Brit tourists facing holiday chaos as 180,000 hospitality staff go on strike in July on Spanish islands

Walkouts have already crippled some of the Spanish islands this month. Brit tourists face holiday chaos with strikes confirmed for 180,000 hospitality staff throughout July on hotspot islands. Strikes have been confirmed for 180,000 hospitality staff throughout July on a number of hotspot islands. Hotels, restaurants and clubs in the Balearic Islands will be hit by the walkouts, sparking chaos for thousands of British tourists.

Mallorca, Ibiza, and Menorca, which are usually bursting with holidaymakers, will be affected by the strikes which could go on for weeks. The alert was raised after union bosses walked out of a meeting about pay and working conditions, calling hospitality bosses' offer of an 11 per cent pay increase insufficient. Talks about reducing the working week to 35 hours were also shut down when employers rejected the proposal.

Unless a last-minute agreement is reached between employers and unions, a large chunk of the Balearic island's workforce will down their tools on July 10. The strikes could persist throughout the month with 18, 19, 25, 31 July already confirmed protest days. Unions are demanding a 16 per cent increase in pay for workers over three years.

The mass walkout will coincide with the peak tourist season in the Spanish holiday destination. Protests across Spain intensify with locals calling for an end to mass tourism. Spain's anti-mass tourism movement began gaining momentum in April 2024 - particularly in popular tourist destinations.

According to the source: The Sun.