Resistance to mass tourism continues to grow in Mallorca. At an open discussion, locals are now planning a new tactic. The protests could also be fatal for German vacationers.
Many Germans are currently planning their Mallorca vacation, whether in May (after the end of the amateur sports season) or from June, when the first federal states start their summer holidays.
But there is resistance on Mallorca to ensure that the arrival and departure of tourists runs smoothly. On Friday (May 17, 2024), there was a large crowd at an open discussion to which the alliance “Menys Turisme, Més Vida” (“Less tourism, more life”) had invited people in Sineu in the interior of the island. More than 300 people attended the two-hour meeting, as “Mallorca Zeitung” and “Mallorca Magazin” report.
The group discussed concrete proposals for future protest actions against mass tourism. A suggestion that came up frequently and was very popular in the room was to focus the protests on tourism hotspots to have a greater impact. These hotspots include the airport, the port and particularly crowded places such as Caló des Moro Bay and Es Trenc Beach, which was redesigned earlier this year.
Pere Joan Femenia from Fridays for Future Mallorca and Margalida Ramis from the environmental protection association GOB stressed the need to mobilise as many activists as possible. Their aim is to win over “at least 3,000” people to the movement.
An attempt should also be made to involve the unions so that people working in tourism also take part in the protests. Among the specific proposals discussed was the idea of extending the planned actions to a “fight week” with a specific motto.
A particular focus was on the discussion about Mallorca airport. One suggestion was to bring about a traffic collapse through a targeted campaign using cars.
In order to avoid legal problems such as fines or arrests, the establishment of a group of lawyers to provide support and advice was called for. The possibility of setting up a donation account to ensure financial support for the protests was also discussed.
The first summer holidays in Germany begin at the end of June in Thuringia and Saxony (each on June 20th), four days later Bremen and Saxony-Anhalt start the longest school holidays of the year.
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