The head of the huge TUI tourism group has expressed understanding of protests against mass tourism on the Spanish island of Mallorca in remarks published in the Sunday edition of Germany’s mass-circulation Bild newspaper. “There are these protests aimed at certain excessive issues, such as rent rises, lack of housing, increased house prices and traffic,” Sebastian Ebel told Bild. “And we should definitely take this seriously, because we would feel the same,” he added. Mallorca, Barcelona and other popular Spanish destinations have seen repeated demonstrations by residents this year, with the …