More overnight stays
Holidaymakers come to Spain despite protests
Those who want to go on vacation in Spain are not likely to be deterred by the protests against mass tourism. At least that's what the latest overnight stay figures suggest. In the first half of 2024, more overnight stays were recorded in the southern European country than ever before.
The INE statistics authority reported 160.6 million overnight stays between January 1 and June 30. In the first five months of the year, 33.2 million came from foreigners. People from Great Britain led the way ahead of Germans, French and Frenchwomen. According to the report, hotels generated a turnover of around 122 euros per occupied room in June.
Housing shortage, noise and dirt
The popular vacation destination has recently been in the headlines due to increasingly frequent demonstrations against mass tourism. Most recently, thousands took to the streets of Mallorca on Sunday to protest against the excesses of holidaymakers. One day later, the regional government promised "bold measures" to solve various problems. It did not give any details (see video above).
In other vacation strongholds such as Barcelona, Málaga and the Canary Islands, anger is also growing among locals. They blame mass tourism for the housing shortage, traffic jams, noise and dirt, among other things.
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