Majorcans plan to 'storm beaches'

Locals in Majorca, Spain have called for residents to storm the island's beaches in protest against mass tourism

Around 10,000 people marched through the capital, Palma, demanding limits on the number of visitors last weekend. They voiced concerns over Airbnb-style rentals undermining affordable housing, scarce water supplies being used to fill swimming pools and roads congested with holidaymakers' cars.

Key takeaways

• The protest group Mallorca Platja Tour took to social media, posting on X: “We urge residents to fill the beaches of Mallorca as a demonstration against overcrowding;”
• The group, which announced plans for a mobilization in the middle of next month, added: "We invite all residents who live near the beaches to go there to reclaim our beaches and enjoy them as before;"
• Describing itself as "a civic, peaceful, and family response" to mass tourism, the group added: "We will simply go swimming to show that the beaches belong to everyone, they are a public asset, and we are not going to resign ourselves."

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