Majorca panic as travel expert begs for British tourists to come back to holiday island

The Balearic Islands have been witnessing numerous protests due to concerns about overtourism (Image: Getty) Majorca continues to be hit by anti tourism protests but one travel expert is begging for Brits to still visit. Earlier this month, holiday rental companies in Palma reported an increase in summer holiday cancellations from UK tourists, influenced by negative media coverage of anti-tourism demonstrations in Barcelona, Majorca and Menorca. These protests have highlighted growing concerns about overtourism in the Balearic Islands, with thousands of demonstrators marching through the streets in Palma de Majorca holding anti-tourist signs and even incidents in Barcelona where residents squirted diners in tourist areas with water guns during a protest against mass tourism.

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