Barcelona residents spray tourists with water guns during anti-tourism protest. Thousands took to the streets on 6th July to protest mass tourism in the city, with many claiming tourism has made the city 'unliveable' for residents.
Politicians are worried upcoming protests will be marked by 'tourism-phobia'Officials in Majorca have begged anti-mass tourism protesters set to take over Palma this Sunday to leave British holidaymakers alone.
An anti-tourism placard is seen during an anti-tourism demonstration in Barcelona earlier this month.
People on a hunger strike sit in wheelchairs during a protest for a change in the tourism model in the Canary Islands, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, in April Yesterday trade unions UGT, CCOO and STEI, who had urged the general public to join in on Sunday's demonstrations, called for an economic model that 'does not generate job insecurity'.In Spain - the world's second most visited country - anti-tourist sentiment appears to have grown, particularly in the Balearic and Canary Islands. Of Spain's 85 million tourists in 2023, 14.4 million and 13.9 million foreigners travelled to the Balearic and Canary Islands respectively.
Anti-tourism protests have swept through Spain over the last few months, as locals demand tighter controls on holidaymakers.
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