Protests in Palma - Mallorca is not for sale - Majorca - 27th May 2024
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I was surprised at the turnout for this protest on Saturday evening.
It is not really aimed at the tourists, but at the government that has allowed tourism to grow faster and faster.
Many people's jobs rely on tourism, either directly or indirectly.
The problem is twofold, the first is mass tourism, where we get more and more tourists in the same area, together with the tens of thousands that arrive on cruise ships.
The island has a capacity for comfortable living and the fear is that this capacity is going to be exceeded.
We can all see it when we are stuck in traffic jams, or can't find a space on the beach.
What is less easy to see is the effect on other infrastructure like energy, water and sewage.
There is also an environmental impact, with Palma having some of the most polluted air in the Mediterranean.
The second is property prices. Mallorca has always been more expensive than the mainland, but in recent years the number of non-resident buying property here has caused prices to soar to such levels that it is impossible for locals to buy, or rent, a home. These are the people we all need to live on the island, doctors, nurses, drivers, shop assistants, cleaners, ...
Many workers who used to come to the island to work for the summer have said "no" as they can't afford to live here. It is easy to say "pay them more", and that does happen, but the consequence of that is that prices have to go up.
The government has seen the protest and said that they will respond. One suggestion is to reduce the number of flights to the island, another is to restrict who can purchase a property on the island. There has been a clampdown on illegal lets.
The protests are aimed at the government and the banners are trying to get across to the visitors to the island what is happening to their daily lives.
The locals know that tourists are key to their livelihoods and want them to have a good time when they are here.
Mallorca is a very safe place to visit and live and I am sure you will have a wonderful holiday here.
Hope you continue to have many happy holidays in Mallorca,
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I am now flying to Abu Dhabi for twelve days to a five-star Conrad hotel with half board. And for the same period of time on the Playa del Palma I would pay the same price for a hotel with half board and of course I wouldn't get the same standard.thanks for the informative video 🌼
Now that is interesting.
Well Steve, I've done my bit, after many years of being a well behaved tourist visiting Majorca (and paying a premium for the privilege), Ive booked for Cyprus next year. This year will be my last on your island. I go abroad for a holiday and not to be part of some political/social melodrama. Im genuinely sick and tired of people bellyaching about something or other. After Covid was over tourism didn't seem to be an issue and we were welcomed back. Now it is. I wish people would make up their mind. Believe me if i could cancel this year without losing a lot of money, I would.
I am sure you will have a great time,
Adiós. Cierra al salir.
Gosh, I never thought I'd hear my name on your videos, but looking at the comments, I am not the only one concerned with what is happening. I am really glad that you've done a video addressing this, and your in-depth response is very much appreciated. Thank you, Steve, for all your work.
Sandra (Stoke)
Thank you Sandra, for prompting me to make the video.
Hi Steve. Thank you for updating us as the situation unfolds. I regret to inform you that we have decided to cancel our trip to Majorca this year. We have rebooked for a trip to Greece. The Greeks will no doubt welcome us with open arms, and I’m sure thousands upon thousands of Brits will follow suit. Surely a more peaceful act would have done more to land the point without driving tourists and the money away?
Bed made … now they’ll have to deal with the repercussions!
Sorry to hear that, but I hope you have a great time in Greece.
Bien que haces. Gracias por no venir a Mallorca.
Very disappointing comment. You should be careful what you wish for as many more will decide not to visit and you will miss the money for sure!🎉
@@ioannistrifonos6450 I think that the majority of locals know that their livelihoods depend on tourism.
@@SteveandAnitainMallorca I agree Steve. Disappointing to see someone comment at their joy at hearing someone has rearranged their plans to not visit their island!
I've just returned from Majorca. I've been going every year (almost) since I was 5. This year, especially in Palma and at the Airport I have noticed how busy it has gotten
It is becoming noticeable everywhere you turn.
Hi Steve. I appreciate your message because it’s honest. I’m mallorquín citizen, working in tourism industry for last 30 years. I’m agree with you in many aspects. Permit me to say some real true: in 30 years we local people are NOT more rich, only a few families that owned the major businesses in the Islands. The cost of life increased a lot because their mentality of “tourist are rich”, and we pay like rich people… we’re not against tourists, we’re against our government that give facilities to these few families that control all the business. You’re intelligent and probably you knew that, but the protest are “we need to say this”. Another reason is that a lot of foreign people came to because of high demand of workers… and you have to calculate how many people IN EXCESS are in this limited place. Not only tourists are take a place everywhere, we’re really too much people living here. Solution is very complicated, not only decrease tourist.
