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Menorca residents gather to protest mass tourism
A week after a large anti-tourism demonstration in Mallorca, hundreds of Menorca residents held their own smaller scale protest against the impacts of mass tourism.
The protest was organized by Menys Turisme, Mas Vida (Less Tourism, More Life), which saw about 250 residents on the beach.
They sat on the beach to form the letters ‘SOS’ while dozens of beach towels were placed on the sand to read ‘Menorca’
“Mass tourism is making it difficult for local people who cannot afford to live on their own island because tourist flats push up prices.,” an organizer said.
It comes after around 10,000 protesters took part in a rally against mass tourism in Palma de Mallorca.
Carrying makeshift models of planes and cruise ships, protesters walked through the streets of the capital of Mallorca with posters reading ‘no to mass tourism’ and ‘stop private jets’.
They are fighting for a law change to ban property sales for non-residents.
A recent protest in Mallorca saw around 20,000 take to the streets demanding limits on tourism
There have been other major demonstrations in the Canary Islands and Barcelona.
The Balearic Islands attracted about 14 million holidaymakers last year.
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