Majorca locals confront tourists as tensions rise in holiday hotspot

British holidaymakers in Majorca are being 'confronted' during their strolls as tensions escalate. Tourists in bikinis have been facing the ire of local Majorcans after casually walking around.

This week, videos have emerged showing a tourist heading to the shops in his swimming trunks, amidst rising tensions in the Canary Islands.

The footage shows holidaymakers, fresh from party boats, wandering around Palma in their bikinis, seemingly unfazed by the attention they're attracting. Another man was spotted strolling around Majorca in a pair of green swimming trunks, reports Birmingham Live.

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However, the sight of scantily-clad and half-naked tourists has sparked outrage among residents, with many calling on local authorities and police to "arrest" these individuals. One woman expressed her frustration online, writing: "Please arrest these near- naked people. Or the shirtless, near-nude, bikini-wearing morons who wander around markets, towns and shops. UK! Quality tourism can't come soon enough."

A local business owner told the Majorca Bulletin that "that the naked truth about the state of affairs is that some tourists think that they can do what they like".

In response to such behaviour, the Balearic Islands have reportedly stepped up efforts to control unruly conduct, threatening street-drinkers with fines of up to £1,300, prohibiting party boats from approaching tourist hotspots, and enforcing a 9.30pm alcohol sale cut-off in shops.

Tourists could find themselves slapped with fines of up to £500 for strolling around the island in nothing but swimwear. Notices have also been erected, cautioning holidaymakers about €600 penalties for taking glasses outside eateries.

Speaking to MailOnline, an insider revealed that these fines are typically not enforced during the quieter off-season, which seems to give rowdy revellers a pass to ignore the regulations when it's not peak summer. An independent shopkeeper expressed his views bluntly: "Tourists should be more polite. I am local."

He added, "Seeing something like that in Palma and other areas, we don't like it. You are coming from a country, for sure you are not going to do that in your country. I have been to England and it's completely different."