Thank you for your message and totally agree with you and I don't know the answer. It is for the government to make the changes and it is the government where the focus of the protests should be made. Threatening, abusing and assaulting tourists is not the right way to move forward. For the long term, it will be interesting to see what Antoni Riera's group come up with, but that won't solve the immediate problem. Thank you again for your comments.
Thankyou Steve for explaining this, you are about the only one who has done so. I feel so sorry for the Mallorquins, but holding placards up saying "tourists go home" doesn't sit well with me or my family. We have therefore cancelled and are now going to Greece this year and don't know when we will return to Mallorca again. This is purely the fault of the government not the tourists. It's a case of shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. I was nastily abused by someone on another CZcams channel after putting much the same as I've put on here. I am not selfish but who wants to be on holiday to have this going on. I hope this all gets sorted out in time. The housing situation is awful in many countries. I will continue to support your channel as I love Mallorca and will miss it. Thankyou again for all your videos.
You are right, it is the government who have to sort this out, and they have the power take measures to ease the situation. The protest on Saturday was aimed at the government, but unfortunately they went into tourist areas, which must have been very unpleasant. I hope you enjoy your holiday in Greece and come back to Mallorca soon.
No teman nada, son cuatro gatos. Los partidos que organizan estos shows son los que siempre intentan arruinar a su pais, el comunismo y sus aliados. Vengan que los querenos y no hagan caso de estos pocos miserables.
Mallorca under the sun has also explained it for 6 days ago
@@Ingridfransson Yes, it is a hot topic at the moment.
A couple of years ago we went to Magaluf in July and we couldn't believe how many tourists were around I had never seen so many in all the years Ive been going since the mid 80s. I have to say we were fed up with queuing to get in bars so I can imagine how the locals feel, then the prices had shot up so again that effects locals as well as tourists.
As you already know we decided not to go this year due to the costs involved so its worked, upping the prices has certainly put us off although I am angry after all these years of spending my hard earned cash on the Island, I am hoping these prices will tumble at some stage, I have seen this happen before and it killed the resort of Palma Nova and Magaluf.
Benidorm twice this year and Los Cristianos Tenerife is where I am spending my money this year.
There does seem to be a move to attract less, but higher spending tourists to the island. Hopefully they can reach a balance where everyone can enjoy the island.
Bien que haces. En Canarias hubo protestas antes que en Mallorca, también con muchos asistentes.
@@josepi967 And in Malaga too.
I understand what you are saying, but the placards were offensive & tourists were shouted at abusively. This cannot be acceptable. The government need to control the development of properties which are obviously not for the locals. Maybe they should stop the cruise ships & certainly they should be properly controlling the Airbnb situation, maybe it should not even exist in Mallorca. I love the Mallorca with all its rich traditions, wonderful festivals & friendly people. It really just makes me sad.
The government will start making proposals tomorrow.
Good morning Steve , just watched your video of the protests . We have a similar situation in Devon and Cornwall of outsiders buying up property for holiday letting etc . Then the locals can’t afford the hike in property prices . It is a big problem and do feel sympathy for your locals . Coming to Santa Lucia in just over two weeks . Hope Anita enjoys Take that ! Take care .
I am sure that the problem is in many popular tourist areas. There is a solution here, it is a matter of whether the government has the nerve to enforce it. Limit or ban homes from being rented to tourists.
Outsiders? Do you mean foreigners or English people?
@@NotApplicable678 I think outsiders means any foreigners and may even include Spanish people from the mainland.
I'm in Mallorca right now and agree with much of what you say. We are only here for a week and unfortunately ended up slap on the middle of the protest. It was loud and intimidating and we didn't know what it was about. We had to Google the text on the placards, and it all translated as saying we tourists weren't welcome. I appreciate that may have just been a translation issue but I do think many in the protest were probably saying that. I have spoken to majorcans (not expats) about what they think and it really isnt just the housing as you say; although that's a problem everywhere - recently my 38yr old son has had to move back home with his family (just as we were thinking the house was too big for us two). Nothing to do with tourism where I live in England; buy to let mortgages have caused much of it in the UK. But as for beautiful Mallorca, put flight costs up and stop all inclusive packages and definitely have rules as to who can buy property. When I go abroad I want to taste and experience the culture. I don't want to be surrounded by loud beer monsters and guys selling fake designers bags or those pretending to play a cello - what the hell is going on there! (Outside the Palace yesterday).
