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    • Mass and Fiesta Tourism in the Balearic Islands: Segregation, Elitization, and Green Grabbing

      Abstract:
      Recent legislation in the Balearic Islands targets mass and fiesta tourism, promoting the exclusion of lower-income tourists and the elitization of the islands. This strategy seeks to attract wealthier visitors and their capital, reinforcing the allure of islands as exclusive, luxury destinations. These spatial strategies foster territorial conflicts, particularly over coastal access, which is increasingly privatized for high-end residences and tourism. Paradoxically, efforts to protect the territory unite various groups in opposing unchecked urbanization, advocating for the preservation of natural spaces. Reducing tourist flows emerges as a luxury-based response to overtourism, framed as a "green" fix through green grabbing. However, the mobilization against this new form of territorial appropriation is waning, as debates over energy consumption, social exclusion, and infrastructure expansion generate less consensus, complicating efforts to address the climate emergency and sustainability.