpress]

Russians? Chinese?

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

The problem in the UK is the *massive* population increase caused by unfettered *illegal* immigration.

[@ApriliaRacer14]

In the US we have Private Equity firms buying up homes. 😬🙄

[@DrJinh007]

@@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne Yes, the illegal immigrants who have so much money and buying up all the houses...

[@DogScreenTV]

You’re not kidding anybody, nobody wants to come to the uk

[@HappyRareGrooveMan]

Who buys all the houses in central London, not the british working class that's for sure .

[@staceyleeellis9160]

Imagine, BBC wouldn’t dare run a story like that

[@yuddinwarri6824]

Yup the ali babas and the chow chings

[@a7128]

they're too busy vandalising council houses

[@fbafoundationalbuck-broken6011]

colonial Britain getting colonized?​@@yuddinwarri6824

[@notmenotme614]

I love how our government says Russia is bad… Then takes millions from Russian investors buying property in London.

[@learnspanishwithdavid]

I´m Spanish, living near Barcelona and I go to Barcelona every day, and while it ´s true that the ammount of tourists is not sustainable for this kind of city, I don´t understand why we don´t squirt water on the politicians who allowed all this to happen. A tourist just looks for a place to stay and enjoy some time off, they don´t check what the housing price for a local is and do a bunch of research on the local economy before coming, that´s crazy. Same as when we go to another country, book a room, go to restaurants, bars, the beach... that´s it. I would say someone must be behind this and is taking advantege of tired neighbours, because it´s clear that this solves nothing.

[@kayasper6081]

Perfectly put in words!

[@Domino_20]

Finally someone with a common sense.

[@kayasper6081]

Luego, dominas el Inglés en nivel pro👏🏼 (Mientras que estoy esforzándome a aprender el Español😅)

[@rahimmajid647]

Yupp... 100% agree. This should be the first comment everyone reads.

[@Victoriabrickland]

Well said, that’s absolutely true as Spanish also go on holidays to other countries too. It is all of our corrupt government that do this to us all. I do not like Airbnbs and I think they should be banned now and properties should not be available to sell off to foreigners so easily when there is a house shortage in any country not just Spain.

[@portalkey5283]

Meanwhile the spanish govt: *keeps quiet *lets its people blame tourists

[@fuzzyschwartz]

@@portalkey5283 yeah its not the flood of immigrants

[@BAll-n7w]

Defo not the aliens

[@tpop3723]

I agree It’s the government’s responsibility to “govern” but try telling them that.

[@danielcaldwell1110]

Meanwhile people: Ignores Capitalism, let's blame the Governments that can't do nothing in this perverse system so neoliberalism can finally come in full fledge.

[@portalkey5283]

​@tpop3723 may the protest force them to listen and act after their siesta

[@andrewwilson5722]

Why would you go there when the locals don't want you. Take your money elsewhere

[@MrLetExplore]

I will be going elsewhere going forwards. Been going Spain for years and spend alot of money whilst out there supporting local businesses. From next year onwards I'll be taking my familly to Greece.

[@123benny4]

@@MrLetExplore I feel sorry for the Spanish if this is what is happening. The money obviously isn't trickling down. People are left out and can't afford to live. There are visitors and then there are tourists. When I went to Malaga and spent a month there, there were young people partying all day and night. They were a headache. They had no respect.

[@gabrieljimenez2813]

Please

[@JoseGomez-lp2fi]

@@MrLetExplore🫡👏🏻

[@christinehicks9265]

Yes, there are other nice countries to visit .

[@obi-wanjabronii]

Targeting tourists for enjoying an advertised holiday location is actually quite hateful. Blame your government and council, they're the problem.

[@mixKid12]

Guess there not a fan of your British vales?

[@EdwardOberon]

@@obi-wanjabronii pretty sure the number of Airbnb and holiday lets are the problem...

[@strexpills]

@@EdwardOberon how can Airbrnnb be the problem?Even if you dont rent someone still live in that house...so???

[@Withnail1969]

The government will do nothing. This is the only way.

[@davecooper3238]

@@strexpillsPrivate Equity are often the owners. They have no interest in having permanent residence. Why would they, much more profit in holiday lets.

[@titteryenot4524]

This happens in all the big touristy places: Venice; Barcelona; Paris; Edinburgh etc. Not just a Majorcan thing. It’s just about creating housing laws in each place where the permanent local is put before the passing tourist.

[@eljanrimsa5843]

Amsterdam, Lisbon, Porto. Part of the problem is the now fully rationalized renting of apartments where everything is handled online. You don't see the host, and your rent doesn't benefit a local enterprise like a hotel stay would.

[@avalancherose]

With the exception of Paris where it’s like living in Maghreb. It is a city where Islam and Arab culture reign. That’s what tourists find.

[@AnyoneCanSee]

Exactly I live right in the centre of Edinburgh and they clamped down on AirBnB's and those properties were soon back on the market or let out to locals. The centre has more tourists than locals in the summer but I'd never dream of abusing them like the Spanish do. Mind you, tourist in Edinburgh behave better than most locals. The pissed-up screaming people are the locals, not the tourists like in Spain.

[@titteryenot4524]

@@avalancherose Well, tbf, France is complicit in what you say. Because it didn’t mind its own business and went to Africa to convince the Africans that they are Frenchmen first, then Africans second, it’s hardly surprising that thousands of Africans would migrate to the country they were taught to put first.

[@titteryenot4524]

@@AnyoneCanSee Edinburgh here too, pal. 👍 Same here. A few years back my tenement was about 25% Airbnb but there are none now because of what you say. _Totally_ agree with your other point, as well. Foreigners in Edinburgh are rarely a problem; unlike some of us pissed-up Brits abroad! It’s, in large part, to do with how public drunkenness is seen. I’ve lived in France, Spain and Italy and in all 3 places it’s generally taboo to be seen wasted in public. Not saying French, Spanish and Italians don’t get a little tipsy now and again, they just control themselves far better as it’s seen as shameful to be publicly pished. Too many Brits feel zero restraint in this regard.

[@DmtriyK]

Perhaps the Spanish people should ask their government why tourism money is being directed to "some economic powers" rather than benefiting the citizens as a whole.

[@msg4alexandre]

Exactly. Instead stupidly they choose hostility towards tourists

[@roman9744]

It turns out this is a very effective way to raise awareness when other attempts fail. It is similar to strikes. There is no short term benefit, but in the long term tourism should end up better for all.