Sorry to hear that you were caught up amongst it. The original protest was organised by a group who were protesting because nearly half of the houses in their town are not lived in. Some because they are in a poor condition, but many because they are used for holidays in one way or another. They would like to stop the homes being rented to tourists.
I was un the protest and that is the truth: we do no want more tourists, Mallorca is an island with limited resources ( get an idea: we do not have even rivers to get water), is impossible for us to host 14 million people!!! Please think about It. It's not only the problem we have to rent or buy houses for mallorcan people. We have said enough and you have to respect It. It's our land not yours.
@@josepi967 The key word is "more". Mallorca needs tourists to maintain its economy. Nearly half of the GDP comes from tourism. The problem has been created by successive governments, whether it be PP or PSOE, or others, who have not had the will to set limits on the number of tourists allowed onto the island, resulting in the population more than doubling in the summer months. The proposals to limit the number of cruise ships was voted down last week by VOX and the PSOE. The new measures to help prevent illegal tourist rentals will go some way to help, but much more is needed.
@@josepi967Are you 5 years old....if nobody visited your Island, you'd be screaming for the tourists to come back....grow up..??
A new massive fight in Mallorca, in this case on Illetes beach, in Calvià. A large group of drunk British tourists clashed with other beachgoers, police and civic guards after they were called out for throwing beer cans into the sea. A restaurant waiter and two local police officers had to receive medical attention for their injuries, while eight of the alleged attackers were arrested.
We were there for a day last year on a cruise ship. Just beautiful. I would like to return and see more of Spain and Portugal sometime in the future and go at a slower pace so we could see more. I don't know what the answer is to balance the amount of tourists and have affordable rents in Mallorca. My home (San Diego) struggles with rising rents and grocery/restaurant costs too, yet it doesn't slow our tourists (which I'm grateful for).
It doesn't seem to be affecting the number of tourists visiting our island.
Thanks Steve. All of what you said is the same for Tenerife. I will only book hotel in Palma Nova. The businesses need tourists & I have the utmost sympathy for the locals who can't get housing.
The problem seems to be wide spread.
why have sympathy for the locals? they chose to live under EU law! So, they have to live with laws that allow unlimited EU citizens to buy up every property on the books in Mallorca! The locals got what they voted for!
@@duncansmith7562 But local laws control what the properties may be used for. If they are being used as tourist accommodation they need a licence and it is the local town hall that grants the licence, or not. Being a member of the EU probably has resulted in an increase in both tourist and resident population with the freedom of movement. The massive investment by the EU in the infrastructure on the island has also contributed.
@@SteveandAnitainMallorca everyone knows that such local laws are circumvented by owners declaring their properties are shared with visitors, and everyone knows that local authorities have insufficient resources to take any legal action against those claiming they are sharing their property as opposed to outright renting it out.
Freedom of movement has resulted in the rich, mainly from the northern Europe, buying out the locals, and it is all legal and what EU cheerleaders should have expected.
This one is quite simple.
If you believe in the EU and its "values", including freedom of movement, then cheer loudly that your lovely little local spot has been taken over by foreign investors and tourists. Point your finger of blame in the right direction....Brussels.
@@duncansmith7562 Lack of resources is an issue so the local government are helping the inspectors by enlisting the local police and tax authorities. The tax authorities know who owns the property and the local police will be told to look out tourist in non-tourist areas. The fines are huge, 10s of thousands of euros.
It's a fine balancing act Steve. Seems like the only people not protesting are the bar and restaurant owners!
business owners are happy with the tourists.
@@SteveandAnitainMallorcanormal , y los turistas con los precios baratos. Esos precios baratos salen del abuso y la explotación de los empleados por parte de hoteles y dueños de restaurantes. pero cuando no tienen personal para trabajar lloran diciendo que la gente se ha vuelto vaga y no quiere trabajar.
Can understand the people. But it’s not most tourists, most people stay in hotels. It’s a difficult situation no tourists no lively hood. It’s between a rock and a hard place.
If everyone stayed in hotels there wouldn't be a problem. There has been a big rise in AirB&B type of accommodation, which takes homes out of the domestic market.
