Local on overcrowded Spanish island warns this summer is 'wake up call'

Mallorcans have been protesting against overtourism. (Image: Getty) A local from Mallorca said this summer’s anti-tourism protests should be a “wake-up call” for the country’s government. Last July, Mallorca witnessed significant protests as locals took to the streets of Palma, the island's capital, to voice their growing frustration with overtourism.

Demonstrators marched with placards bearing slogans like "no to mass tourism" and "tourism, but not like this," to voice their discontent with the overwhelming number of visitors that the island now attracts. Jaume Fuster, a 27-year-old hotel worker, supported the protesters’ cause, despite not being able to attend the demonstrations himself. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.

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