![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/majorca-not-interested-in-budget-tourists-from-uk-amid-clampdown-on-visitors/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_UK-police-visit-Balearic-islands.jpg&description=The island's director of tourism said tourists will be encouraged to visit outside of the summer season in a bid to promote out-of-season activities adding they are "not interested in having the budget tourists from the UK"A view of Punta Ballena, the main club strip in Magaluf, Majorca British holidaymakers hoping for a Majorca getaway next summer could be out of luck after the island is set to clamp down on seasonal tourists. The island's director of tourism said tourists will instead be encouraged to visit outside of the summer season in a bid to promote out-of-season activities. Instead of heading to party at resorts such as Magaluf for a week or sun-soaked, booze-filled fun, visitors will be encouraged to enjoy more cultural activities. Lucia Escribano, Director of Tourism, said the island was "not interested in having the budget tourists from the UK." He added: "We are trying to encourage tourists to visit outside the summer season to enjoy sports or our cultural attractions and museums. 'We want to focus more on out-of-season activities than sun and beaches.' Foreign Office issues travel warning for Brits heading to Spain on holiday The island's director of tourism said tourists will instead be encouraged to visit outside of the summer season in a bid to promote out-of-season activities ( Getty Images) The plans come amid concerns of overcrowding as the island's council looks at ways to tackle lower-quality hotels and summer tourism businesses such as clubs and bars, reports The Sun. Escribano said the island wants to attract "quality over quantity" and aims to cut down on the 300,000 hotel beds currently available. Hotels will also only be granted permission to make upgrades, such as a spa or new restaurant, if they agree to lower the amount of beds offered. Escribano even went as far to say tourism bodies "don't care" if holidaymakers choose to visit Greece or Turkey instead. Mallorca has experienced an unprecedented summer due to the lifting of coronavirus){kind=link}
The island’s director of tourism said tourists will be encouraged to visit outside of the summer season in a bid to promote out-of-season activities adding they are “not interested in having the budget tourists from the UK”
British holidaymakers hoping for a Majorca getaway next summer could be out of luck after the island is set to clamp down on seasonal tourists.
The island’s director of tourism said tourists will instead be encouraged to visit outside of the summer season in a bid to promote out-of-season activities.
Instead of heading to party at resorts such as Magaluf for a week or sun-soaked, booze-filled fun, visitors will be encouraged to enjoy more cultural activities.
Lucia Escribano, Director of Tourism, said the island was “not interested in having the budget tourists from the UK.”