UK tourists bid farewell to Majorca and leave island as hotels speak out

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UK tourists have bid farewell to Majorca and left the island following rising tensions.The Balearic Islands have been flooded with angry protests over British tourism and an influx of holidaymakers from the UK - with the latest taking place just this weekend, on Sunday night, reports Birmingham Live.Manuel de la Calle, an expert in the field of tourism and business, said: “It is one of the possible solutions that could be put in place.

It will not reduce the flow of tourism, but it will generate resources that can be driven into tourism management or other avenues to help the local population.""We understand the social concern because the growth that has occurred in volume is very important," said Antoni Costa.

María José Aguiló, president of the FEHM, said: "Things must be done with the utmost respect, with order and discipline. We respect civic demonstrations, we condemn vandalism and illegal activities of any kind.""Nothing different is happening here in 2024 than what happened in 2019," she said. "We have the same problems: a demographic increase, in the floating and resident population, and an exponential increase in vacation rentals that is occurring in multi-family homes, which is a source of problems because it is a barrier to access to housing for the residents of the islands."Costa, vice-president of the Balearic government, praised protesters who demonstrated this weekend but the praise was shot down by critics who claimed tourists had WATER thrown over them as tensions ramped up.

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