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Many Brits did feel intimated by the protest just as Jewish people feel in Britain near a Palestinian march right now. Leaving this morning for Palma and this has affected the planned meet up for seeing friends staying in Soller and us in Pollensa. We would certainly avoid the weekend.

I'm from Prague. Do you know how many tourists there are in Prague? Residents of Prague do not complain about tourists even if they drink a lot of alcohol and make noise. Are tourists bothering Mallorca? Ok, so I'll go to Croatia. Love you all, best wishes❤

Was thinking of going to Mallorca,hadn’t been since the year 2000,now I think I will try Cyprus.its all theirs.

I can totally sympathise with the locals- the lack of housing is a problem everywhere. The UK is absolutely squeezed to the hilt with second homes and air bnbs, 5 car house holds, the infrastructure is as breaking point. I live in a seaside town and in the summer the locals can't get anywhere due to the tourists - It's one road in and one road out and we spend hours of the day just trying to get the supermarkets it's absolutely crazy. It's not just mallorca it's everywhere.

There was a lot of people from the UK protesting there they were tourists once and now against holiday makers

What do you have to say regarding yesterday's protests in palma please? Tourists being shouted at in the street to go home etc. 10,000 protesters on the streets scaring holiday makers? I've booked a holiday for my kids and I amd we fly out on June the 10th, it's my 8 and 6 year old first holiday abroad and I picked mallorca because I thought it would be safe. Now I'm genuinely concerned we aren't welcome. I don't want my children's first holiday memory to possibly be met with hostility. The protesting group have threatened to shut down the airport etc. Please could you do an update! Many thanks

Thank you so much for the update.

Thanks very informative as always! 😊

Affordable accommodation always turns out to be not very affordable to most people.

daily mail = Daily Fail. Mainstream media: government puppets, enemy of the people.

The protests are about unsustainable tourism, which reduces accommodation (2nd homes, Airbnbs) for locals and pushes up rental prices and affects quality of life by affecting infrastructure and eco systems, e.g. pollution, sewage etc. The problem is common around Europe, e.g, Canary and Beleraic islands, parts of mainland Spain, Venice, Devon and Cornwall in the UK, and other Mediterranean hotspots

I've been in Mallorca for over 40 years. The improvement in the standard of living in the island since Franco is phenomenal. The children of owners of little cafes and restaurants years ago now drive around in top of the range BMW and Evoque SUVs. They are still lovely people !

its so sad the local people are priced out the market from buying and renting, they need to ave a good home to live in if they are working on the island...its a balance that is needed, surely the government should have projects started for housing for local people.i support the people of mallorca and their protesting🤎

I know someone who was on holiday & spat at in Palma during the protest march. It’s definitely put me off going back to Cala D’or.

I live in Salisbury Tourists come to see the magna carta but they also forget to bring their manners with them. I often tell them to fu*k off

Lets all stop going &see how they cope

Thanks for another great vlog Alex,ideal for those 1st time families travelling home.Where about is Mallorca football Club from Palma Nova resort please Alex.

Coming over August2024 with family&grandaughter we flown in to Palma de Mallorca plenty of times for summer holidays so know what to expect.But once clear of immigration just got to look for our driver to take us straight to hotel,private transfer sure beats sitting on coach waiting for others to clear immigration,can sometimes be at hotel booking in at least 1hour befor any more coaches turn up with travellers.

But some placards did say 'tourists go home' and some holiday makers have said they have had verbal abuse. I am coming next month and not worried myself but can understand why some people are

Good move. Western European man can be very manipulative.

We now book private transfers straight to our hotel,bit dearer but worth it to not drop off at a few hotels befor getting to yours.

British but flats and locals have to move because they can't afford to live in the Town they were born just like you!

They fight a good fight but tourists bring in money the local economy is used to..

I've cancelled and going to Morecambe

Quiet a walk once you get your luggage.Why is it that British get the longest walk to all the A gates for departure?

Same issue in Luxembourg, governments sold out the property market to investors, no chance of buying only extortionate rental prices

Protest just like tourist area in UK

pretty sure hotel ac regulations are just for public areas, the one in my room went all the way down (barely used it )

Good on them. Greed has fed over tourism. Tourists should respect the places they visit, not take over. I visited many European cities many years ago. There was tourism, but not over tourism. Tourists got to see the attractions and experience the culture. The locals benefitted. Now I hate going anywhere. The attractions are a rip off and lost the charm. Too many people, queues. I feel for local people who have lost what they once had. The world is a mess. I don’t enjoy visiting any cities anymore, they are all the same. Same shops, brands and everything is expensive. Give me a natural landscape with no one around. Now that is a place worth visiting, for now at least

The UK Media is full of BS

People saying the locals need tourism, yes, true, but tourists need the locals too.

People in U.K. can’t afford to buy property and rents are sky high ,and it’s not due to tourism. It’s due to bad decisions made by government. The government of Majorca have to strike a balance between tourism and a fair deal for locals .

