Mallorca locals cram together under one parasol in latest overtourism protest

Citizens of Mallorca huddled in combination on a Balearic seashore on Saturday (1 June) to symbolise the crowding that “Mallorcans suffer” because of overtourism in top season.

Video photos of the motion displays dozens of Mallorcans stuffed below one parasol on Sa Rapita seashore in Campos, with locals announcing they really feel smothered at their favorite seashores in summer season.

The demonstration was once organised by way of social media workforce Mallorca Platja Excursion (MPT) in line with Vox spokesperson Manuela Cañadas who stated that Mallorcans must renounce themselves not to taking to the seashore throughout the summer season months.

Prior to now, the anti-tourism workforce had estimated that no less than 500 locals would “fill the beaches”.

In a commentary posted on 31 Might, the Mallorca Platja Excursion workforce stated: “We have to occupy the Mallorcan beaches as we have done since we were children. Go there to read, to take a nap, to sunbathe, to spend the day with a watermelon.

“There is NOTHING more Mallorcan than enjoying our beaches in the summer.”

Stuffed in combination below one umbrella, the motion aimed let’s say the inadequency of towel range because of an inflow of visitors in July and August.

The MPT known as for citizens who may now not assemble it to Sa Rapita on Saturday to “go to your favourite beach” below the slogan #OcupemLesNostresPlatges or ‘let’s occupy our seashores’ in Catalan.

“MPT is a horizontal movement that was born to reveal the situation of the residents during the summer months and also that some politicians have forgotten that they work for the citizens of this land of which they are public representatives and not for the people who come to visit”, the motion added.

In line with the crowd, plans are in preparation for a bigger protest on Sunday, 16 June with the target “to echo the situation that Mallorcans and residents suffer”.

An editorial within the Majorca Day-to-day Bulletin known as Saturday’s demonstration a poorly timed “performance” that might have had extra affect if there was once now not “abundant space” at the seashore.

“If anyone’s going to get brassed off as a consequence, one suspects it will be the residents and not the tourists. The residents are perfectly capable of ‘collapsing’ the beaches themselves without the aid of a performance,” wrote Andrew Ede.

Tourism accounts for round 45 consistent with cent of the island’s GDP, however anti-tourism protests at the Balearic Island were ongoing since April.

Round 10,000 locals made their means in the course of the island’s capital on 25 Might threat vacationers to “go home” with banners which learn “Mallorca is not for sale”.

Banc del Temps spokesperson Javier Barbero, one organiser of the immense demonstration in Palma, stated: “This has only just begun.”

In Palma, the Mayor has additionally proposed taxes for cruise send passengers, fewer condo vehicles and revised garbage fees for holidaymakers within the struggle in opposition to overtourism.