I do understand all this, but i might be a little cynical here but i wonder if this is how government want us to react and cancel our holidays , maybe to control our travel time, i dont know. But i did read something about limiting how much we fly in the future. Is is i love my holidays in mallorca, i wont be cancelling ,i visit many times a year and will continue to do so. The weather in the uk is so wet and dreary,its depressing. Im looking forward to 2 weeks in palma nova in june. Protests or not, i will be spending my euros like i always do. Lets all smile and be happy.
You could be right, but I don't think that there is any need for anyone to cancel their holiday. Good to hear that you are still coming.
Housing should be prioritised to the local people,it is afterall their home. They shouldn't be foresaken for us tourists.There are plenty of hotels already for holiday makers. I myself am going to Santa Ponsa at the end of September and have the utmost respect for their reasons of protest. An informative video from a great guy. Thank you. 👏👏👏 .
Thank you
It's a shame the UK doesn't think like that..!!
Thank you, Steve,
De nada Eduardo
Thanks Steve for your update. I don’t really have anything else to add because it’s already been said ( same problems everywhere, and yes the Government should step in).
I have just been on Talk TV talking about the problem.
Same issues in Cornwall and other places in the uk ,including parts of central Edinburgh and some of the Scottish islands.
I fully understand the concern of the locals.
Yes, it is not purely a Mallorca issue.
I think it is going to put a lot of people off Steve. Things will never be the same again.🙄
I hope not, but the problem need to be addressed quickly.
Love watching the news of the island,so informative 😃
Thank you
This problem has not been addressed for over twenty or thirty years and now much of the island is ruined through poor planning its a small island and when you think about it 20 million tourists its ridiculous.
Well recent events may help to persuade the powers that be to take action.
Strange how hundreds of apartments in Son Gotleu, Palma are starting at 40k but can’t sell due to the area but it’s on the doorstep of cruise ships and multi million pound properties down the road. Love Mallorca and have holidayed last October, this March and this September when it’s not full on and the island can breathe.
En el polígono de Levante , al lado de son Gotleu han construido viviendas de lujo solo para el bolsillo de los guiris.
@@josepi967
Nada cambiara.
The reason many of the properties in that area appear to be cheap is because they either have tennant paying very low rent, or have squatters paying no rent. It is very expensive and time consuming to get people out of an apartment, particularly if there are children involved.
Thanks for the info Steve, we always come to palma nova every year and was worried . 😊
Hop it has helped.
As the vast majority of hotels in Majorca are seasonal, surely seasonal workers could be given on site accommodation as part of the employment package. UK holiday parks have done this for decades. Tourist numbers are mostly influenced by price, accommodation,meals, drinks etc. If people can’t afford Majorca or don’t think it’s worth the price, they will simply go elsewhere and numbers will fall. Calvia in particular has suggested for years that the area would prefer lower numbers of more affluent tourists, the changes in Magalluf show this.
That is one solution that some of the larger hotel chains are using. As for Magaluf, I think we will see some big changes there. There is a plan to revamp the promenade and some of the hotels are being upgraded.
Hi Steven thanks for sharing the news , always informative 👍
My pleasure Ian.
Thank you Steve.
My pleasure
It is wise the government is looking at this problem. They should look at Malta to see what happens when there are no rules.
We will have to see what happens.
What's happening in Malta?
Thankyou steve for this great update i do feel reassured.
My pleasure
Hi Steve Anita. Please bare with me I don't want to sound negative.i understand the predicement the islands in . after the horse has bolted senareo . It could be a situation that if flights get reduced the flight tickets and hotels will go up and ppl on a budget may go elsewhere.
It is a tricky problem to solve. I would start by limiting the number of homes that can be rented to tourists.
Vengan bien tranquilos, aqui no pasa nada, cuatro gatos extremistas de izquierdas. Británicos, ¡los queremos!. ❤
El problema es la forma en que informan los periódicos.
The island needs the work as a short season.
The trouble is it must take so much out of the invirment
I don't know how energy works
Think a lot of the money must be put back into the island
Wheirever you go in Europe inhigh season it's awfull ,
My family live on the island .
They bought a wreck for a lot of money will renavate. Slowly
Housing is a big problem
Hope your government can sort thing out as it is a little bit of paradise
My son bought in the middle of covid ,
After covid property prices went up so much
Time will tell.
A new massive fight in Mallorca, in this case on Illetes beach, in Calvià. A large group of drunk British tourists clashed with other beachgoers, police and civil guards after they were called out for throwing beer cans into the sea. A restaurant waiter and two local police officers had to receive medical treatment for their injuries, while eight of the alleged attackers were arrested. Congrats .