[@rooster1012]

@@msg4alexandre Because they are not welcome they are like rodents that eat and crap in your home and then leave.

[@ChaplinLoli]

@@msg4alexandre Maybe if they do this, the government will make changes. If they do nothing, they will expect nothing in changes

[@ag9707]

​@@ijumpjudyyI agree with you sir, India is super clean. I remember when I was in "Little India" last year, apparently it was actually located in Singapore

[@jaymz010]

Aren’t you just SICK of people blaming foreigners for the shortcomings of their own government? 🙄

[@victoriahoward6994]

Agree. We saw the problem of airbnb 10 years ago. Government could of done a lot and didn't.

[@R0DSTER]

unfortunately like in most countries, governments feel untouchable by everyday citizens...and therefore they will often turn their attention to those on their same "level". same as how in most countries the homeless/poor often get blamed by some because of the financial help that they get. people are just unhappy with their own conditions and will pick a fight with other citizens

[@Dangergirl88]

@@jaymz010 Governments sell out their own citizens. Power and greed, all for money. Meanwhile in Canada, Canadians are struggling and homelessness is real for hard working average people. (Not drug addicts etc)

[@enlat2003]

Here an idea from someone else.... maybe they should build a wall? 🥸

[@Keln02]

Idk man. Locals being priced out by people with more money also harpenden where I live in the UK and gives birth to similar feelings

[@somerset006]

Why not increase taxation on owners and tourists and spread the wealth around. It's not the tourists, it's the government.

[@nikkenikNick]

Companies and people that own multiple properties that are not being used as a primary residence need to have raised taxes. Use that tax revenue to build government housing for the poor and middle class(pretty much the same class at this point).

[@in-x-orable2769]

@@nikkenikNick the problem is, the people don't want to live anywhere else and if the government could build houses in the tourist areas, it'll end up being given to the tourists for even more profits.

[@jethroarnaiz2216]

Yeah pretty much

[@antoniolopezlopez4236]

Anything that sounds even the slightest bit like taxation is automatically considered ‘communism’ by the right wind media. If you suggest such a thing, you will be lucky if you don't get burnt in the town square.

[@JuanLegendre-ey9ty]

Don't forget migrants.

[@stevesecret2515]

Short term rentals are doing the same thing to many cities in the USA.

[@tuckerbugeater]

the federal reserve did it

[@davecooper3238]

@@tuckerbugeaterNo they have not it’s mostly down to Private Equity.

[@janncoons7445]

Don't forget those airbnbs

[@natalieroy4849]

So are all these protesters promising to not be tourists themselves?

[@115DELDE]

don't worry, we don't have the cash to go on holiday outside of Spain except of the rich.

[@ThickBanana]

The people with water pistols are jerks.

[@julierogers1155]

Tourists are a PAIN in the a$$.

[@Frankbug]

Rowdy tourists are morons

[@A-kk7kw]

They're immature. They are also hypocrites because I have a feeling they would have no problem vacationing in someone else's crowded city.

[@TS50ER]

Surely they can be prosecuted for damaging 'expensive' clothing.

[@chrischungy]

Water is too soft. They need rocks.

[@marvinyo5]

Airbnb really has changed the world

[@jameskemp8287]

And faces ZERO consequences. Not even being blamed in the press. It's insane

[@kimklaus7122]

Yes and offer a substantial amount of hidden cameras to. Eeeek!

[@lyndamayfield1913]

It supports individuals rather than the multi national hotel chains.

[@craven5328]

These "individuals" you speak of can often be numbered companies actually backed by foreign investors, who buy up dozens of properties. (Ie: they often are not small, local "mom and pop" investors). Further, these types of "investors" in the housing markets in my country often use the units to launder their money.

[@emmawillmottpiano]

You can’t just blame Airbnb! The vast majority of tourists still go on package tours.

[@scolexuk]

I love the signs that say "refugees welcome, tourists go home". 🤦

[@hendrx]

it basically says "I'm not racist but ___"

[@scolexuk]

@hendrx yes, the weird masochistic European anti-white racism that has become so popular recently. Tourists by definition do go home, after spending money they have earned and imported from their home countries. Refugees have precisely the opposite intention, often sending money back to their native lands. One is left wondering why so many people would still be risking their lives to flock to our racist European hellholes from their diverse and peaceable kingdoms.

[@richatlarge462]

They miss the obvious: tourists DO go home, by definition.

[@gironth]

Excatly, also tourists leave money on the city, refugees come to take that money

[@richatlarge462]

@@gironth Maybe the protestors would prefer that the tourists don't visit, but just send in their money to refugees, who similarly could remain in their home countries and collect the money. 🙂

[@AJ74196]

Those were the same people that were crying about lack of tourists during the Covid pandemic.

[@fgomez209]

No, those were only the tourism entrepreneurs.

[@vero9348]

Pretty sure they were complaining about the government giving 0€ to people while preventing them from working but hey whatever makes you sleep better at night

[@Moo-cs3xn]

You love to generalize. That is a problem.

[@Josh-py9rq]

@@Moo-cs3xn cry more

[@Moo-cs3xn]

@@Josh-py9rq You lash out a lot. That is a problem.

[@ayeankhan2031]

WOW ... They are throwing water to the tourist which is quite rude and insulting. Some tourist even running with their drinks. Absolutely shocking. I understand their problem but it doesn't mean this the proper way to react towards tourist.

[@YoutubeMarc722]

Splashing some fresh water on a scorching summer afternoon, how dare they

[@taylorrichardson850]

But the Uk gov having refused the peace deal prepared between ukraine and Russia ,causing even more sufferings and death for months , is acceptable?’ As no one protest

[@ZyronZA]

@@KZbinMarc722 In simple terms, if someone squirts water at tourists using a water gun without asking and the tourists don't want to be squirted, this can be seen as battery. Battery means intentionally touching or hitting someone without their permission in a way that they find harmful or offensive. So, if the tourists didn't agree to it and feel bothered or hurt by it, squirting water at them could count as battery.

[@YoutubeMarc722]

@@ZyronZAneither the protesters had the intention, neither they caused any physical, emotional or mental harm. It was a protest, which it is a fundamental and constitutional right. Case dismissed.

