“Less tourism, more life,” read one homemade banner as demonstrators marched through the centre of Palma, the capital of the island, which is a popular tourist destination for Britons.
“Let’s change course. Let’s put limits on tourism,” read one banner, while another said “Mallorca is not for sale”.
Spain is struggling to cope with a booming tourism sector, which accounts for about 12 per cent of gross domestic product, and a housing crisis which protest groups claim is linked to more tourist flats in resorts and major cities.
People take part in a march against housing prices and the impact of tourism on the residents of the Balearic Islands, in Palma, Mallorca, Spain, April 5, 2025. (Photo: Neus Lopez) People filled the streets of Palma de Mallorca, in a march against housing prices and the impact of tourism on the residents of the Balearic islands, in Palma, Mallorca, Spain, April 5, 2025. (Photo: Reuters)‘This level of tourism is making the island impossible to live in,’ says a protester in Mallorca. (Photo: Neus Lopez)Neus Lopez, one of the campaigners in Mallorca, insisted the protesters were not against tourists.
“We have demonstrated today so show that we will not put up with this anymore. We are not against tourists, but this level of tourism is making the island impossible to live in.”
Fifteen protest groups from Spain, Portugal, Italy and France will meet in Barcelona later this month to discuss how they can stage demonstrations across Europe this summer.
Protests took place in more than 30 cities across Spain, highlighting growing concerns over unaffordable rent and the housing crisis. (Photo by Diego Radames/Anadolu via Getty Images)‘Mallorca is not for sale’ reads a protest banner held by a girl in a march against housing prices and the impact of tourism on the residents of the Balearic Islands, in Palma, Mallorca, Spain, April 5, 2025. (Photo: Reuters)‘Tourism kills city’ reads a sticker stuck on a restaurant’s banner. (Photo: Reuters)Spain is struggling to cope with a booming tourism sector, which accounts for about 12 per cent of gross domestic product. (Photo: Reuters)UK holidaymakers’ plans could be disrupted
Six protest groups based on Mallorca issued a statement last month warning locals were no longer friendly towards tourists.
“It is time to take a stand. Our leaders do not listen to us, so we ask you: DO NOT COME. We do not need more tourists, in fact you are the source of our problem.”
The islands’ regional government said the tourist tax would rise from €4 (£3.40) to a maximum of €6 (£5.10) a night per person in the high season in summer.
Cruise passengers visiting the Balearic Islands between June and August, will see their tourist tax tripled from €2 (£1.70) to €6 (£5.10) for each night they stay.
The planned levy on hire cars will be for vehicles arriving on the islands from elsewhere, affecting tourists and hire car companies who ship in vehicles for the summer months.
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