Ebel told journalists the ongoing anti-tourist protests in Spain do not constitute a threat for Tui
Ebel told journalists on Wednesday (15 May) the protests are mainly about the negative impacts of tourism on housing and rising costs and therefore won’t affect Tui.
The protests, which erupted in the Canary Islands in mid-April, have now reached the Balearics, with demonstrations set to take place over the next few days in Majorca and Ibiza.
When asked whether the anti-tourism protests would affect Tui’s business, Ebel replied: “No threat, definitely no threat. The protests started because of the impact of tourism on housing and rising costs and not from our tours.
“The negatives we do see have nothing to do with our package tourism because every customer we bring to the islands has a bed in our hotels.
“We have apartments and houses built for our employees and we bring our customers by bus to the hotel instead of having them go on individual car rides.”
He added: “We support all the actions taken to reduce the burden on people. If the locals are happy, our customers are happy.”