[@ZyronZA]

@@KZbinMarc722 Protesting is a right, but it doesn’t allow touching or spraying others without consent. Intention doesn’t matter; if tourists felt it was offensive or unwanted, it can be considered battery. The law protects against unwanted contact, even in protests. Lack of harm doesn’t excuse violating personal space. You're impossible to underestimate.

[@drbloomer6380]

Something odd is happening. Two friends who work In completely different areas of tourism, have said the cancellations of holidays from Brits has been Notable. Maybe the British actually are voting with the Wallets after all!

[@wildsurfer12]

The question is are those cancellations coming from quiet families or from the drunken stag party groups?

[@KingMob.]

I wouldn't blame the local Spainish people being angry. Profitering from house pricing and rentals are insane.

[@msg4alexandre]

Be angry with the right people, tourists are just spending their hard earned money there. Blame capitalism!!

[@rooster1012]

It's the same here in Florida as of a month ago 70% the homes for sale in Tampa are owned by large commercial companies which has stirred up anger about companies pushing working class out of housing since the average income per household is only 65k a year families can't afford a 500k beater home.

[@javierrojo1153]

​@@msg4alexandre Thats easy to say, but Who is "the right people"? When people becames desperate the they turn into radicalism, and then they go with the most obvious target: tourists, but these protests are not against tourism itself, but against the massive rise in the cost of living (specially housing) and wages stagnation.

[@Mark-kh1ny]

@@javierrojo1153the government and those greedy landlords abandoning their own countrymen in the name of profits If the apartments aren’t there, then they can’t come. However, whilst they are there, of course people will come. They pay to, it is like an invitation. Don’t invite people, then moan at them for coming…. I understand the frustration, but they are aiming at the wrong people. You realise this is likely to backfire against any Spanish tourists as well…….

[@TojiFushigoroWasTaken]

​@@ijumpjudyyyou again....cringe bot

[@perarneng]

How is this tourists fault? It's the industry and governments fault.

[@louie30003000]

In an avalanche, every little rock declares itself without fault.

[@jaresteph]

The idea is, effect the money and see change, governments won't listen to standard protests so you stop one of the country's most consistent forms of revenue that aids the economy and the government listen.

[@vero9348]

And the people who support it lol what a joke

[@Hypoksi]

And when the tourists abandon the cities in spain, they will protest against the government "where is our money? Why dont we have work?"

[@jimbojimbo6873]

Tourism is ruining inflation

[@JasonLockwood87]

Dear tourists, take your money to Greece. I’m sure their business owners and shop owners would appreciate it. Squirting tourists and telling them to get off their streets just plain wrong.

[@miriamasip]

I am a Spaniard and if you have a second home, you prefer to rent it to a tourist because they will pay you. If you rent it to a local, if they decide they won't pay you anymore (specifically If you are an elder person or you have little ones) the landlord needs to pay your bills and let you stay for free until a judge decides you need to leave. This can be as long as 15 years or longer.

[@bastbast6464]

Same here in Italy. Aquì en Italia nos pasa lo mismo

[@gabrieljimenez2813]

Ugh yeah I hate poor people

[@makara80]

@@gabrieljimenez2813He neither claimed nor inferred anything of the kind, as you well know. Nice try. 🙂

[@petrolhead0387]

​@@gabrieljimenez2813 shut up you clown, they never said anything about poor people. This is the same in any major Tourist destination, would you pay out of your own pocket for someone to live in your home, simply because they don't want to pay you?

[@suminshizzles6951]

Tha tis correct. To evict a spaniard is nearly impossible if they do not pay their bills. I can understand why landlords would rather rent to tourists as they pay. While the spaniards also pay if they stop paying then that is when the headache starts. Foreigners are also not as protected as the spaniards when it comes to housing. They are also going to leave as they are there only for short term.

[@janiekcarney5482]

The prices are higher everywhere. Not just in Spain.

[@darkliightXxX]

@@ijumpjudyy LMFAO, not with all the poop in the streets

[@Praisethesunson]

Prices are high where housing is a speculative commodity for the rich to hide wealth. That's not done everywhere.

[@Praisethesunson]

​@@ijumpjudyylol I love India cope

[@Praisethesunson]

​@@darkliightXxXlol Canadian cities have that problem too

[@darkliightXxX]

@@Praisethesunson No, no we do not lol

[@ProcyonAlpha]

The entire world shoud BAN anyone from buying a house unless they live and work, pay taxes there.

[@karlaparker7988]

And in the UK a law max 2 home ownership which will stop greedy landlords charging so much due to the lack of housing. Many of them have portfolios of 100 properties

[@AkivaMerkavah]

Yes keep all the Brits on their sad, little island. Marvelous idea.

[@mercedesf1fan176]

@@karlaparker7988that’s disgusting better sleep outside and save your cash

[@GM-qq1wi]

8 houses on my street (west Australia) suddenly were sold last month to several buyers from another state. My neighbours house was sold for 900k and they have only lived there for a year, initially paying 600k.

[@mercedesf1fan176]

@@GM-qq1wi disgusting nobody treats each other as humans anymore just money money consume consume

[@sojournbythomsevilla]

No tourism is also not an option. Address your issues to your government and don’t blame the tourists

[@stephenholmes1036]

Where are they supposed to live?

[@minkgin3370]

If they put the Tourists off then they’d have a reason to moan. No shopping, No drinking in Bars, no eating in Restaurants. They’re silly for trying to put the Tourists off, it’s the Spanish who own the Hotels & Villas they need to target - surely they must see this.

[@Natalicha1234]

they want to limit tourism, not ban it completely

[@tuckerbugeater]

@@stephenholmes1036 are they native or did they come to work in the tourism industry?

[@joloco72]

It's not a choice between no tourism and over-tourism, there's a happy middle ground. You're creating a false dichotomy there.

[@jamesporteousnews]

The 'cost of living' is hitting every city around the world. We could barely name one city where local people can afford the basics, let alone decent housing. And the vast majority do not have tourists.

[@rafezetter8003]

Switzerland are doing just fine. Better than fine.

[@jayc342009]

@@rafezetter8003 it's easier to regulate a country with a pop of 8.7 million

[@rafezetter8003]

@@jayc342009 No - the laws apply just the same if they are ENFORCED THE SAME. After a group of people goes above 10, the chances of regulation just by numbers goes out of the window, you have to give them a REASON to all do what you tell them and the answer is "or you get prosecuted and we mean it". How the hell do you think the CCP manage to control the population of 1.5 BILLION people? LAWS that are harshly penalised for breaking them.

