Bookings in a few of Mallorca's most popular summer season vacation resorts have dropped by as much as 20 per cent, say 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 key markets have actually slowed in current months.

The news comes following major 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.

Last week, thousands of defiant anti-tourism protesters vowed to bring the streets of Palma to a dead stop on June 15th, with representatives of around 60 groups stating they're planning to march.

The Alcudia and Can Picafort hoteliers association this week said reservations had actually dropped across crucial 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, said: 'We are seeing how the German market, generally our Number 1 market, is the one that has actually slowed down the most.'
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However, the Majorca Daily Bulletin reports that the group is optimistic that late bookings would still see figures increase, saying tourists were edging their bets on bargain last-gasp offers.

He discussed: 'We are finding that this season, last-minute bookings are as soon as again becoming more popular, with tourists waiting for special 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 per cent in hotel bookings year-on-year. Spain has actually seen anti-tourism marches throughout the mainland and popular islands this year

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

The hoteliers association maintained that numbers are just returning to regular levels following a 'champagne result', when people started 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 claims that the everyday life of residents has actually become 'excruciating' thanks to foreign holidaymakers.

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

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

This will be the third significant protest of its kind however the activists state they are getting nowhere despite calls to clampdown on tourists.

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

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

The group today also criticised the city government, accusing them of promoting policies that have worsened 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 daily life of locals has become 'unbearable' thanks to foreign holidaymakers. Pictured: Campaigners revealing the demonstration

'Mallorca is not for sale' checks out a demonstration banner held by a woman in a march kept in April against housing prices and the effect of tourist on the locals of the Mallorca

They also alerted that, with the start of the tourist season, 'unbearable situations' are currently being duplicated on the island, consisting of roadway closures due to tourist events and genera