Just the sort of tourist we don't want in Mallorca. Hopefully they will get big fines and not be allowed back.
Sadly I think the British Press have made a little too much of the mood with their "headlines". We've been coming now for around 34 years to all parts of the lovely Island & never feel that its a case of Brits go home. Its a problem to which there is no perfect solution but hopefully some kind of compromise can be found! We arrive 15th June, so we'll see what the mood is then.😎
The Daily Mail seem to have a downer on Mallorca at the moment!
Getting the same all over the Weston world build social housing fix rent s
Steve, thanks for the update. I've been watching the news on this situation via the Majorca Daily Bulletin and other CZcamsrs as we will be on the Island in a few weeks time and I was attempting to understand what is really going on compared to what some sensational news channels want to portray and push their agenda. There has to be a long term solution for this and yes over the years I've seen the Island become far busier than I can remember. (I also remember when Hanley used to be a bustling city centre - Oh the joy). Anyhow after hearing your comments this has helped to lay some of my fears to rest with regards to the attitude from Islanders towards tourists and Im now looking forward to a much more relaxed holiday than I was anticipating after this news story broke. I'll be bringing me own oatcakes. As ever keep up with the videos, they are really appreciated by many
Thank Steve. Hope you have a great holiday and enjoy your oatcakes!
Los locales esperamos que no vengáis
@@josepi967 A large number of people on the island rely on the tourists for their livelihoods. What is needed is a limit on the number of tourists on the island.
Rents are so expensive. Locals cannot afford the rents.
That is the basic problem.
We have the same problem in the UK
Yes, it is not just a Mallorca problem. When we were in London last year there were times when I felt uncomfortable because of the sheer volume of people.
@@SteveandAnitainMallorca And still we are taking in more and more people.😟
Thanks for interesting video Steve
Glad you enjoyed it
Another great video, but for "Mallorca" read "England", as we are having all the same worries with all the same things you mention. here, except the weather controls the beach crowds!! So too much of a good thing, with no easy answer.
It is what happens when you become a victim of your own success.
Thanks Steve
My pleasure
Thank you for this information and giving the reasons. very well explained.
Thank you.
But Steve tourists were heckled and signs were telling tourists to go home. They are planning to storm the beaches this weekend to stop tourists using them.
This is a government problem. The tourists are not to blame.
My family have had property and been coming since the late 1960s. I myself have bedn coming regularly since 1980. Several times a year. We haven't liked some of the changes either but I do think people have a romantic view of what things were like 40 years ago.
The sewage system was inadequate, the water undrinkable- even teeth brushing would make you ill, there was so much poverty among locals and so little basic stuff was available on the island.
We are coming next month. We have had a stressful time this last few months. and just want to relax. We really don't need the stress.
This problem is not exclusive to Mallorca. It is world wide.
Here in London we have mass tourism all year round not just 6 months of the year! Properties owned by foreigners sit empty. We have so many immigrants being housed while our own live on the street but we don't target tourists or foreigners (we would be called racist if we did)- we target government policy!
Sorry but a lot of Spanish Mallocans got very wealthy off the back of tourism. You are always going to have to haves and nit haves in any society. Those protesters trying to ruin people's holidays obviously don't care about their fellow citizens who may lose their livelihoods because of their behaviour towards tourists!
The government need to stop new developments (they promised this in the 1990s but didn't). They need to supply affordable council rentals for resudents. And yes limit the tourism by reducing flights/ boats and accommodation availability.
We came those 2 weeks Boris relaxed restrictions July 2020 during the covid period. We had a fabulous time as it was empty but our Spanish friends with local businesses in hospitality were on their knees desperate for tourism to return. Some never recovered......
El Toro was once a little secret off the beaten track. A small village and a block of apartments by the beach with a restaurant and a few fishing boats.
They built more apartments and then a few more restaurants and created a small Port Adriano. Then the hotel next door to the origional block. It was fine. Then they proposed the big Port we see there today. My cousin was instrumental in blocking its construction on the basis that there was rare sea animal and sea plant life around that coastline. He took it to Madrid who blocked it for about 5 years. But money talks and they got their way in the end.... they have literally built on every inch of coastine there now and even behind the block on the grassland......really this is a government problem.
For years tourism has been heavily promoted. It has created a much better infrastructure in things like sewage, waste disposal, clean water and employment. The island is much cleaner than when I first came. Mallorca has become wealthy through tourism- now they tell us to go home! It is outrageous really. Sure limit us, but to blame us for their problems is an easy copout and frankly it is passing the buck..
