Bookings in a few of Mallorca’s most popular summer season vacation resorts have plunged by as much as 20 per cent, 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 state their crucial markets have actually slowed in current months.

The news comes following major anti-tourism demonstrations throughout mainland Spain and its islands this year - with another substantial demonstration march in the pipeline for Mallorca’s capital next weekend.

Last week, thousands of bold anti-tourism protesters vowed to bring the streets of Palma to a grinding halt on June 15th, with representatives of around 60 groups stating they’re planning to march.

The Alcudia and Can Picafort hoteliers association today stated reservations had dropped across essential markets, including Germany, its number one market, reporting a 15% to 20% slump on last year.

Pablo Riera-Marsa, president of the hotelier’s Association, said: ‘We are seeing how the German market, traditionally 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 bookings would still see figures rise, saying tourists were edging their bets on deal last-gasp offers.

He explained: ‘We are detecting that this season, last-minute bookings are once again ending up being more popular, with tourists waiting on special offers and promotions before making their purchase decisions.’

Backlash? Hoteliers in the resorts of Alcudia and Can Picafort on Mallorca have actually reported a downturn of approximately 20 per cent in hotel reservations year-on-year. Spain has seen anti-tourism marches throughout the mainland and popular islands this year

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

The hoteliers association maintained that numbers are merely returning to normal levels following a ‘champagne result’, when people began travelling again following completion of the pandemic.

The demonstration in Palma on June 15th will be led by project group ‘Menys Turisme, Mes Vida’ (Less tourist, more life), which declares that the daily life of residents has become ‘unbearable’ thanks to foreign holidaymakers.

They have implicated both the Balearic Islands’ federal government of ignoring the pleas for drastic changes in their existing tourist design.

The platform is asking the island’s citizens to require to the streets to require a change in the economic design and what they refer to as ‘touristification.’

This will be the third major protest of its kind but the activists say they are getting no place in spite of calls to clampdown on travelers.

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

‘We represent the right to a dignified life and to require an end to touristification’, stated Jaume Pujol, spokesperson for Menys Turisme, Més Vida.

The group today also criticised the city government, accusing them of promoting policies that have exacerbated 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 everyday life of residents has ended up being ‘intolerable’ thanks to foreign holidaymakers. Pictured: Campaigners announcing the protest

‘Mallorca is not for sale’ reads a demonstration banner held by a lady in a march kept in April against housing costs and the effect of tourist on the citizens of the Mallorca

They likewise warned that, with the start of the tourist season, ‘excruciating circumstances’ are currently being repeated on the island, consisting of roadway closures due to traveler occasions and genera