A BRITISH couple were arrested at Majorca airport after trying to fly home without paying their £160 hotel bill. The shamed duo, 21 and 22, had been staying in the resort of Palmanova to Magaluf when they dashed to Palma Airport. The hotel claimed they tried to pay via credit card but this failed – so they then left the lobby saying they were going to get cash.

But instead, they tried to escape back to the UK without settling their bill. And they were then met at the airport by cops, reports Ultima Hora. The couple ended up spending the night in the police cells before agreeing to pay their way – which was around 192 Euros.

The couple also had to out for new flights back to the UK. Spanish police were left frustrated as the tourists had to be hauled to court over such a relatively small sum of cash. It comes amid growing anti-tourist sentiments across Spain – with protests last night in Ibiza and more expected today in Majorca.

Fury is growing over holidaymakers’ misbehaviour and boozing in popular resorts in the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands. Protesters are calling for curbs on what they have branded “mass tourism” – which see huge numbers of sunseekers descend on their towns. The unnamed couple, aged 22 and 21, had been staying at a hotel on the hols island.

They headed straight to the airport after telling a receptionist they were going to get out of a cash machine when they checked out. The hotel manager alerted police after they failed to return, le.