The University of the Balearic Islands collaborates with the IEC-ARA cycle 'Qüestions IEC: we interrogate, we understand, we converse' in Palma, a proposal that invites to analyze some of the main questions of the present from a plural and expert perspective. The first session, titled From paid holidays to tourismphobia took place on May 14, in the Sa Riera space (Palma) and focused on the debate about the current tourism model and its tensions. Participants included Dr. Joana Maria Seguí, professor in the Geography department at the UIB, member of the Section of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the IEC and member of the Societat Catalana de Geografia, specialized in transport, and Dr. Macià Blàzquez, professor in the Geography department at the UIB and also a member of the Societat Catalana de Geografia, specialized in tourism. The session was moderated by Jaume Perelló, director of ARA Balears.

The University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) and the Institut d’Estudis Catalans (IEC) are launching a new series of debates this week to reflect on some of the major social and cultural changes taking place in the Balearic Islands. The series will begin this Thursday, May 14, with a first session focused on one of the most debated issues in the Islands today: the transformation of the social perception of tourism.

What could have been an anecdotal social media post ended with a minor from Mallorca declaring as investigated before the Juvenile Prosecutor's Office. Guillem (a pseudonym to protect his anonymity), who was 17 years old at the time of the events, found himself involved in a judicial process as a result of an Instagram story in which he denounced tourist overcrowding.