British tourists could see limits placed on flights to popular holiday destination Majorca as the island’s opposition party warns it is “experiencing collapse” due to high visitor numbers. It comes ahead of anti-tourism protests which are expected to be held on the island later this week.
“We do not live on tourism, we live poorly on tourism and it is essential to adopt urgent and forceful measures to reduce tourism today.” He added: “The number of flights needs to be reduced because you cannot have airports that, year after year, break records,” Spanish news site cadenaser.com reports.The party registered a ‘non-law proposition’ which calls for the government to reduce the number of flights.
The proposal comes as concerns grow in Spanish holiday hotpots over the negative impact of mass tourism, including damage to the environment and the knock-on effect on property prices for locals. In April anti-tourism protests were held in the Canary Islands, while demonstrations are planned in Ibiza on May 24 and Majorca on May 25.