[@ellybell8356]

​@@rafezetter8003Switzerland is also not too over run by doctors and scientists from the middle east and africa...likes the rest of europe. Mallorca has thousands of migrants to house and to fed. All beaches are full of annoying sellers of stupid items and sunglasses. The socialist sanchez regime wants more of them...and yes they arriving daily. Palma has a big ghetto...a no go zone 4 police and even fire brigades. But ey...tourists are bad...they even build a bigger marina, so 4! cruise ships can come in one time.🎉

[@rafezetter8003]

@@ellybell8356 SO why are the spaniards yelling at the tourists then? Sounds like a homemade problem to me, a govt voted in by the people.

[@Dr_DeeDee]

There are 100s of other places that welcome tourists. Why go where you're not wanted

[@joedarling5175]

Dont blame tourists, blame your government and real-estate companies.

[@ag5837]

Blame the socialist spanish goverment and the criminal goverment pf Catalonia, which allows thousands illegal criminals to enter and remain in Spain. They pay them, give accomodation, etc. WHAT A SHAME!

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

Exactly.

[@smithmr1]

I used to love visiting Spain but I won't visit a country where I'm no longer welcome.

[@safaritz3557]

You are welcome in Tanzania at the Serengeti vast land , and Zanzibar beaches and if you are a hiker you might try Kilimanjaro...

[@peterallison-ex4yy]

That's a majority of the globe then as the English are a race of people not liked by most for obvious reasons 🙄

[@WilliamBrown-e3t]

Don't take it personally sweetheart. But if you do, you'll always be welcome in Skegness.

[@alexlionheart5935]

You are always welcome in Spain, nobody gonna threat or attack tourist in Spain, the problem is the Spanish government and the tourist industry, Spain used to the tourist since the 60's so its nothing new. Please don't take this dramatic news in wrong way. I think is more a media war than other thing.

[@ezriderzzr7104]

If you're English you and your kind won't be welcome anywhere, nobody likes you.

[@At_the_races]

I’m going to help the people of Majorca I’m going to Cyprus.

[@alex_b007]

😂😂😂

[@JorgeLuis-gd1wx]

si, largate a africa

[@booby163]

Nobody cares

[@Claudiaxyz]

Ban Air BnB/rentals for outsiders. Build/renovate for locals. Tourists and locals can coexist, no need for discourtesy.

[@jameskemp8287]

Agree. There's over 1000 rentals available on AirBNB for Mallorca. Imagine banning airbnb and all those places would be back on the market as long term rentals or for purchase by locals since foreign investors would no longer be able to cash in on the short term market. This is on the government's refusal to ban airbnb. It's a failed experiment and needs to go. It's destroyed the housing market all over the world

[@lyndamayfield1913]

We rent an air bnb from a local in Nice. We support him and the airbnb income helps him buy his apartment.

[@xperyskop2475]

Without tourist majorca will have crazy unemployment

[@EdwardOberon]

@@Claudiaxyz place restrictions of purchasing... If you buy a property in said area, IT MUST be your primary residence.. cuts down on people buying 4-5 properties only to hire them out. Also blocks companies and management firms.

[@moneymanifestation9505]

You're destroying their country, and them say enough is enough, it's being rude 😂wow the white privilege knows no end😂

[@tomparkes78]

I take it no Spanish ever go on holiday to other countries

[@bucks9662]

Its about the ratio though..

[@rooster1012]

These people don't because they can't even afford rent and food because of unregulated tourism.

[@timurakimov9877]

​@@rooster1012I will help the Spaniards, I will not buy Spanish products.

@@timurakimov9877good, continue eating British rubbish food.

[@towazz5472]

@@timurakimov9877 I don't think spanish products like chorizo travel a lot to England with their 2 legs

[@olegskokojevs4323]

It does not justify physical assault via means of water guns and physically blocking tourists from visiting public beaches. Don't attack tourists, sort it out with your politicians instead

[@Kjertinge]

Blaming tourists ain’t it. Blame your regulations for housing and renting.

[@Lukydada-15]

Like blaming Migrants

[@Kjertinge]

@@Lukydada-15 The difference is migrants cost people money. Tourists MAKE people money. Its more understandable for people to be upset with mass migration expecting handouts. So its interesting why the Spanish are upset even though their economy is doing alot better because of it.

[@Lukydada-15]

@@Kjertinge Well i’m glad you brits are upset about it. Maybe you should protect your borders more often and work more otherwise we will take your jobs

[@suminshizzles6951]

How long does it take to evict a spaniard if they refuse to go? A long time and it has to go to court and even then the judge will most likely side with the tenant who is not even paying the bills. Spaniards in housing have an insane amount of rights. They are nearly impossible to evict and it could take years. Years that you are not getting compensation for. And then they wonder why landlords would rather rend out to tourists? Tourists pay. With locals you are assured nothing.

[@hendrx]

they can even stay in the house without paying any rent

[@CactusCowboyDan]

I understand the frustration but don’t take it out on visitors. That’s just immature and stupid.

[@betsyj59]

Aside from the awful situation for the locals.... I cannot imagine EVER going on vacation there. Just look at those packed, awful beaches. Truly grotesque.

[@SC-tl3px]

It's cheap. Noone would go if they could afford something better, get a clue Betsy.

[@rosedudesert4389]

​@@SC-tl3pxTurkey and especially Tunisia are cheap too but with better quality 🤷

[@AnthonyD-yy2in]

I went to Benidorm in 2007 and it was not that packed because it was early October..

[@elwolf8536]

Too hot and dusty , it's not for me

[@someapplejuicod]

​@@SC-tl3px Not at all, the whole reason for these protests is because everything is getting more expensive there. As if there aren't numerous destinations within Europe that are more pleasant and cheaper. It's just that these places are loved by the wrong type of tourists, people who don't care about the country or the culture they visit. They just want sun, beach and alcohol.

[@craigs71]

We have something of a 'tourist' problem here in the UK too, why not try reporting on that BBC?

[@weirdo1060]

London and Edinburgh are still doing okay last time I checked. What UK cities are protesting against tourists?

[@patriciasanderson2171]

They won’t because the whole world is welcome in the UK and there’s no such thing as being British anymore.

[@KentPatriot]

Not really tourists in the UK... I N V A D I N G A R M Y

[@ozz3272]

​@@KentPatriotfeel free to leave of you ain't happy or wait you won't 😂

[@leeoo2002]

@@patriciasanderson2171 Why? I bet they all call themselves British.

