Bookings in a few of Mallorca's most popular summer holiday resorts have dropped by as much as 20 per cent, 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 essential markets have actually slowed in recent months.

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

Last week, thousands of bold 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 planning to march.

The Alcudia and Can Picafort hoteliers association today said reservations had actually dropped across key markets, including Germany, its primary market, reporting a 15% to 20% slump on in 2015.

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 slowed down the most.'

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

He discussed: 'We are finding that this season, last-minute reservations are as soon as again ending up being more popular, with tourists waiting on special deals and promos before making their purchase decisions.'

Backlash? Hoteliers in the resorts of Alcudia and Can Picafort on Mallorca have reported a depression 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 remains in the pipeline, with Mallorca's capital, Palma, the area for another huge protest on June 15th, with 60 organisations set to march (Pictured: protests on Mallorca on May 25th)

The hoteliers association preserved that numbers are just going back to normal levels following a 'champagne effect', when individuals 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 ended up being 'excruciating' thanks to foreign holidaymakers.

They have actually accused both the Balearic Islands' federal government of disregarding the pleas for extreme modifications in their present tourism design.

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

This will be the 3rd major protest of its kind but the state they are getting no place despite calls to clampdown on travelers.

The presentation in Palma will be held all at once with similar marches in Ibiza, Barcelona, Donosti and other major Spanish cities.

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

The group today also criticised the regional federal government, accusing them of promoting policies that have aggravated the mass tourist crisis.

The June 15th presentation will be led by project group 'Menys Turisme, Mes Vida' (Less tourism, more life), which declares that the everyday life of locals has ended up being 'excruciating' 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 residents of the Mallorca

They likewise alerted that, with the start of the traveler season, 'excruciating scenarios' are already being duplicated on the island, including road closures due to tourist events and genera; saturation of public areas and markets.

Menys Turisme, Mes Vida also argued that their island is 'not for sale' which 'it is urgent to put limits' on a tourism design that they think about significantly harmful.

It comes a month after tens of thousands of furious Spaniards took to the streets throughout the country to require an option to the cost of living crisis they state has actually been intensified by tourist.

The demonstrations on April 5th took place across major Spanish towns and cities including 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 required options to the housing crisis, with banners reading: 'Houses for individuals of Málaga. Hotels for tourists, affordable rents.'

But police reported that around 5,000 demonstrators took part 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 balconies and windows with messages saying: 'Housing is a right, not an organization'.
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The demonstration will be led by campaign group 'Menys Turisme, Mes Vida' (Less tourist, more life), which claims that the everyday life of residents has become 'intolerable' thanks to foreign holidaymakers. Pictured: Campaigners today revealing the protest next month

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Meanwhile in Madrid, around 15,000 people gathered in the capital's neighbourhood 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 instances of international hedge funds buying up residential or commercial properties, typically with the objective of leasing them to foreign tourists.

The question has ended up being so politically charged that Barcelona's city government pledged in 2015 to phase out all its 10,000 permits for short-term leasings, a number of them marketed on platforms like Airbnb, by 2028.

Marchers in Madrid last month shouted 'Get Airbnb out of our areas' and held up signs versus short-term rentals.

'No more leaving our areas, our homes, and even our cities every 5 or 7 years,' said Valeria Racu, spokesperson for the Madrid renters' union, in a declaration at the start of the presentation.

'We're getting in touch with the half-million families whose agreements expire in 2025 to stay home and resist,' she added.

Last month, British holidaymakers were left trembling in hotels as protesters stormed the streets of the Canary Islands.

Residents waring over-tourism released demonstrations throughout Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Ela Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, and Lanzarote.