Overview

• Residents have organized demonstrations at major tourist hubs such as Playa de Palma, Palmanova-Magaluf and in Sóller to protest unaffordable housing and congested public spaces.
• UGT union members in the hotel and restaurant sector will stage protests starting on June 6 and have signaled possible strikes in July after contract negotiations stalled.
• Regional authorities are weighing measures including caps on tourist vehicle ownership and rentals to ease traffic congestion and relieve pressure on infrastructure.
• In Sóller, activists hung T-shirts with anti-tourism slogans on the central Plaça Constitució to dramatize the daily strain of mass tourism on local life.
• Upcoming high-season protests and potential labor actions threaten to disrupt services and tourist mobility across the island.