The Devastating Effects Of Spain's Anti-tourism Protests Revealed

Bookings in some of Mallorca's most popular summer vacation resorts have dropped 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 state their key markets have actually slowed in current months.

The news comes following major anti-tourism protests across 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 defiant anti-tourism protesters promised to bring the streets of Palma to a dead stop on June 15th, with agents of around 60 groups saying they're preparing to march.

The Alcudia and Can Picafort hoteliers association this week stated bookings had dropped throughout essential markets, consisting of Germany, its number one market, reporting a 15% to 20% downturn on in 2015.

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 actually slowed down the most.'

However, the Majorca Daily Bulletin reports that the group is optimistic that late bookings would still see figures increase, stating tourists were edging their bets on bargain last-gasp deals.

He described: 'We are discovering that this season, last-minute bookings are once 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 downturn of up to 20 percent in hotel bookings year-on-year. Spain has seen anti-tourism marches throughout the mainland and popular islands this year

And another protest is in the pipeline, with Mallorca's capital, Palma, the location for another huge demonstration on June 15th, with 60 organisations set to march (Pictured: demonstrations on Mallorca on May 25th)

The hoteliers association maintained that numbers are merely going back to regular levels following a 'champagne effect', when individuals began travelling once 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 daily life of locals has ended up being 'unbearable' thanks to foreign holidaymakers.

They have implicated both the Balearic Islands' government of ignoring the pleas for drastic changes in their current tourist model.

The platform is asking the island's residents to take to the streets to require a modification in the financial design and what they describe as 'touristification.'

This will be the 3rd major protest of its kind but the activists say they are getting nowhere regardless of calls to clampdown on travelers.

The presentation in Palma will be held simultaneously with comparable marches in Ibiza, Barcelona, Donosti and other significant Spanish cities.

'We stand for 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 intensified the mass tourism crisis.

The June 15th presentation will be led by project 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 demonstration

'Mallorca is not for sale' reads a demonstration banner held by a lady in a march held in April versus housing rates and the effect of tourism on the locals of the Mallorca

They likewise cautioned that, with the start of the traveler season, 'excruciating situations' are currently being repeated on the island, including road closures due to traveler occasions and genera; saturation of public spaces and markets.

Menys Turisme, Mes Vida likewise argued that their island is 'not for sale' and that 'it is immediate to put limitations' on a tourist design that they think about significantly devastating.

It comes a month after tens of countless furious Spaniards took to the streets throughout the country to require a service to the cost of living crisis they say has been exacerbated by tourism.

The demonstrations on April 5th happened across significant Spanish towns and cities consisting of Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga and Palma.

According to organizers, 30,000 individuals took to the streets of Malaga - a seaside town in the south of Spain - as they demanded options to the housing crisis, with banners reading: 'Houses for individuals of Málaga. Hotels for tourists, inexpensive leas.'

But police reported that around 5,000 demonstrators took part in the Malaga march.

Residents were photographed holding banners with the slogan: 'Houses for the individuals of Málaga. Hotels for travelers'.

Some also hung posters from their balconies and windows with messages stating: 'Housing is a right, not a business'.

The presentation 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. Pictured: Campaigners today revealing the protest next month

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Meanwhile in Madrid, around 15,000 individuals gathered in the capital's area of Atocha and marched towards Plaza de Espana screaming mottos like: 'Landlords are burglars' and 'Madrid will be the tomb of leasings'.

Angry tenants indicated circumstances of global hedge funds purchasing up residential or commercial properties, often with the goal of renting them to foreign travelers.

The concern has actually become so politically charged that Barcelona's local government pledged last year to phase out all its 10,000 permits for short-term rentals, many of them promoted on platforms like Airbnb, by 2028.

Marchers in Madrid last month shouted 'Get Airbnb out of our areas' and held up indications against short-term leasings.

'No more leaving our communities, our homes, or even our cities every 5 or seven years,' said Valeria Racu, representative for the Madrid renters' union, in a statement at the start of the demonstration.

'We're getting in touch with the half-million homes whose contracts expire in 2025 to remain home and resist,' she added.