BRITS heading for Mallorca this Bank Holiday weekend are facing major disruption as thousands will take to the streets in anti-tourist protests. The popular holiday island is the latest Spanish destination to see demonstrations, following on from Tenerife and the other Canary islands last month. 8 Protests have already been running rife across Majorca and the Canary Islands ahead of this summer Credit: EPA 8 Activists were also threatening to collapse Palma's busy airport Credit: Splash News 8 The Mallorca protests will be held on Saturday evening, starting at 7pm in capital Palma.
Organisers say they are shocked by the number of groups which have pledged their support. "Initially, we thought there would be about 2,000 people but now it is going to be considerably more," said a spokesman for the organising group, Banc de Temps de Sencelles. The main focus of the march will be the difficulty local people have in affording homes on Mallorca, either for rent or sale, due to the higher prices owners can get for holiday rentals.
But protesters will also spotlight on all other aspects of tourist saturation which they say is ruining Mallorca. Last week, another group "Més turisme, menys vida" ("More tourism, less life") said it planned to cause chaos at Palma Aiport over the coming weekend so it would be paralysed. Tourist saturation has become the biggest single topic on Mallorca over the last few months.
Locals say there are too many cars on the roads, traffic congestion, overcr.
