New Majorca tourist crackdown after pretty town 'overrun by holidaymakers'

Majorca, a popular UK tourist destination in Spain's Balearic Islands, is considering implementing stricter rules for tourists after idyllic local town Soller was reportedly overwhelmed by visitors. These possible measures come in response to the increasingly high volumes of tourists.

Photos from Soller highlight traffic congestion issues as spring and summer holiday seasons approach. Government spokesperson for the Balearics, Antoni Costa, expressed that there needs to be limitations due to "the constant growth in volume" of holidaymakers, suggesting it could lead to unsustainable levels of expansion.

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Costa stated that tourism on Majorca should aim to increase "in value and not in volume, in quality and not in quantity", emphasising that the current situation in Soller results in an impact on locals "which is unacceptable".

True to these concerns, Ignacio Fiol, CEO of Majorcan firm AB Capital, disclosed: "There are Majorcans who aspire to have a second home elsewhere. What they could have had here (in Majorca) thirty years ago."

Fiol continued, reflecting on the rising property prices caused by 'foreign capital', resulting in Majorcans unable to afford a secondary residence on their own island, reports Birmingham Live.

In response to the warning, one holidaymaker commented: "At least they are paying guests who leave after their 2 weeks are up. We on the other hand are over run with non paying uninvited guests who we pay for the privilege of coming to our once beautiful country. We are told there isn't anything we can do about it. I know which I would prefer."

"Always the same cobblers whether it's Majorca or Cornwall. the local agent stated that locals are being forced out by wealthy tourists is cobblers. No one forced the owners out. They just capitalised on theirs and agents greed," another Brit fumed.

"Spain's attraction is on the decline for Brits with money to spend... It's only a matter of time now...." added another.