Stop blaming and hating on the tourists because if they stop coming the economy will plummet and the situation could end up being worse because if there's no money coming in the government won't bail them out and the new generations of residents will have to leave to see emoyment and opportunities elsewhere anyway.
I agree with just about everything you have said and have witnessed many of the changes since we arrived on the island in 1985. I used to have a business in El Toro, so know the area, It was wrong to target the tourists and I don't believe that was the intention of the organisers. They were fairly clear that they were protesting about homes and the lack of them. Other groups tagged on and that is where the problem started. I have experienced the overcrowding in London and didn't feel comfortable being shoulder to should with people in the street. The proposals in the Palma town hall yesterday were voted down by VOX, a far right group who were in a coalition with the mayor's PP party. The council of Mallorca have agreed to take measures to prevent illegal tourist rentals by enlisting the help of the local police and the tax authorities. This will help the inspectors to identify the illegal tourist rentals. Minorities always seem to have the loudest voices but the majority of residents on the island know that their livelihoods rely on tourism and just want the government to manage it properly.
@@SteveandAnitainMallorcaVox has told Mallorcans that we cannot expect to go to the beaches in July and August. What a measure. More rejection of tourism.
@@josepi967 I don't think I would listen to VOX!
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Gracias por darnos tu dinero!Oh dios creo que dejaré de trabajar por tu gran aportación.
BAleares es una comunidad MAS POBRE que hace 20 años, gracias al turismo sí.
20 millones de turistas en una isla de menos de 1 millon es inmanejable, no hay discusión
Que interpongas TUS vacaciones y por supuesto tu propiedad inmobiliaria antes que ya no el bienestar, sino la supervivencia misma de la gente que vive en Mallorca me lo esperaba de ti pero no esperes que la gente de la isla haga lo mismo.
Por cierto, a ver si adivinas donde pagan impuestos TUI y todas esas compañías de turismo masivo? No en Palma...
Estarás pensando, por que va a ser culpa de los turistas esto??Por que sois los consumidores de una megaindustria que es el turismo y así como el aceite de palma provoca deforestación el turismo masivo acaba con las comunidades locales.
Si necesitas google translator para leer esto seguramente estés más cerca de ser el problema que la solución
Hi Steve, I understand your concerns regarding property prices and rent etc. However, it happens in the Uk, the Lake District is a prime example where the Hotels house their own staff due to the lack of affordable housing. I think the Majorcans need to ask where the wealth generated by the tourism is going and what the Government are spending it on? It doesn’t appear from your perspective that it is on infrastructure.The other thing I would say is that the locals shouldn’t moan about house prices when they are selling to the highest bidder. You cannot have it both ways!
It is not just a Mallorca problem and the local government have started to take steps by announcing 1200 new build to be sold/rented at a reduced rate.
I’m not quite sure that the comparison with the UK situation is fair.
As Steven mentioned here the salaries are really low if you compare them with the average salary of those visiting us (I mean people from Germany, UK, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden,…).
They all make offers most locals can’t compete with.
Also, the greed of hotel and rental car companies has no limits. We have been beating our tourist numbers year after year since Covid. We don’t need that.
We can’t grow more. It’s not sustainable. We don’t have enough resources (roads, hospitals, schools, water, energy, food,…). We want tourist to come and enjoy the island, but we can’t simply afford that many of you. We have to stop and start decreasing.
If increasing the prices of the holidays is the only way to go to limit the amount of people… so be it.
Do you think if the government restricted tourist levels to the island then prices will suddenly reduce for locals? I highly doubt it. This is plain and simple a government problem. If the tourist levels have doubled then surely the money coming into the island has doubled aswell. Increase wages for locals, fix roads etc, where is the money going?
It would depend on how they restricted the levels. My proposal would be to limit, or ban, homes being rented to holidaymakers. The Airbnb type lets.
Tourism and the money it brings in should be for the benefit of the islanders. When that fails to be the case then something needs to be done. I stopped going to Mallorca about 15 years ago because I felt that too many tourists having a negative impact on the locals. There’s plenty of other places in Spain where my money will be of benefit to the locals.
I quite agree, but the problem isn't just mallorca. Many areas of Spain are in a similar situation.
You have to really feel for the locals I see the same happening in Cornwall low wages high cost of living and high rents they are at a loss before they see a penny
It is very similar
Isn't it funny this has all started since convid
Covid has a lot to answer to.!!!!!!
