The Spanish Tourist Office has had a good year. Current tourism statistics show that from January to August this year, Spain received just under 64.3 million visitors (an 11 per cent increase year-on-year). For the UK specifically, there were 12.6 million visitors, representing an increase of 7.8 per cent year-on-year.
But if you’re one of the thousands of people who took to the streets in Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza this year, protesting against mass tourism, safe to say you’re not viewing the numbers in the same positive light.
While the figures suggest the protests haven’t impacted on tourism arrivals, Spanish Tourist Office UK director Manuel Butler…
