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Brits outsmart angry anti-tourist protesters with simple tactic after 1000s of sunbeds in Majorca were scrapped

Brits outsmart angry anti-tourist protesters with simple tactic after 1000s of sunbeds in Majorca were scrapped

The Irish Sun5 days ago

GROUCHY beach bosses are scrapping nearly a quarter of Majorca's sunbeds on popular beaches in a bid to put off tourists.
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Brits in Majorca have taken their towels to the beach after bosses scrapped nearly a quarter of sunbeds
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On Sunday, 10,000 locals joined a march condemning holidaymakers
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Playa de Palma is reportedly set to lose most sunbeds - from 6,000 to 4,436
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Officials are also planning to take away hundreds of parasols from next year after locals said there was nowhere for them to sunbathe.
It comes after
On Sunday,
Police even scuffled with a
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But Brits have vowed to carry on sunbathing by simply taking their towels and lying on the sand.
Hairdresser Nigel Oxby, 53, from
'There's tons of other beaches with nothing on them.
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'If you're a local and you don't like tourists, then there's other places to go.'
He said he does not feel as welcome on the island since the
The Sun explores Majorca
'When they hear you're English, they're not interested.'
Friends Sally Wilford, 50, and Tracey Brown, 56, in Llucmajor, vowed: 'We'll just lie on towels.'
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Barista Sally insisted the ploy to cut tourism will not work, adding: 'The plane was full on our way out.'
Activists are still not satisfied with the beds cut and are threatening to block tourists from beaches.
Pere Joan, 26, of
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Protesters chanting slogans at tourists in Palma de Majorca
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