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There have been anti-tourism protests across Spain in recent months (file) (Image: Getty) A British expat in Mallorca has taken to TikTok to dispel myths surrounding the anti-tourism sentiment in Spain . In recent months, a wave of anti-tourism demonstrations have swept across popular Spanish holiday spots, both on the mainland and the Balearic Islands. The discontent has manifested in slogans such as "tourists go home" scrawled on walls in English, while in Mallorca residents have marched with banners proclaiming: "Your paradise is our nightmare.

" The protests have been focused on the surge in rent prices in Spain, due to properties being snapped up for tourist rentals. Ottilie Quince, a British cyclist who has clinched 11 world titles at the World Transplant Games, runs a bicycle shop in Mallorca and shares her takes on island life via her TikTok account (@ottilieq). function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.



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