This Spanish Hotspot May Not Be as Overtouristed as Previously Reported

A conga line of low-cost European carriers is bringing visitors from all over the continent.

S pain is on track to become the world’s most visited country, surpassing France sometime in the next decade or so .

But are all parts of the country getting the same crowds—and the same blowback from locals—as Barcelona, where city authorities are shutting down cruise terminals in order to stem the tide of visitors and help quell tourism protests ?

I visited the island of Mallorca, in Spain’s Balearic Islands, to see for myself what the situation was like on the ground. Mallorca is a popular tourism destination for Europeans that is just now beginning to gain traction with American visitors. United Airlines added nonstop service from the U.S. to the island in 2022 and has sin