Majorca travel warning as huge anti-tourism protest planned with 'over 100' groups this weekend

A huge anti-tourism protest with more than ‘100 groups’ participating is set to take place in Majorca’s capital tomorrow, according to local reports. It comes as thousands of Brits will jet off on holiday this weekend to popular holiday destinations - including Spain’s Balearic Islands.

The demonstration is being organised by the Menys Turisme, Més Vida group, which roughly translates as ‘Less Tourism, More Life’. In a post on social media site X, the group said: “Demonstration: We change course: We put limits on tourism.” They added that it would take place at 7pm at Parc Estaciones, which is located in the centre of Palma.

Local news site Majorca Daily Bulletin says that ‘a total of 111 groups’ will take part in the demonstration. The group reportedly calls for a change in the tourism model, but also for a “fight for housing.”

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The protest follows several other demonstrations held in Spanish holiday destinations over recent weeks. Organisers say that they are protesting “against mass tourism and a process of touristification that suffocates us” that leads to a “degradation of the territory”, Majorca Daily Bulletin Reports.

Only two weeks ago demonstrations took place in Barcelona which saw tourists squirted with water guns as residents chanted ‘tourists go home’. Other acts have included protests on beaches in Majorca and marches in cities across the Canary Islands back in April.

Locals have called upon governments to introduce limits on tourism, as well as demonstrating against the rising cost of living and housing. Previously protesters have said they are not wholly against tourists, but that they want a more sustainable tourism model to be introduced to