[@Mike-qo8nm]

Be careful what you wish for. What is the unemployment level now? What will it be without tourism

[@SERGIO-cr6uy]

Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece... it's the same. Cheap flights (Ryanair / Easyjet) make some destinations more attractive. Once they become attractive to tourist, people start buying places to rent them out on Airbnb. Less accomodation for the local population. Why would anyone rent to a tenant while they can easlily tripple the amount renting for short stays? Ban Airbnb & short time rentals, problem solved.

[@helenga666]

Exactly... I never used Airbnb for this reason....

[@nicemoods5216]

A total ban is a bit extreme but they should certainly limit them by introducing licensing and limiting numbers like California and NY has done.

[@mandismith89]

imagine paying all that money to just sit on a crowded beach...fvck that

[@AbraXas-bi9ux]

problem is that going to Maiorca is not expensive thus the huge amount of people.

[@AmigaA-or2hj]

No place like home!🏡🏠😊

[@JSMCSUK]

Don’t blame tourist blame the rich in your own country

[@bubuotis]

Back in the the days we had hotels, didn't we?

[@patriciasanderson2171]

Interesting that the BBC reports on this but won’t report that in the overcrowded UK we’ve more than likely got nearer to 90 million people living here, many illegally. This is according to research done many years looking at food consumption, sewage system etc. nobody wants to talk about it.

[@krob2327]

Exactly. Both are valid arguments. Ie the spanish and the locals in the uk get the bbc hates the average brit

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

​@@krob2327. I was with you, then your third sentence just fell apart... I don't know what you mean. It doesn't make sense. Are you on Ketamine?

[@stephenrochester6309]

What is the percentage of illegal immigrants and versus other countries? What percentage of the illegal immigrants are seekers of asylum versus actual criminals?

[@melontusk9660]

​@@stephenrochester6309illegal immigrants are some of the least powerful people in our country with the least influence over our lives. Most of them try to stay quiet and don't outbid legal residents financially because they have far lower purchasing power. Look at who really has power over you. Who can outbid you for that new build apartment. Who can take your high paying job and offshore it for a quick profit? It is not the weakest in society. It is those that control billions of the wealth around you.

[@Catnyp2828]

😂​@@Rugmunchersauce3

[@uncontrollable343]

Set laws which prevent foreigners having full ownership like the Thai’s do.

[@wonderwhy2335]

I’m a Thai. I pray my government won’t sell my country.

[@freenrg888]

I am from Spain and I think this is plain silly. Spain has built a strong turism industry over decades and lots of people benefit from this industry. Those "economic powers" the young man mentioned are not mysterious entities, they are simply companies with employees. The employees get their salaries, the companies get their profits, and the government collects its taxes. I understand some people are bothered by the hordes of tourists and rents go up a lot during the summer. That's the downside of a flourishing touristic industry. Nothing new under the sun.

[@Alligator699]

They are lying, they want to stop free movement of the general population whilst letting illegal immigrants flood European countries (which don't contribute to their economy) I bet if you interview the average person from manorrca they wouldn't agree imagine if tourism stopped what would their economy do? And it's pretty funny how this is happening all at the same time e across Europe?

[@KevinTalbotTV]

Uk are getting permanent visitors and no one does anything

[@wor53lg50]

And slowly ethnocided and democided but yet still the Beeb dont shine a light, by the Way ethnocide and democide comes under the Geno-side in UN legislation too..

[@KentPatriot]

I N V A D I N G A R M Y welcomed in by traitors

[@KevinTalbotTV]

@@Cheddar-man.8cq but are they working or sponging off the system?

[@Cheddar-man.8cq]

Them UK permanent visitors are occupying someone's land and sponging off the system too. Lol I'm sure you heard of '' oh yeah mate, we Australians were meant to go to jail in London but we ended up doing Haka in someone's land and bitten by some weirdo creatures called Kangaroos''. lol

[@wor53lg50]

@@Cheddar-man.8cq what about those countries, i dont get what you mean, im Native American Indian myself from wisconson, im also married to a native Indian with British ancestry and DNA just north of the Border called Canada she use to carry her ancestors surname we both have Huge families and our relatives still live in Huge First Nation communities, although me my wife and kids no longer do, also i know there are these same large native communities in Australia and New Zealand, i take it you no nothing of The Maori Regiments in the Army or the very large Biker gangs that can be quite violent...and not to sure about Gibraltar but heard or rather read that the spanish are Ignorant there. Especially the ones who come over the Border to work..i know who built our lands to make them into the power houses and 1st world countrys every one of these are, i also know who id prefer and say who i share and let live in my lands and when enough is enough aswell..your silly whataboutism and Guilt tripping dos'nt hold water im affraid, and its irrelevant, thats then and this is now, why would anybody want and would watch to see that happen again, beside Europeans made our nations prosperous and 1st rate, they aint turning them into 3rd world shitholes destroying the Fabric of that modern society, also its obvious that you're just using lefty woke Socialist dogma to justify it, shame, shame on you really...

[@MarianneInmarsilia]

Totally in agreement with my Spanish friends…it’s the same in France where I live. Stay home tourists and French, Italian and Spanish governments must limit foreign ownership of real estate !!!

[@Hoophey]

I happened in Vancouver too. Wealthy chinese bought up all of the houses as investments and then stayed living off shore. This drove house prices through the roof making it impossible for locals to buy anything other than a 400 square foot apartment or move away. The government stepped in too late to stop it.

[@krob2327]

And the bbc would call them wonderful immigrants

[@fuzzy6006]

Not only did they step in too late, they even denied it was a problem even though there were entire neighborhoods with barely a house occupied.

[@carefulsum]

Then make more money and be rich...you poor ass loser.;

[@harrisonbrown6417]

They would be finished without tourism

[@emiljez5502]

You're a fool

[@Roz-y2d]

But the everyday person is not benefiting from tourism. The fat cats and the government are.

[@sunflowerfields4409]

You know what? I hope it happens. Then they will begging us all to come visit. Nope. I'm going to Poland.

[@thetimeisnow6822]

It's happening EVERYWHERE. In the New Forest in Hampshire locals cannot afford to buy because they are sold as Holiday Homes

[@rastarocka2497]

And somehow as the poor gets poorer, the rich gets richer.. so strange 🤔🤫

[@Essydyk]

Local problems are nothing to do with mass tourism. That's mismanagement from the local authorities - up to them to provide affordable housing for their own people.

