Overview

• Locals have invented fictional coves with false names like Son Gotleu and Son Banya Korea to mislead holidaymakers away from Majorca’s crowded beaches.
• Similar tactics earlier included fake closure signs placed by groups such as Caterva on coves including Cala Varques and Cala Petita.
• Majorca Platja Tour has announced a planned symbolic beach occupation later this summer to press for stricter tourism controls.
• Protesters from Menys Turisme Més Vida and allied groups cite housing unaffordability, illegal rentals and water scarcity as drivers of their actions.
• Regional authorities are deploying police and monitoring these unconventional deterrence measures as local leaders push for policy reforms.