Authorities in the capital of the Spanish holiday island of Mallorca, Palma, are mounting a war on what they call “the tourism of excesses,” cracking down on public nudity, drinking, sex acts and anti-social behavior, CNN reports in the following article:
Their weapon is a new list of rules and regulationss that will encourage tourists to “act responsibly,” or face heavy fines.
The new measures, which follow similar regulations introduced in 2017 in Magaluf, the island’s rowdy main resort, follow growing complaints from locals about the behavior of the visitors who provide Mallorca’s main source of income.
They come at a time when the negative impact of mass tourism is being debated in vacation hotspots around the planet from Machu Picchu in Peru to Venice in Italy.
Read more at source: CNN.com
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