[@ReeveLoon]

Shut up and stay in your country, enjoy your shitty summer

[@vero9348]

Maybe if your own government gave affordable housing yo your own people you wouldn't need to retire in a cheaoer country while contributing on increasing local property rent but hey whatever help you sleep better at night

[@Essydyk]

@@vero9348 People don't retire from the UK because of the lack of affordable housing - you need to have a lot of money behind you if you are going to retire and only a small percent can live that dream. It's not a cost cutting move in most cases.

[@WilliamBrown-e3t]

It's both to be honest. 'Mass tourism' is part of the problem. No reason for people to crowd together in a small number of the usual destinations when there is a big wide world out there.

[@Essydyk]

@@WilliamBrown-e3t Who are we to tell people where and when they can go on what likely will be their only holiday of the year? At the end of the day it's up to the local authorities to spread the wealth a bit less thinner than they appear to be doing and keep their people happy.

[@mikicerise6250]

I'd take it more seriously without the Palestinian flags. 🙄

[@stephenrochester6309]

Yeah why’s that?

[@Anastasis-is-here]

Why do they target British only? Every country in the world has tourists, but why are they so focus on English people? I think this is a bit of racism and/or jealousy shown here.

[@Jesusszxc]

British are the biggest problem. British people are in places like Balears Island drinking and fu***** in the streets. (not all)

[@marcd1981]

This makes it seem as if Spain is the only place this is happening. This is happening all over the world, where ever there is somewhere worth either visiting or living, you are seeing this happen. The local governments need to solve this through limiting Airbnb rentals as well as diverting the tourism money into the local economies. As the young gentleman asked, where is the money actually going? To crooked politicians, most likely. And what the heck was with the last couple interviewed? I didn't understand a word the guy said, what was he saying?

[@antoniolopezlopez4236]

Yes because Spain is becoming the most touristic country in the world and its expected that this year it will pass France. The country is not ready for something like this. Last year 85 million people visited spain and this year this number will rise even more. Its crazy.

[@marcd1981]

@@antoniolopezlopez4236 It's only going to get worse. The more people there are trying to find suitable places to live is going to keep overcrowding many places around the world.

[@emilydavison2053]

Spain also has severe water shortages I understand. Visitors must be limited for that reason too. I expect Brits are blamed for taking all the rain!

[@antoniolopezlopez4236]

@@emilydavison2053 No. Only some áreas have this problem, specially in the south and the east. In the aera i live, it´s raining all the time.

[@emilydavison2053]

@@antoniolopezlopez4236 as you said, around 85 million people visit Spain per year, mostly to the south where it barely rains. Tourism = pools, golf courses, laundry and showers. Spain has more pigs than people, which drink water and foul ground water with their waste. Farmers want to drain natural wetlands to grow fruit. If the government doesn't limit these things soon, the environment will do that for you.

[@calofecalofe8501]

How stupid! Tourism is not to blame, the problem is corruption and the mismanagement of the money left by tourism

[@ReeveLoon]

It seems the stupid is you

[@dbmusic4114]

its their country. they can chose the laws and who goes in/out. If you dont like it tough. its their country.

[@petrolhead0387]

@@dbmusic4114 "They can choose the laws", who? The people? Don't be stupid, the corrupt government and their rich landlords choose the laws, that's why things are as bad as they are. Do you think tourists are getting these things for free? Open your eyes, it's not tourists that are causing the problems, they are paying more into Spain than you think. However it is ending up in the pockets of the rich and the corrupt, instead of being put back into society to benefit the Spanish citizens. Use your brain and you might see what the problem is, if tourism was the problem then why were the Spanish crying out for tourists to come to their country during covid, because all the tourist destinations were struggling to survive.

[@fbafoundationalbuck-broken6011]

imagine brexiteers getting angry at people exercising their national right

[@stephentrueman4843]

clearly they are complaining about the numbers of people

[@frikandelkroket9335]

Maybe governments should think about their people.

[@zollyy]

Why blame the tourists for your own governments problem?

[@corneliuscornia3189]

Why the English blame the foreigners and not their useless and incompetent government?!!

[@fbafoundationalbuck-broken6011]

brexit

[@whalewatchersa]

Mallorca is a big island, but most package holiday tourists just go to a few coastal resorts and stay in them. It's the independent holidaymakers who rent the AirBnBs who are pricing the locals out of housing. Just like Cornwall.

[@ThomasSelway]

@@whalewatchersa it’s not just Cornwall son it’s every tourist attraction in the uk

[@mymateian]

Spend your money somewhere else.

[@bruce.of.Britain]

Tax AirBnB into oblivion. It serves only the wealthiest people at the expense of those least able to find somewhere to live.

[@deejay6016]

Blaming the wrong group, as usual! Blame your own people - - - yes, your greedy fellowmen and government. The tourists are providing a majority of the locals who rely on tourism, food on the table and a roof over their heads. Once the tourists get fed up, good luck finding money to buy food and money for housing.

[@emiljez5502]

Spain is a big EU country, not some isolated small junk yard (uk)

[@petrolhead0387]

​​@@emiljez5502 5% of GDP is tourism, that's bigger than you think due to the knock on effect to other sectors. During COVID Spain took a big hit because of drop in tourism, don't act like Spain will be fine without tourists, they will suffer much harder than many other places. Like the original comment said, it's not the tourists that are the problem, it's Spains own management failing to pump the money back into society.

[@deejay6016]

​@@emiljez5502 - LMAO - yet, according to 2024 statistics, Spain has the highest unemployment rate out of all EU countries. Keep blaming the tourists for your country's failure.

[@FAS1948]

Tourism in its current form is unsustainable, like most things we take for granted.

[@neilchapman5145]

So let me get this straight, Mallorca has a housing crisis and the properties are too expensive. Perhaps the U.K. should treat foreigners with homes like the Spanish do.

[@bigglestornado3882]

The same as in CORNWALL!!! Only winter lets, and evicted in the spring

[@drbalbon7332]

Why go to Spain? There are so many other places where locals won't fire water at you as you're dining.

[@jondonnelly3]

At least the tourists spend loads of money and go home... In U.K. they stay and claim loads of money.