The problem existed before covid. What covid did was to show to the residents of the island what a beautiful place Mallorca is without tourists. Unfortunately, that isn't reality and the island needs the tourists to exist.
Its the same everywhere its called greed!
I guess you are right, but the government does have the power to control the number of tourists on the island.
SOS from the mayor of Santanyí: Ask influencers to stop talking about Caló des Moro María Pons explained that around 4,000 people come to the cove daily with around 1,200 vehicles that carry around 50 kilos of sand with their feet or towels.
I totally agree I love majorca but if locals can't buy then were are the workers coming from its shocking
This protest should raise a few eyebrows in government circles.
My daughter just come back from gran Canaria..its the same there..graffiti everywhere.
The protests started there and in Malaga before they did here.
Los canarios lo empezaron. Fantástico.
Hi steve an anita...its jackie...im really feeling for the folk of mallorca .... 😢xxxxxxx
Thanks Jackie. The government are listening and making proposals.
Thank gòodness...xx
@@SteveandAnitainMallorcael gobierno dice que hará en la prensa, pero va contra su ideología y los que les apoyan que están encantados con la situación. Masificación turística, salarios bajos y precios de alquileres por la nubes y dedicado mayormente al alquiler turístico. Lo han dicho porque las protestas dan mala prensa y no quieren más movilizaciones, como en el aeropuerto o en las playas.
@@josepi967 I see the tourist rentals as one of the biggest problems. Buildings that were built as homes should not be used as tourist rentals. There should be a limit on the number of ETV licences that are issued and those that have the ETV licences at the moment should have them reassessed and in some cases removed. Consell has made some interesting proposals in using the Policia Local and the tax authorities to help with identifying illegal rentals.
"aimed at the goverment yes, to reduce tourism!! They are not going Airbnb by airbnb to tell the guiris to go home...
The government can limit the number of ETV licences that they grant
@@SteveandAnitainMallorca the question is often " is safe going there?" Instead of: "what is my impact where I go on holidays?" or "why a turistic place is angry at tourists?"
Tourists are not toddlers they bear responsability for their actions, going to an illegal Airbnb, camping on protected areas...
@@MrCanalon I totally agree
They have got there wish .. I’m a pensioner and I won’t go where I’m not wanted
Tourists are welcome, but the numbers have to be limited.
Hi Steve and Anita my wife and i watch all of your videos especially when you walk around palma Nova because we've been going there for 25 years 😀 can you tell us has the bar which was put up in front of the Zel hotel gone? looking forward to your reply thanks in advance Tony & Portia
It is still there, though the grafiti has been removed... for the time being. They have now put tables and chairs and parasols, and also a set of Bali beds. I don't think that the hotel are very happy about it. We were down there this morning.
Thanks for the update Steve but I can imagine the beach bars in front of the beach are not getting the business like they used too, now that all these changes have happened ?
Its a great shame this is happening, the press do turn things around instead of reporting the actul truth and manifest things and add there own spin we recently had a property to sell and a young couple wanted to purchase it with young family, we agreed a price and then a developer kept offering more money to which we said no, this couple needed to get on the housing ladder and people like him are stopping them from doing that some people will just see the £ sign when selling we did stick to our guns wish more people would
Hopefully things will get sorted out and the many tourists who enjoy there holiday`s on the island wont be put off
We should see the proposals tomorrow.
Hello Mr Steve. Will be very interesting to know, how many € spend each tourist in Mayorka. Thanks
I am sure it is a lot. I will see if I can find a figure.
I follow your videos, I find them very informative. I visited Mayorka last month and I really liked it. I hope to come back soon
This is a problem caused by the Spanish government . I have sympathy for the locals but get rid of tourism and jobs and the economy will suffer. The media will whip this up and there are plenty of other destinations that tourists will go to , Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Portugal, Florida the list is endless. My synopsis on this issue is that tourist numbers to Spanish destinations will fall the media will cause the damage and if people don’t feel welcome they will find an alternative.
The problem does seem to be media driven.
Pues siéntete libre de no venir. Arruix, con viento fresco
Hi Steve my wife and I are coming to palmanova in September we have being going there for years do you think we will be treated as we have in the past or not
I don't that you will see any of the protests in Palmanova. Hope you have a great holiday.
People cross the channel to escape poverty you take local houses to escape the weather.
You are still missing the problem. It is not the people who live in their homes that cause the problem, it is the people who don't live in their home that cause the problem. There are the people who have holiday homes or homes that are rented to tourists. These are the ones causing the problem.
