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

Bookings in some of Mallorca's most popular summertime vacation resorts have actually dropped by as much as 20 percent, state hoteliers on the Balearic Island, recommending holidaymakers are voting with their feet following anti-tourism marches.

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

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

Last week, countless defiant anti-tourism protesters vowed to bring the streets of Palma to a grinding halt on June 15th, with agents of around 60 groups stating they're preparing to march.

The Alcudia and Can Picafort hoteliers association today stated reservations had dropped throughout key markets, consisting of Germany, its primary market, reporting a 15% to 20% downturn 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 positive that late reservations would still see figures rise, saying travelers were edging their bets on deal last-gasp deals.

He explained: 'We are detecting that this season, last-minute reservations are as soon as again becoming more popular, with tourists waiting on unique deals and promos before making their purchase decisions.'

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

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

The hoteliers association kept that numbers are just returning to normal levels following a 'champagne effect', when people began travelling once again following the end 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 locals has become 'unbearable' thanks to foreign holidaymakers.

They have actually implicated both the Balearic Islands' federal government of overlooking the pleas for extreme changes in their current tourist model.

The platform is asking the island's citizens to require to the streets to demand a change in the financial design and what they explain as 'touristification.'

This will be the 3rd significant demonstration of its kind but the activists say they are getting nowhere in spite of calls to clampdown on travelers.

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

'We stand for 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 also criticised the local government, accusing them of promoting policies that have worsened the mass tourist crisis.

The June 15th demonstration will be led by campaign group 'Menys Turisme, Mes Vida' (Less tourism, more life), which declares that the daily life of residents has actually become 'excruciating' thanks to foreign holidaymakers. Pictured: Campaigners announcing the demonstration

'Mallorca is not for sale' reads a demonstration banner held by a woman in a march held in April versus housing prices and the effect of tourist on the citizens of the Mallorca

They also warned that, with the start of the tourist season, 'unbearable scenarios' are currently being duplicated on the island, including road closures due to traveler events and genera; saturation of public areas and markets.

Menys Turisme, Mes Vida also argued that their island is 'not for sale' and that 'it is immediate to put limits' on a tourist model that they consider progressively damaging.

It comes a month after tens of countless furious Spaniards required to the streets across the country to demand an option to the cost of living crisis they say has been exacerbated by tourist.

The presentations on April 5th happened throughout major Spanish towns and cities consisting of Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga and Palma.

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

But authorities reported that around 5,000 demonstrators participated in the Malaga march.

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

Some also hung posters from their verandas and windows with messages saying: 'Housing is a right, not a service'.

The presentation will be led by campaign group 'Menys Turisme, Mes Vida' (Less tourism, more life), which declares that the daily life of residents has actually become 'intolerable' thanks to foreign holidaymakers. Pictured: Campaigners today revealing the demonstration next month

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Meanwhile in Madrid, around 15,000 people collected 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 worldwide hedge funds buying up residential or commercial properties, typically with the objective of leasing them to foreign tourists.

The concern has actually ended up being so politically charged that Barcelona's city federal government pledged last year to phase out all its 10,000 authorizations for short-term rentals, numerous of them marketed on platforms like Airbnb, by 2028.

Marchers in Madrid last month chanted 'Get Airbnb out of our neighborhoods' and held up indications against short-term rentals.

'No more leaving our areas, our homes, and even our cities every five or 7 years,' said Valeria Racu, representative for the Madrid renters' union, in a statement at the start of the demonstration.

'We're contacting the half-million homes whose agreements expire in 2025 to stay home and withstand,' she added.