So much for too many holidaymakers! Magaluf is 'half-EMPTY, if that' and 'unusually quiet' - days after thousands of protesters called for an end to 'mass-tourism'...
with businesses groaning 'your wish has been granted' By Perkin Amalaraj and Natalia Penza Published: 11:23 EDT, 29 May 2024 | Updated: 03:41 EDT, 30 May 2024 e-mail 116 shares 2.2k View comments Majorcans furious over mass tourism have gotten exactly what they asked for as new snaps reveal that Magaluf - one of the island's top holiday hotspots - is half empty, just days after thousands of locals raised hell in a mass protest. While Magaluf normally starts to get busy around this time of year in the lead up to the holiday season, photos today show Magaluf is a ghost town.
Swathes of white sand, normally covered by towels, bags and beach bodies, can be seen reflecting the bright Spanish sun. Rows of deckchairs, which vendors can rent out for up to £60 a day , sit empty, with only the odd Majorcan resident using the facilities. Many of them lay on their side, in a state of disuse rarely seen in the run-up to the summer.
Meanwhile, locals appear to be happy lying on the public beach for free, refusing to pay businesses often-extortionate prices to use their leisure facilities. Rows and rows of deckchairs, which vendors can rent out for up to £60 a day, sit empty One image showed a young woman sitting in the shaded sand underneath one, having seemingly not paid to rent it Swathes of white sand, normally covered b.