We have a same situation in Tyrol Austria in the Region Kitzbühel!But here nobody speaks about it!Expensiv flats houses the people the work here pay over 1000 € per month!

how come this wasnt on bbc news.

Emphatically and eloquently stated. Notwithstanding the fact that so many UK MPs are landlords earning diabolical amounts of money from the poor.

More affordable housing that can only be purchased by Mallorca residents is one option. If the EU allow it. Regarding Airbnb, you need a license to operate a holiday let in Mallorca (unlike the UK) and the Balearics govt has not issued any new licenses since 2020, so they are making some effort. They need to do more to stop the illegal rentals. I spoke to someone in GC who’s whole job is to do this and it’s a difficult task.

Are you even Spanish?

Alex, you’re the voice of reason and so informative as usual

Looks like it’s best to avoid the island for the next year or two. Thanks for highlighting the antagonism towards tourism. I don’t blame them for not wanting us given all the second homes etc

well balanced and well informed as usual. You are doing a great job Alex as always👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Everyone I know in Mallorca says this is about policies etc, and not about individual tourists. Thing is though, 'sell' people 'anger', and some people will 'buy' more of it than others. Look at the UK! There were 15,000+ people said to be on this march. Some would have considered opinions about what the problems are, but there were a fair few, "Tourists Go Home" placards, "Guiris Arruix", (a snide Catalan term for 'Foreigners Out') messages, and British people reporting being accosted with similar 'advice'. Overpriced property is everywhere in the West. I wonder if these 'locals' have checked out Son Gotleu, or is it just Portixol??😂 Seriously, the AirB&B complaints and lack of affordable housing are strictly for the Consell de Mallorca/Balearic Gov to address rather than TUi. Although that's the same Consell de Mallorca whose Tourism Spokesperson once said that Mallorca, "...wanted more "high quality" tourists from Germany/Scandinavia, rather than dross from the UK." 🤣🤣🤣 There's recently been that old argument about Palma being gridlocked, (it isn't, although parking is "fun"!), regurgitated, and obviously 'tourism' was to blame.🤣 Palma has ACIRE Zones, drastically reducing vehicle access to various parts of central Palma for all but residents, as well as ZAR, (restricted parking), BUT, according to Miquel Àngel Contreras Ramis of MÉS per Palma, the only way to address the situation is to rid the island of most hire cars!🤣🤣 Genius! And whilst the Consell de Mallorca did extend the Ma-19, its "idea" to alleviate congestion in Palma, was to *REDUCE* the lanes on Av. de Gabriel Roca, (Ma-19 through Palma), down to two each way. Another stroke of 'genius'!😂 Maybe the protests will achieve something for the residents. However, if all they do is drive away tourism, there'll be a lot more to worry about on the island than property prices. I'm not sure it's possible to drive away just a little bit of it.

As someone who visits the island 2/3 times a year, I've now decided to scale it back after my last visit this March as it's clear it's at breaking point and I can see the issues for those trying to get by on the island. It's probably worse in Ibiza but it's not fair on the locals. Those with riches and freedom of movement within the eu probably haven't realised their impact along with those outside of the eu buying up properties and making it unaffordable to stay there for those islanders. Let's hope a resolution can be found soon.

Yours is a great channel Alex, its my goto for all things Majorca and Ive commented many times BUT: The people of Majorca have been complaining about the amount of hire cars on the island, they have always served me well when I go on holiday until this year when it was a travistry! The people of Majorca complaining about tourism and the price of houses/flats. Im lucky enough to know a 'local' who sold a flat by Cafe 1919 in Pollensa, on the market now for 1.2million! No smoke without fire! This year we see sunbed-gate in Pollensa - Regardless of circumstance its shameful. No beds, no wheelchair/pram access/no toilets/no water sports/some cafe bars on the beach yet to open (May2024). We are giving up on our September visit this year, will look again to see if anything has changed next year. Q: Who is driving all these stories...it must be the media?

Holiday here every year!from Ireland ☘️

Mainstream media lying and sensationalising? Never. Anyone that believes anything mainstream media reports need their heads testing. Pure propaganda and sensationalism. Great having independent journalism such as yourself to report the true facts.

There needs to be balance....!!!!! and good that Alex is giving a solid perspective about what is ACTUALLY going on...as for the press...well I could use a lot more profuse vernacular and none of it complimentary but I will not swear 🤬 I've been living and working in Puerto Pollensa for 19 years and all comers are welcome....The government needs to pull their fingers out but there is no overnight fix.....

See what happens when tourists stop going

Great update thanks Alex, looking forward to September 9th when we will be back at Puerto Pollensa and hopefully the locals will have some positive news by then.

Thanks Alex always a honest video 👍

Hi Alex I like the look of santa ponsa I may visit it one day soon😂xx