A beach in Majorca. Local concerns are growing about the impact of tourism (Image: Getty) Anti-tourist messages telling holidaymakers 'you are not welcome' have been plastered across a holiday hotspot in Majorca. The Palma neighbourhood of Santa Calina has reportedly seen doors and windows draped in messages saying 'we are not your amusement park'.
The messages are the latest incident in a growing trend in the region that has seen protests over tourism. Some locals argue visitor numbers are so high that they are harming the lives of local people. Multiple complaints have been raised this year from protesters and campaigners about the impact overcrowding from tourists is having on resources, housing costs and even local businesses - with some concerned that larger firms do well while smaller ones struggle from an influx of tourism.
READ MORE 'I'm a Majorca restaurant boss - here's why the tourism protesters are wrong' [LATEST] Now the popular destination of Santa Colina has become the latest spot in Majorca to experience tensions over the issue of tourism and its impact on local communities, the Majorca Daily Bulletin reports . The messages left on doors and windows state: "You are not welcome. "Mass tourism expels neighbours from their homes, wastes necessary resources, eliminates neighbourhood culture, kills local commerce, increases prices only creates precarious work and destroys heritage.
We are not your amusement park." The site reports that one among many messages was f.