IRISH tourists heading to Spain this summer face fresh holiday fears after locals confirmed that they are planning another protest. The anti-tourism protest, which organisers say they hope has a "massive" turnout, comes a month after thousands turned out to protest against tourists in Tenerife. Locals in Ibiza , a popular holiday choice for thousands of Irish people each year, say they are the victims of "selfish tourism".
Campaigners behind a protest organised in Ibiza this Friday said they are against the "massification" of the island. Citizens’ platform PROU! branded the current situation a “total disaster” and claimed the island is being “exterminated” in hard-hitting comments ahead of the upcoming demo outside the Ibiza Council’s offices. Urging people to join them in a show of strength before it is “too late”, organisers said overnight: “We are completely fed up with the failure to properly address the complaints of so many citizens about the nefast consequences of a massive and selfish tourism which ignores the future of the island.
” Claiming Ibiza was heading for a precipice, one of the organisers added: “Our beautiful island is in danger. “Tourist crowds not only affect our quality of life, but also the beauty and authenticity that makes Ibiza such a special place. “Tourist overcrowding makes the cost of living unattainable for many residents.
“We fight for an Ibiza where we can all live in dignity. It is time to raise our voices and prote.
