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Backlash against Brit holidaymakers in Majorca as thousands take to the streets in new anti-tourist protests

THE desperate Canary Islands president has begged Brits to visit the holiday hotspot after furious locals branded them "low-quality".Brit tourists who 'drink cheap beer' in Tenerife told to 'go home' by locals

Admitting that housing was an issue, de León said: “The problem is that the last five years have seen an average of 3,000 homes built on the islands, when demand is for 20,000.It comes as a surge of fresh anti-tourist "go home" graffiti has been painted over the island, indicating that British visitors are not welcome.Fighting back

She added: "Brits come here and spend a lot of money, the overwhelming majority of our customers are from the UK." Locals are also struggling to climb on the property ladder as many houses sit empty, being used as second homes and holiday lets.

 

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