As overtourism continues to threaten the quality of life of locals, Spanish activist group Menis Tuhrism, Mez Vida (tourism, more life) is rallying troops for a new battle.
They summoned their members to gather strength and develop strategies at a critical meeting at a school in Mallorca on February 15th.
Here they plan to conduct training sessions and workshops, with everything aiming to prepare for the imminent tourist season.
Clarion's call to “reorganize” and “strengthen” their moves comes in response to Spanish authorities revealing a huge 1 billion euro investment in the tourism industry.
Expressing strong opposition to the rapidly growing luxury tourism and the escalating crisis of housing due to real estate speculation, Menes Tuhrism and Mez Vida are stubbornly opposed to their resistance.
“Together, trained and organized, we have the power to launch and defeat this criminal system,” the campaign group declared on social media platform X.
The group organized a key anti-tourism demonstration at Palma de Marolca last summer, attracting extensive attention.
On July 21st, the streets were swaying around 10,000 opponents of plane and cruise ships, along with emphasised slogans such as “no to massive tourism” and “stop private jets.” It was overflowing.
Feelings of frustration are obvious to be seen during the march, and the bold banners are the anger of the island's residents over the merciless influx of tourists, such as the British holiday maker's scores flood Mallorca every year It was embodied.
Hundreds of protesters have waving placards and banners around, declaring that tourists will not be welcomed on the island.
Government officials at the time warned demonstrators to maintain courtesy to avoid repeated incidents in Barcelona, where tourists were targeted with water from toy guns.
The group is currently criticizing Balearic authorities for prioritizing tourism investment in infrastructure projects that benefit local residents.
“The Balearic government has exceeded 1.2 billion euros billionaire investment to protect tourist interests, but public infrastructure, healthcare and territory are on the verge of collapse,” the group said on social media. declared in a translated statement.
Last month, Balearic Islands President Marga Prohens announced that 1.2 billion euros would be allocated to make Balearic tourism more sustainable and modern, as reported in Mallorca's daily bulletin.
The protest group continued to criticise, saying, “While tourist lobbies continue to become richer and prices are rising sharply, wages are stagnating and working-class living conditions continue to become more precarious. The nation's extraordinary The measure should not resolve the problem, which is merely anesthesia.”
They also rejected the Sustainability Agreement as merely a time-wasting strategy.
The group highlighted that tourism companies' profits are increasing at a rate of twice the wages of workers.
The growth of countermovements is challenging anti-tourist sentiment. Last summer, factions, primarily from Parma, resident people, sought to counter the protesters by demonstrating support for tourists.
These protourism advocates have shown that by filling them with their own stickers, they undermine anti-tourism campaigners' banners, and welcome vacationers in other Balearic Islands, such as Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera I have announced that it will be done.
