Sickening graffiti targeting tourists as locals demand change

A hateful sign has sparked massive outrage after being found on a wall in popular European destination.

A hateful graffiti urging locals to “kill a tourist” has sparked massive outrage after being found on a wall in Majorca.

Politicians in the Spanish holiday island have condemned the bitter act by anti-tourist vandals, calling the behaviour “totally unjustified”.

The conservative People’s Party (PP), which governs the local region in the Balerics island, urged the Town Hall to criticise such “acts of vandalism” and asked the residents to clean up hostile messages.

The hateful graffiti that caused massive outrage in Majorca. Picture: PP

The party said it had witnessed a “worrying proliferation of graffiti with tourism-phobic messages” in the town.

Maria Antonia Sanso Jaume, PP spokesperson, wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “This graffiti do not represent, in any case, the majority feeling of the residents of Manacor.

“Tourists are welcome to visit our island. Such behaviour is totally unjustified.”

Hostile messages against foreigners can be found on the walls across various Spanish holiday spots. Picture: Pau Barrena / AFP

The shameful act comes amid the waves of anti-tourist sentiments that have swept various parts of the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands.

Hostile messages against foreigners and tourists written on public walls have been on the rise – sparking fears that anti-tourist movements could become more hateful.

Thousands of locals have so far taken part in various anti-tourism protests across the holiday hotspots.

Overcrowding has become the main problem in many sunny destinations, with authorities trying to find a solution to keep tourists and locals happy.

Demonstrators hold signs reading 'Enough tourism' during a protest against mass tourism on Barcelona's Las Ramblas alley, on July 6, 2024. Picture: Josep Lago / AFP

Officials have attempted to reduce the impact of holidaymakers by implementing additional taxes on tourists, or banning new hotels.

Just a few days ago, anti-tourist fanatics in Majorca mocked Brit holidaymakers over euros defeat during hate-filled protest.

They carried placards showing Man City and England defender Kyle Walker and the words: “The only thing coming home is you.”

More than 10,000 protesters packing into capital Palma complained about hard-drinking revellers and soaring rents.

Protests against mass tourism have multiplied in recent months across Spain, the world's second-most visited country. Picture: Josep Lago / AFP

Banners demanded: “Take back your drunks — give back our homes” and “Your paradise, our nightmare.”

Some tourists have reported being booed and jeered as they ate their evening meals on terraces in Palma’s Weyler Square.

Meanwhile, anti-tourist zealots chillingly warned of a summer of “surprise actions” as they prepared to launch protests in Ibiza.

Demonstrators hold signs reading 'Turism decrease' on Barcelona's Las Ramblas alley, on July 6. Picture: Josep Lago / AFP

A man holds a sign saying ‘tourists go home’. Picture: Josep Lago / AFP

Protesters said many demonstrations and mass campaigns will be carried out “without warning” – something that could spark chaos in the Spanish holiday hotspot.

The mainland Spanish city of Barcelona has been hit by rallies too, with tourists being sprayed with water pistols.

Spain’s tourism minister condemned protesters who soaked tourists with water pistols during a protest on July 6 in Barcelona city centre.

Now regional officials on the Balearic Islands have made it clear to the mob that there must be no repeat of Barcelona and locals must show tourists “respect”.

In April, thousands of anti-tourist protesters took to the streets in Tenerife and demanded a freeze on holidaymakers.

The anti-tourist hordes filled a square in the capital brandishing banners including some that read “You enjoy we suffer” in English.

More than 15,000 people waved Canary Islands’ flags and blew horns to make a deafening noise in the capital Santa Cruz.

Protests also took place at the same time in other popular Canary Islands including Lanzarote and Gran Canaria.

However, these campaigners have tried to distance themselves from anti-tourist graffiti which has appeared on walls and benches in and around southern Tenerife.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission