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Bookings in some of Mallorca's most popular summertime holiday resorts have actually plunged by as much as 20 percent, say 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 essential markets have actually slowed in recent months.
The news comes following significant anti-tourism demonstrations across mainland Spain and its islands this year - with another huge demonstration march in the pipeline for Mallorca's capital next weekend.
Recently, thousands of defiant anti-tourism protesters promised to bring the streets of Palma to a standstill on June 15th, with representatives of around 60 groups stating they're preparing to march.
The Alcudia and Can Picafort hoteliers association this week stated bookings had actually dropped throughout key markets, including Germany, its number one market, reporting a 15% to 20% downturn on last year.
Pablo Riera-Marsa, president of the hotelier's Association, said: 'We are seeing how the German market, typically 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 bargain last-gasp deals.
He explained: 'We are discovering that this season, last-minute reservations are as soon as again ending up being more popular, with tourists awaiting special deals and promotions before making their purchase choices.'
Backlash? Hoteliers in the resorts of Alcudia and Can Picafort on Mallorca have actually reported a depression of up to 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: demonstrations on Mallorca on May 25th)
The hoteliers association kept that numbers are merely returning to regular levels following a 'champagne effect', when people started travelling again following of the pandemic.
The presentation in Palma on June 15th will be led by campaign group 'Menys Turisme, Mes Vida' (Less tourist, more life), which claims that the everyday life of locals has actually become 'unbearable' thanks to foreign holidaymakers.
They have actually implicated both the Balearic Islands' government of neglecting the pleas for extreme changes in their current tourism model.
The platform is asking the island's homeowners to take to the streets to require a change in the financial model and what they describe as 'touristification.'
This will be the 3rd significant demonstration 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 similar 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', said Jaume Pujol, spokesman for Menys Turisme, Més Vida.
The group today likewise criticised the city government, implicating them of promoting policies that have exacerbated the mass tourist crisis.
The June 15th demonstration will be led by campaign group 'Menys Turisme, Mes Vida' (Less tourism, more life), which claims that the daily life of locals has actually become 'unbearable' thanks to foreign holidaymakers. Pictured: Campaigners revealing the protest
'Mallorca is not for sale' checks out a demonstration banner held by a girl in a march held in April against housing rates and the impact of tourist on the locals of the Mallorca
They also cautioned that, with the start of the tourist season, 'excruciating circumstances' are currently being repeated on the island, including roadway closures due to tourist occasions and genera
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