A Spanish holiday hotspot adored by UK tourists was ‘half empty’ this Bank Holiday Monday, leading to concerns from local bar and restaurant owners. Magaluf, one of Majorca’s most bustling holiday resorts, is usually teeming with holidaymakers by the start of June.
However, photographs taken on May 27 depicted deserted sunbeds on the town’s beaches and rows of unoccupied tables outside bars. This comestourism-warning-spanish-island-critical-085341103.html” data-ylk=”slk:just days after demonstrators marched through Majorca’s capital, Palma,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;” class=”link yahoo-link”> just days after demonstrators marched through Majorca’s capital, Palma, demanding the government to take ‘immediate measures’ to address the island’s housing crisis and tourist overcrowding.
The local newspaper, Majorca Daily Bulletin, voiced concerns that Magaluf seemed “unusually quiet” on Monday, stating it was “half empty if that”. It reported a sense of unease among business owners about the scarcity of tourists, while others maintained it was still bustling during the weekends.
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