Half-term holiday fears as anti-tourism protests planned in the Balearic Islands

Hundreds of British families could see their half-term breaks affected, as residents across the Balearic Islands planDemonstrations are planned in Ibiza and its neighbouring island of Majorca - both popular holiday destinations for Brits - during May.

But the group emphasised they were "in no way against British tourism", rather, the "type of tourism" the island attracts. They said they are calling for "the right to housing, the protection of the territory, of our own language and culture." She later added that while she is "proud to be the president of a tourism community," the time has come to "set limits".

Hundreds of people linked arms to form a human chain to demonstrate against the building of an additional hotel and beach resort. In Barcelona and the wider Catalonia region, locals have complained of tourists' water consumption - the supply of which is limited in the area.

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