Tourism warning as Spanish island in ‘critical situation’
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA Spanish hospitality leader has warned that a popular holiday island is “in a critical situation”. It comes as ‘anti-tourism’ protests are planned in the Balearic Islands of Ibiza and Majorca later this month.
The president of the Majorca Hoteliers Federation Maria Frontera has said a “strategic plan” is needed to deal with the issue of mass tourism.
Speaking on Tuesday, she said that the current issues with mass-tourism were not new and that those in the hospitality industry had been urging for change for a while, the Majorca Daily Bulletin said.
She added that “seeking a balance of coexistence between residents and visitors” has been a longstanding issue. Ms Frontera did admit that it would be difficult to find “short-term” solutions to the issue, particularly regarding the “saturation” of visitors. READ MORE: Anti-tourist protests in Spain planned as they say we ‘can’t take it anymore’ On Tuesday president of the Balearic Islands Marga Prohens said in parliament that she had consistently defended the idea of limiting tourism growth in the islands.
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