Tourist fury as Majorca president insists 'island doesn't need more tourists'
The Council of Majorca is reportedly going to cut the number of international tourism fairs
Majorca's tourists will be disappointed after its president insisted that the “island doesn't need more tourists”.
The Council of Majorca is reportedly going to cut the number of international tourism fairs it will attend next year and will only attend 11, which represents a drop of 68 percent compared to 2019, reports Majorca Daily Bulletin.
The President of the Council of Majorca, Llorenç Galmés, said during the General Policy Debate: “Majorca does not have a problem with demand and does not need to go to fairs to find more tourists.
“Obviously we will continue to attend the most important fairs, but we will not promote conventional sun and beach tourism,” he stressed.
“These are far-reaching measures, never adopted before, to tackle the main challenge facing our society, which demands immediate solutions,” said the president, who boasted of “doing more in one year” than the left-wing coalition in eight.
The President of the Balearics Government, Marga Prohens, has also called for a constructive debate on the overcrowding of tourism on the islands and she hopes there will be talk of limiting it for the wellbeing of residents.
She was speaking at the first Civil Society Tourism Congress.
“Together, working together and with the shared conviction that courageous measures are needed, we will be able to successfully tackle this debate,” she said.
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She hopes the meeting will produce data, studies, and proposals "that will be listened to," aiming to establish a social and political pact for the sustainability of the islands.
She emphasised the importance of noting and listening to the public, highlighting the need to analyze the growing social unrest caused by tourism saturation in recent years.
She pointed out that members of the public and organisations will soon be able to submit their proposals via the citizen participation website, which will be forwarded to the round table.
Prohens expressed regret that legislation in the Balearics has often been enacted without sufficient data and information, something she believes must not happen again.
She called for responsibility and a clear vision to ensure that a constructive debate on tourism management and containment emerges from this congress.
