Sunbathers person been near successful daze aft a Majorca formation revealed it was charging holidaymakers up to £60 a time to usage formation facilities.
Cala Major, a nationalist formation successful Palma, connected the land of Majorca, is charging up to €70 (£60) per time to usage premium facilities, including luxury deckchairs and formation umbrellas.
A mean acceptable of 2 deckchairs and an umbrella would inactive acceptable backmost a holidaymaker €25.50, oregon conscionable nether £22, for an full day.
Lawyer Toni Bennàssar, who shared a representation of the signs showing the extortionate prices astatine Cala Major, said that the determination would terms retired regular Majorcans.
'[The City Council of Palma] has guaranteed that Majorcans inhabit the beaches for arsenic small clip arsenic possible, truthful that they stay unoccupied for foreigners who tin wage these prices', helium wrote connected X.
Cala Major, a nationalist formation successful Palma, connected the land of Majorca, is charging up to €70 (£59) per time to usage premium facilities
A tourer enjoys the upwind astatine Magaluf beach
Last month, Palma's ruling governmental party, the People's Party, was criticised for extending backstage businesses' close to monopolise nationalist formation abstraction (File image)
Last month, Palma's ruling governmental party, the People's Party, was criticised for extending backstage businesses' close to monopolise nationalist formation abstraction until astatine slightest April 2025.
Neus Truyol, a spokesperson for the Més per Palma party, told section media that Cala Major 'has been affected by the monolithic placement of sunbeds and umbrellas, leaving nary abstraction for the cardinal close to bask the formation without paying.'
He added: 'We request that the PP inspect the concern of sunbeds and umbrellas successful Cala Major.
'We cannot taxable the full formation to the backstage tourer business.'
Tensions betwixt locals and holidaymakers flared implicit the weekend, erstwhile thousands of anti-tourism protesters paraded done the streets of Majorca, booing and jeering astatine overseas visitors successful the archetypal of galore wide demonstrations planned by furious activistic groups.
An estimated 15,000 locals joined the protestation that snaked done the superior Palma and headed for Weyler Square, wherever holidaymakers were retired successful unit for meal and drinks.
Protesters clasp a banner speechmaking 'Mallorca is not for sale' during a objection to protestation against the massification of tourism and lodging prices
Protesters carrying banners with anti-tourism slogans and banging drums gathered successful the centre of the superior Palma
An estimated 15,000 locals joined the protestation that snaked done the superior Palma and headed for Weyler Square, wherever holidaymakers were retired successful unit for meal and drinks
Protesters outcry astatine shocked holidaymakers enjoying meal and drinks successful Palma
Marchers were heard chanting 'Tourists spell home' arsenic they passed done the cardinal quadrate connected the 20-minute way from a adjacent park, carrying banners emblazoned with the message: 'Salvem Mallorca, guiris arruix' which successful Catalan Spanish means 'Let's prevention Majorca, foreigners out'.
The colloquial look 'Guiri' is utilized to picture the likes of British holidaymakers renowned for partying and dense drinking, typically successful a mildly violative way.
Another placard said successful Catalan: 'Wherever you look, they're each guiris.'
The Palma protestation was organised by Banc del Temps, a radical which hails from the inland Majorcan municipality of Sencelles and is outraged by the struggles locals look successful affording homes connected the land owed to the higher prices owners tin get for vacation rentals.
Following Saturday's protest, Banc del Temps spokesperson Javier Barbero issued a chilling warning.
'This is conscionable the commencement of things. If measures aren't taken we volition proceed taking to the streets until we spot action.'
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