This hot European summer, anti-tourism protests have made headlines, from Barcelona to Venice, Mallorca and the Canary Islands. The unrest is not confined to Europe, though. In Mexico City on Friday, ...
It would be impossible to limit tourism because it would require a police state and we must have the right to free movement”.
Beginning in April 2024, there have been protests in Spain against overtourism, specifically in the archipelagos of the Balearics and Canaries, and in the mainland cities of Barcelona and Málaga.
Mallorca hoteliers are putting up posters around the island welcoming tourists, following a series of overtoursim protests with signs telling visitors to “go home”. Campaign groups in Mallorca have ...
Residents of Amsterdam are suing the city in an effort to fight overcrowding from mass tourism. “Amsterdammers are fed up,” reads a translated statement on the website. “Everywhere you see the impact ...