Is anybody avoiding booking holidays to Spain due to the demonstrations?

How would a protestor know they were targeting a tourist staying in an air BnB or a hotel…

We always stay in hotels. There were similar protests in Greece recently but we felt very welcome. It is rare to be affected.

Exactly @SweetCreamandCaramel you/they will have a great time.

Thank you @BlackStrayCat I feel my family will almost need to justify where they're staying when out further a field. When you say air bnb, people automatically assume a company such as Solmar Villas etc.
Dh is saying it puts money back into the economy just as it would do in a hotel because the lady will pay taxes etc. She is choosing to do this with her home. It isn't the same as acompany snatching up a load of affordable homes locals could have. I just feel guilty about the locals!! We live in a crazy world. I'm an overthinker!

My internet kept giving me stories about protests in Mallorca just before we were due to fly there.
We went and it was fine, lovely actually.
We stayed in a hotel complex and ate lunch and dinner out and spent at markets etc to put money into their economy.

I did wonder how their water supply copes with so many tourist though, as it's such a dry island. I did a bit of research and it does have issues with water supply due to so much tourism so not sure about going back sadly.

My neice lives there (or very close) it is absolutely fine.

Going to Mijas pueblo in September. Had many lovely breaks/holidays there previously, so don’t expect it to be any different 🙏

My parents live in Spain, albeit one is a national… but it’s perfectly fine. It’s being blown massively out of proportion. Valencia and Madrid should be fine. Tenerife is the worst apparently

Absolutely not. The owner is Spanish and lives there. She is probably related everyone! This sort of tourist they love.

Just come back from Mallorca, didn't see or experience anything negative. Even during the Euro final.

I hope so! It is in a remote area, central, and a good place to explore the island from. I hope there wouldn't be any hostility around shops, supermarkets, markets and restaurants from locals.

How much of it is reality and how much is it the likes of GB News trying to whip up everyone hates rhetoric?

We're just back from Salou this week and found it very welcoming. No issues at immigration (we have a range of different surnames and nationalities too)
No protests while we were there

I believe Barcelona is an issue. From what I see on Spanish news.

We just got back from 10 days in Majorca and didn’t come across any of the anti tourism protests whatsoever.

Its fine! I live her (and am English)

If the Spanish owner lives next door, you will be totally protected by the communty! Promise!

I have been twice to Mallorca and once to Lanzarote in the last 9 months. No sign of it anywhere and there were allegedly protests while we were there.
We stay in hotels in resorts, it may be different if you were renting a house in a city.

The issue is about local people being priced out of affordable homes. Just like you get in many tourist towns in the UK such as Whitby

We’ve just got back from Benalmadena and it didn’t affect us at all. Flew into Malaga and nothing at the airport and in the resort they were very welcoming to all tourists.

We started looking at a long weekend in Spain/majorca to go a few weeks back.
Changed our minds about it, primarily due to these reports. I hear there may also be airport blockades in August too. Travelling these days is challenging enough as it is.
There was a thread in here a couple of months back about the drought out there too and that apparently villa owners were not going to be allowed to refill their pools for the summer. Not sure how that has panned out.

Following with interest as DD and I going to Valencia for 5 days in August.

Was very excited-now def tinged with a bit of anxiety...

We travel back and forth for work and pleasure frequently - to Andalucía. I haven't seen any examples of what I'm reading about in the press - not so much as a leaflet. But I'm heading out there again this week and I will report back if I think anything has changed.

Spanish people are some of the warmest and friendliest people I've ever had the pleasure of living and working with. For anyone concerned about travel with children: absolutely do not worry. The Spanish treat children like they're made of precious metals. They would never want to hurt or intimidate any young people. I love taking my children to Spain.

I've just returned from gran Canaria and didn't come across any issues at all - I didn't even see any anti tourism graffiti. Even the passport control guys were polite TBH!
I think the reporting has possibly been exaggerated to a certain extent. No doubt there have been a few protests here and there - but i think those are isolated incidents rather than the "new norm" Also my step daughter has just come back from Mallorca - and again she had no issues what so ever. I personally wouldn't let it put you off booking a holiday in Spain or any of their islands.

Go to Cyprus instead.

https://cyprus-mail.com/2024/07/22/extending-the-tourist-season/

They're staying in an Air b&b, but it isn’t a company or anything like that. It is owned by a Spanish lady, and she lives next door. The house is in a very quiet area.

I had the best time in Mallorca (palma nova) although admittedly we flew home just 1 week before protests all started so other people's experiences on here may differ of course!
The only grumpy people I encountered the whole trip was staff at London Standsted Airport 🤣
It wouldn't put me off particularly but I would just be more mindful of where I went and stayed on the island. I certainly felt very welcome and can't wait to go back!!