The Devastating Effects Of Spain's Anti-tourism Protests Revealed
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Bookings in some of Mallorca's most popular summer season vacation resorts have actually slumped by as much as 20 percent, state hoteliers on the Balearic Island, suggesting holidaymakers are voting with their feet following anti-tourism marches.

The hoteliers association that represents the resorts of Alcudia and Can Picafort say their key markets have slowed in recent months.

The news comes following significant anti-tourism protests across Spain and its islands this year - with another substantial demonstration march in the pipeline for Mallorca's capital next weekend.

Last week, countless bold anti-tourism protesters promised to bring the streets of Palma to a grinding halt on June 15th, with agents of around 60 groups saying they're planning to march.

The Alcudia and Can Picafort hoteliers association this week said reservations had actually dropped throughout key markets, consisting of Germany, its primary market, reporting a 15% to 20% depression on last year.

Pablo Riera-Marsa, president of the hotelier's Association, stated: 'We are seeing how the German market, generally our Number 1 market, is the one that has decreased the most.'

However, the Majorca Daily Bulletin reports that the group is optimistic that late reservations would still see figures increase, saying travelers were edging their bets on deal last-gasp offers.

He discussed: 'We are finding that this season, last-minute bookings are as soon as again ending up being more popular, with travelers waiting on unique offers and promos before making their purchase decisions.'

Backlash? Hoteliers in the resorts of Alcudia and Can Picafort on Mallorca have actually reported a slump of as much as 20 percent in hotel reservations year-on-year. Spain has seen anti-tourism marches across the mainland and popular islands this year

And another protest remains in the pipeline, with Mallorca's capital, Palma, the place for another substantial protest on June 15th, with 60 organisations set to march (Pictured: protests on Mallorca on May 25th)

The hoteliers association kept that numbers are simply going back to normal levels following a 'champagne result', when people started taking a trip again following completion of the pandemic.

The demonstration in Palma on June 15th will be led by campaign group 'Menys Turisme, Mes Vida' (Less tourism, more life), which claims that the everyday life of locals has actually ended up being 'unbearable' thanks to foreign holidaymakers.

They have actually implicated both the Balearic Islands' federal government of ignoring the pleas for drastic changes in their existing tourism model.

The platform is asking the island's locals to require to the streets to demand a modification in the economic design and what they refer to as 'touristification.'

This will be the third significant protest of its kind but the activists say they are getting nowhere despite calls to clampdown on travelers.

The presentation in Palma will be held all at once with comparable marches in Ibiza, Barcelona, Donosti and other major Spanish cities.

'We mean the right to a dignified life and to demand an end to touristification', said Jaume Pujol, representative for Menys Turisme, Més Vida.

The group today also criticised the city government, implicating them of promoting policies that have aggravated the mass tourist crisis.

The June 15th presentation will be led by campaign group 'Menys Turisme, Mes Vida' (Less tourism, more life), which claims that the daily life of locals has ended up being 'unbearable' thanks to foreign holidaymakers. Pictured: Campaigners revealing the demonstration

'Mallorca is not for sale' checks out a protest banner held by a woman in a march held in April versus housing prices and the impact of tourism on the locals of the Mallorca

They also cautioned that, with the start of the tourist season, 'intolerable circumstances' are already being repeated on the island, consisting of road closures due to traveler events and genera