[@stephenrochester6309]

Yeah you obviously have never seen British tourists smashing up pubs and streets after a football match…

[@ItsSkyLOL]

It’s not about tourists, it’s about no way if preventing rich people of buying all housing options around the world and creating their own portfolio of places to stay eliminating legitimate house options for locals.. It is not the tourists, it’s the rich buying all homes out.. then renting them☠️

[@johnmccann5104]

The rich will always get richer and the poor will always stay poorer unfortunately...... It's always been that way but has definitely got worse in recent years 🇬🇧

[@TonyMontana-zl8pz]

Disgusting hospitality

[@WorkersPartyofAustralia]

Blaming tourists yet for many of those protesters high level of migration isn’t seen as a problem.

[@vero9348]

Pretty sure it's also viewed as a problem as well

[@stephenholmes1036]

Its the same in Devon and Cornwall were being priced out just the same. This has to be stopped

[@weirdo1060]

The same in Cornwall? I read an article that UK tourism is at a record low.

[@julieatkin3188]

The point is who is selling the properties to outsiders, because if I was selling my house and it meant making either selling it to a local for a hundred grand or an outsider for three hundred its a no brained I'm afraid

[@stephenrochester6309]

@@weirdo1060 Yeah because they all would rather holiday in Spain. British working class are masters of hypocrisy.

[@brettowen7174]

I live in Mallorca. The issue is far more complex than the media present. The locals cannot afford to buy or rent homes due to more reasons than tourists and their accommodation needs. Work here is mostly seasonal and the employment model is absolute rubbish. Spain taxes businesses punitively when employing workers and as a result pay low wages leaving the worker with a disposable income that most of Europe regard as derisory. On top of this, being part of the EU, many northern Europeans fed up with their weather and increasingly domineering politics, are moving to Mallorca. They have a lot of money and I think mostly responsible for cleaning up the property market in the middle income region. It will never be easy to solve this imbalance with the type of government and commercial ethics we have here in Spain. But perhaps the weather will be the final decider, as it gets hotter and hotter each summer, people are less inclined to come. This is a major problem for agriculture as well, which we are seeing in Sicily, Sardinia and other Med islands. People have to learn to be more respectful and less selfish.

[@SenorSol]

Spain has high unemployment, especially amongst the youth, deterring tourism will only affect the Spanish economy negatively.

[@stephenholmes1036]

So the locals just live in the streets then?

[@ghosthdel3098]

@@stephenholmes1036 Yes they ashould , F the spanish, Magaluf belongs to the British. My parents own a small 4 bedroom vila there and we are 100% British.

[@antoniolopezlopez4236]

Tourism is only 12% of the gross product in Spain and the jobs in this sector are the worst paid in the country. Its kinda slave work from morning to night and nobody wants to do it. Thats why they hire mostly inmigrants. You will see a lot of people from south America and North Africa but not much spaniards if they are not well paid. Young spaniards work in touristic sector only if they dont have an alternative, but normally they prefer to leave the country and work in another place lik UK, USA or Germany.

[@utlord]

@@antoniolopezlopez4236 Tourism is the country's main productive sector: in 2022 it contributed 11.6% to GDP and 9.3% to employment,1 and tourism exports accounted for 5.7% of GDP in 2023,2 with the tourism surplus standing at 3.4%, not far off the all-time high seen in 2017

[@PossibleBat]

@@ghosthdel3098hope that house gets occupied lol we don’t want you here, specially if you are English 🤢

[@jaker3151]

The water in Majorca don't taste like what it oughta. Tax alcohol to a silly amount and there'll be a reduction in low quality lobsters.

[@Onceuponatimejotaele]

I am Spanish and I don't think this behaviour is 100% fair. I can understand massive tourism has maybe gone too far in some Spanish cities/regions, but tourists are not to blame. The Spanish economy as a whole incredibly benefits from tourism (and that also includes those who are demonstrating). The Spanish government year after year promotes tourism and that should change. Water should be addressed towards our terrible politicians instead of against tourists.

[@NapoleonGelignite]

Those same Brits going to Spain are the same ones who don’t like foreigners in the UK.

[@ozz3272]

Couldn't agree more 👏

[@vincentmcnabb939]

Where do the other Brits go on foreign vacation??

[@NapoleonGelignite]

@@vincentmcnabb939 - me? Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, France. Spain tends to get filled with the least ‘sophisticated’ types of Brits. Been in Spain (for work) and witnessed Brits behaving shamefully. Never once had a single problem in Ireland or Scotland, despite both countries not really liking the English.

[@vincentmcnabb939]

@@NapoleonGelignite Would you say it's primarily an issue with the working class then?

[@NapoleonGelignite]

@@vincentmcnabb939 - no. I’d say people being priced out of their homes is caused more by the property owning classes. When it comes to drunken fighting in the streets - yes it’s more of a problem for working people.

[@rabiadourasse4328]

💔Same here in Lisbon... ENOUGH!!! Too much tourists.. cheap tourists...

[@truthismycause2800]

Dirty tourists all over Lisbon doing drugs around families with children. We must join our spanish neighbours and get these dirty vagabonds out!

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

I'm in the UK. At least the tourists pay to be there. Over here we have an invasion of illegal Muslim immigrants.

[@ayeankhan2031]

So you want rich tourist. You don't like cheap tourist. How about you. How rich you are.....

[@truthismycause2800]

@@ayeankhan2031 Get fvcked. Don't harass people.

[@GutterFlower-t2u]

Don’t you take vacations as well? Where do you go?

[@SD-ef4qp]

Its not the tourists its your own govt... protest against them

[@CricketEngland]

They problem is that the locals obviously don’t understand how much money the tourists bring into the country

[@weirdo1060]

The problem is that locals don't always see that money. Tourist jobs are often low paying. AirBnB and other short-term rentals mean that locals cannot find affordable housing. Landlord and big business benefit from tourism, but small business and workers sometimes don't.

[@CricketEngland]

@@weirdo1060 yea but if it wasn’t for the tourists, the cafes and bars profits would drop, beach side business would be in decline and the area would turn out to be more like a soggy winter British beach side in December rather than the lively bussin’ place it is After all business in these places rely on the tourists because if locals can’t after to live their they certainly can’t afford to eat out every day.

