Thousands in Mallorca demand 'less tourism, more life' in pushback against overtourism

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Organisers of the march say uncontrolled tourist numbers are causing a drop in wages, loss of quality of life and an increase in the price of housing.

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00:00Thousands of people have demonstrated in Mallorca against what they say are the negative impacts

00:07of over-tourism. Organisers of the march say uncontrolled tourist numbers are causing a

00:12drop in wages, loss of quality of life and an increase in the price of housing.

00:17Now is the time for concrete measures to limit and decrease the number of tourists who come

00:22and improve the well-being of the local population.

00:28Last year, Mallorca's airport authority AENA said departures and arrivals at Palma Airport

00:33for July alone were up 5.9 percent compared to the same month in 2022, with 4.3 million

00:40people passing through. That meant Palma was the third most popular summer destination

00:45in Spain, behind Madrid and Barcelona.

00:49And in Barcelona earlier this month, around 3,000 people protested against the impact

00:54of over-tourism. They were calling for action before a summer season that experts say will

01:00set new records in the city. Barcelona is Spain's most visited city, receiving 12 million

01:06people a year, many of whom arrive via cruise ship.

01:11But tourism is big business in Spain. The tourism lobby group Excel Tour said tourism

01:17accounted for 71 percent of real growth in the Spanish economy last year. But many locals

01:23say they're not reaping the benefits and want more action to better manage the number

01:27of arrivals.

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