People cross the channel because the UK is a soft touch. If they were just escaping poverty why not stop in a country closer to home or Feance??
Sounds like 🇬🇧 UK
It seems to be the same in many places
We go to Sa Coma in two weeks
Not long now
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Israel recognises Catalunya. ❤
It was an unexpected move by Sanchez
Im sorry to say this but you potray majorca differently with your videos showing beauriful beaches eating lovely meals making everything look idyllic such a wring impression im afraid.
Not wrong at all Alan. Mallorca is a beautiful with great food and if you didn't pick up a newspaper, or surf the internet you could easily avoid all of this. We often say how lucky we are to live here. In our 39 years of living here I have never witnessed a protest of any sort, only read about them or watched them on the internet.
"The government's allowed this to happen over the years"
oh dear, mate. how ignorant are you?
The Spanish government can do nothing at all.
EU law allows unlimited numbers of EU citizens to buy property in Mallorca, live in Mallorca, rent in Mallorca, do what they want.
So, blame Brussels and all those who like the EU if you want to point fingers in the right direction .
Not quite. As a non resident i.e. you don't live in the house you come under a different tax regime set locally. You can't rent the property out as tourist accommodation without a licence, granted locally. There is a proposal at the moment that would not allow anyone to buy a house on the unless they had been a resident on the island for a number of years, 3 or 5, being suggested. Nothing to do with Brussels. Sounds as though you have fallen for the Boris/Farage lies.
@@SteveandAnitainMallorca and now, the reality, and this is the case throughout Europe. (I am a resident in France).
Property owners circumvent the local laws on property rental all the time, and local government has no means of keeping track of it all. It has been this way since day one, when the Czechs were the first to pass local laws to stop Germans buying up half of the country. It didn't work.
Mallorca can have as many mindless proposals as it wants to restrain the EU's Freedom of Movement laws, and it won't work.
How exactly do you think evidence will be produced for "residency on the island"? My part of France has been through all this already, and it doesn't work.
It is 100% to do with Brussels. You simply cannot have your cake and eat it, meaning you either have freedom of movement and freedom of residency within the EU, with locals getting clobbered, or you don't, and there is no 3rd option.
Sounds like you have fallen for Van der Leyen/Guy Verhofstatt lies. you'll find out.
@@duncansmith7562The proposal here does not prevent freedom of movement, just freedom to purchase property. The requirement would be for the person to be a resident for a number of years before they can purchase. "residency on the island" is a pretty straightforward thing to monitor. If someone needs to be a resident for say three years, they have to register with their town hall. A consequence of being a resident for more than 180 days means that you become a tax resident, paying your tax in Spain and declaring worldwide assets. I am sure there must be loophole, but it would probably dissuade many brom buying.
@@SteveandAnitainMallorca As I have patiently explained, this won't work.
Do you really think Mallorca is the first place in the EU to try and tackle this issue? As I said, I was in Czech Republic when exactly the same idea was attempted, and here in France the authorities gave up.
"i am sure there must be a loophole"
there are loopholes aplenty.
One more time. while the demand for accommodation in general, and tourist accommodation in particular, far exceeds supply, then you will get VERY high property prices and saturation of the island.
Such market forces cannot be altered by the proposed rules you are talking about.
Only if EU Freedom of Movement laws are rescinded, as they were during Covid, will you get any meaningful change.
in the meantime, keep dreaming and ignoring the culpability of EU laws.
@@SteveandAnitainMallorca one last point for you to keep in mind.
UK citizens are now limited to 90 days out of 180 days in the EU.
In France, that rule has resulted in many communities with British property owners massively decreasing the time they spend in France, which in turn has hit the local French businesses with reduced incomes. Empty houses bring in no income for the local economy. Occupied houses do. Thus France is seeking to amend this rule.
Mallorca may well face the same situation, whereby property prices continue to escalate, bought by people who, by law, are compelled to stay absent for half the year. It helps no one.
Insisting that only those with a history of being a Mallorcan resident can buy or rent out property won't work.
ONLY ending EU Freedom of Movement will make a difference.
The heart of the question for local Mallorcans should be why they can't earn enough to live on their own island when foreigners can earn enough to buy holiday homes there. Time for Mallorcans to examine why they are getting shafted, and not why others are doing so much better than them.
Why don't you give your house to a local. You are the problem.
I think you have misunderstood the problem