[@HubbaHubba64]

The housing crisis will soon be over when all the hotels have millions of spare rooms due to lack of tourists

[@johnobrien8398]

It’s the same in England foreigners buying up houses for investment

[@jordanhtiffirg1990]

People love blaming tourists and people making money. Blame the government its their job to have the right legislations in place to balance things out

[@ConradNeill]

Why not build affordable housing that can't be bought by foreign investors, or used for short-stay rentals? Before they get rid of tourists, they should look at some of the UK seaside towns that lost their tourist trade thanks to the availability of cheap Spanish holidays.

[@truthismycause2800]

Why should the Spanish move to soviet style cheap buildings and leave their own cities to drunk lout foreigners? Are you crazy? Evict locals from where their jobs, family and friends are, kids needing to change schools and get separated from their friends, people commutting hours to go to work, living in souless projects to give their neighbourhoods in the City to foreigners. FOH

[@louisecoulter5882]

They already do in Mallorca.

[@jameskemp8287]

They could simply build more hotels and hotels with bungalow style cottages for those seeking longer short term rentals as well as your basic rooms. And then they can ban airbnb and put those houses back in the housing market. It would take years to build a flood of affordable houses and then to create regulations

[@randombabe99]

I mean the reason the UK lost tourist trade is because of the UK - trains alone are a fortune and that’s not even including the delays and cancellations etc. (due to them being privatised). A flight to Spain / Italy / France can be as cheap as £5-10 (like Ryanair), whereas a train ticket can be up to £300 one way sometimes.

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

Indeed!

[@brianhodgson9547]

Spain will collapse without tourism - is that bad

[@davidletran1539]

Portugal is said to have similar protests

[@Gibbo1]

I know how they feel, sometimes a country simply ends up with too many people

[@lyndamayfield1913]

Like the UK you mean.

[@Gibbo1]

@lyndamayfield1913 just like the UK, I like your watercolours btw

[@lyndamayfield1913]

@@Gibbo1 thank you 🙂

[@peterkravets]

They should protest against the landlords who put these crazy prices.. 🤦‍♂

[@EdwardOberon]

It's just the Airbnb's... it's a massive problem here as well....

[@robbiekop7]

Since lockdown the situation has got out of hand ✋...Barcelona is leading the way in stopping holiday lets by 2028 🚫 ..Others will *hopefully* follow

[@ConradNeill]

@@robbiekop7 Some EU cities are really cracking down on short-stay rentals. Amsterdam, for one.

[@jintyc9133]

What’s the matter with Airbnbs ?

[@weirdo1060]

@@jintyc9133 Airbnb takes away from the local housing supply. Instead of having regular rentals, homes are more expensive to accommodate short-term tourists. Regular local residents have to deal with higher rent or move due to lack of affordable housing.

[@tuckerbugeater]

@@weirdo1060 this was done by central banks. it wasn't random.

[@caviles71]

Don’t blame the tourist blame the ones profiting from tourism and not distributing it amongst the locals.

[@escapetoruralwales]

Squirting tourists with water is disgraceful. Why is it the tourists fault? Surely the Spanish government should be doing something about it. Also what about the Spanish property owners who quite happily reap in the rewards that tourism brings and sells their properties to foreigners for high fees? Are they not to blame too?

[@gmuzo]

Blaming tourists is not the way to go, you will terribly miss them if they were to stop coming, trust me))

[@stephenholmes1036]

But where are they supposed to live? If they cannot live there their will be no staff

[@patriciaduffy3501]

Lots of Spanish people haven't got a problem with tourists, they just need their Government to build houses for local people. Having just come back from travelling through Spain the people were all friendly and welcoming.

[@krob2327]

It’s the same story every few years. The media love to sensationalise as they are losing revenue and need extreme to get clicks

[@dexseesall9828]

Can you imagine if people in GB took to the streets and chanted get out of our country to migrants, who are actually a net LOSS to our economy.

[@politkcorrecto4549]

Fantastic!!! Tourists are guilty and illegal immigrants are innocent!!

[@guywerb]

Illegal immigrants... and squatters of course (ask people how hard it is to get rid of okupas in Spain, with the complicity of ultra-left authorities!)

[@weirdo1060]

Immigrants don't have the money to live in short-term rentals.

[@stephenrochester6309]

As you can see by the interview, it’s the quality of tourists that are the problem.

[@nicatnuriyev5725]

PRICES IN SPAIN ARE TOO EXPENSIVE PRICES WILL RISE FUEL HOUSEHOLD ITEMS FOOD IN THE MARKET BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T APPRECIATE FARMERS MIGRANTS ARE A GROWING PROBLEM

[@jintyc9133]

Prices in Spain are much cheaper than the UK

[@Sundancer09]

Tax the tourists. Isn't that the plan for Tenerife?

[@ColinAtkins-j3h]

Prices in Spain on the whole are now about the same as the UK if you don't live here you wouldn't know it's doubled since COVID food items are up between 30/50 percent and more fuel was 80 cents in 2018 it's now 160 and has been over 2 euro a litre Spain isn't cheap anymore !!!! I'm a Spanish resident 😠👎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🦊

[@louisecoulter5882]

@@ColinAtkins-j3h I have lived in Mallorca many years, have Spanish nationality, l completely agree with you about the cost of living having gone up, especially all food in the supermarkets, nothing here is cheap any more.

[@ClauGutierrezY]

As hesrtbreaking this is, it's not the tourists problem, it's their government leaving areas of the tourism industry unregulated

[@johnnyboyvan]

Have a foreign house 🏠 ban and tax the heck out of Airbnbs .

[@UndercoverDog-j5t]

It’s concerning to see tourism affecting living standards in Majorca, with rising property costs driven by foreign buyers. While protests are understandable, activists should focus their demands on local authorities and government to address the issue, rather than targeting tourists. A collaborative effort is needed to balance tourism benefits with the well-being of residents

[@ijumpjudyy]

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[@UndercoverDog-j5t]

@@ijumpjudyy Go away

[@MrRomanrin]

THE PROBLEM IS NOT TOURISM... its the mallorquines being BLINDED BY GREED ! they SOLD the island! they could MODERATE TOURISM.

[@GarnetNewfree]

BBC interviewed the very best they could find ey, no disrespect to that couple but the point of view is utter Wallace and grommet

[@ijumpjudyy]

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[@GarnetNewfree]

@@ijumpjudyy are you a dallit or a darlek, personally I don't want to know whether you have clean toilet or not

[@petrolhead0387]

​@@ijumpjudyy what the f#k are you babbling on about?

[@stephenrochester6309]

@@ijumpjudyy Pakistani insurgent or British teenager detected