British holidaymakers have sparked a backlash in a Spanish tourist hotspot as Costa del Sol locals have pinned stickers on buildings telling visitors to “go f*****g home”.
An incendiary message was pictured on a building in Malaga.
Other anti-tourism protests have been held across Spain, including in Barcelona, Seville, Tenerife and Majorca.
Locals across Spain blame tourists for pushing up rental prices, causing noise pollution and increased littering.
British holidaymakers have sparked some outrage across Spain
REUTERSLeft-wing PSOE politician Dani Perez shared a sticker on social media.
The sticker contains the “AT” logo for the Agencia de Turismo.
Perez said: “Before, this was Centro, as this sticker says next to several tourist flats.
“You walk the streets of Malaga and it is practically impossible to find a residential building that does not have a lock and password.”
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Locals across Spain blame tourists for pushing up rental prices, causing noise pollution and increased littering
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He also accused the local mayor of “not lifting a finger for the people of Malaga” and “expelling them from the city where they were born”.
However, the mayor has since said: “We’ve taken bold steps to crack down on what can only be described as the ‘aggressive’ sale of alcohol.
“What I mean by that is happy hours, the sale of cheap alcohol, the two or three-for-ones, the sale of alcohol by supermarkets during the hours of 9.30pm to 8am, the degradation of women with wild party games in the large pubs.
“We’ve banned pub crawls and the advertising of party boats, which are no longer allowed to sell alcohol on board.”
The number of British passengers visiting Spain last year stood at around 20 million, just short of the figure witnessed before the pandemic
PAAccording to Olive Press, popular bar Drunk-o-Rama shared a reel on Instagram showing a number of anti-tourism stickers available to order.
Stickers included slogans such as “go to your f*****g home”, “get the f**k out of here” and “before this was my home”.
Another bar owner also told a local publication: “I live in a neighbourhood of Malaga called Fuente Olletas and was told a few weeks ago the owner wouldn’t be renewing my rental contract.
"And I had to leave because the property was going to be readapted for tourist lets.
The number of British passengers visiting Spain last year stood at around 20 million, just short of the figure witnessed before the pandemic.
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“Every day I’m receiving photos of new stickers and people that are making it go viral.
“There’s a lot of movement because citizens are sick of the situation.”
Britons have made Spain a popular tourist destination since the 1970s when the price of continental flights plummeted.
The number of British passengers visiting Spain last year stood at around 20 million, just short of the figure witnessed before the pandemic.
However, boozy Britons have also made a reputation for themselves across Iberia’s party-hotspots, including Marbella and Magaluf.