Mallorca has long been the favourite place in Spain for German tourists, residents and second homeowners, but recent data suggest that the Mediterranean island is losing its appeal among its main tourism market.
The regional government of the Balearic Islands has come out against calls from the Canary Islands for EU help to restrict foreigners from buying homes, despite both archipelagos suffering mass tourism and property market crises.
Some 20,000 protesters hit the streets of Palma de Mallorca Sunday for another mass demonstration against overtourism, demanding changes to a tourism model they say is harming the Spanish Mediterranean island.
The roof of a restaurant in Spain's Balearic island of Mallorca collapsed on Thursday, killing four people and injuring 16 others, local rescuers said.
The cancellation of winter flights between Menorca and the UK has left many Britons with second homes on the tiny Spanish island paying hundreds of pounds for flights with several stops and layovers as long as 23 hours.
