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Bookings in a few of Mallorca's most popular summer vacation resorts have actually slumped by as much as 20 per cent, 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 state 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 substantial demonstration march in the pipeline for Mallorca's capital next weekend.

Recently, countless defiant anti-tourism protesters promised to bring the streets of Palma to a standstill on June 15th, with agents of around 60 groups saying they're preparing to march.

The Alcudia and Can Picafort hoteliers association this week said bookings had dropped across key markets, including Germany, its number one market, reporting a 15% to 20% depression on in 2015.

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 actually slowed down the most.'

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

He described: 'We are spotting that this season, last-minute bookings are when again becoming more popular, with tourists waiting on special offers and promotions before making their purchase choices.'

Backlash? Hoteliers in the resorts of Alcudia and Can Picafort on Mallorca have reported a depression of up to 20 per cent in hotel bookings year-on-year. Spain has seen anti-tourism marches throughout the mainland and popular islands this year

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

The hoteliers association kept that numbers are just returning 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 group 'Menys Turisme, Mes Vida' (Less tourism, more life), which claims that the everyday life of residents has actually ended up being 'intolerable' thanks to foreign holidaymakers.

They have actually implicated both the Balearic Islands' government of ignoring the pleas for extreme modifications in their existing tourist model.

The platform is asking the island's homeowners to take to the streets to require a modification in the economic model and what they explain as 'touristification.'

This will be the 3rd significant protest of its kind however the activists state they are getting nowhere in spite of calls to clampdown on travelers.

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

'We represent the right to a dignified life and to require 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 actually aggravated 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 everyday life of residents has actually become 'excruciating' thanks to foreign holidaymakers. Pictured: Campaigners revealing the protest

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

They also cautioned that, with the start of the tourist season, 'intolerable scenarios' are currently being duplicated on the island, consisting of 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 urgent to put limits' on a tourism design that they consider progressively harmful.

It comes a month after 10s of countless furious Spaniards required to the streets across the nation to demand an option to the expense of living crisis they state has actually been worsened by tourist.

The demonstrations on April fifth happened 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 demanded solutions to the housing crisis, with banners checking out: 'Houses for the people of Málaga. Hotels for travelers, cost effective rents.'

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

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

Some likewise hung posters from their terraces and windows with messages saying: 'Housing is a right, not an organization'.

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

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Meanwhile in Madrid, around 15,000 people collected in the capital's neighbourhood of Atocha and marched towards Plaza de Espana shouting slogans like: 'Landlords are burglars' and 'Madrid will be the tomb of rentals'.

Angry tenants indicated instances of global hedge funds buying up residential or commercial properties, often with the aim of renting them to foreign travelers.

The question has become so politically charged that Barcelona's city federal government vowed in 2015 to phase out all its 10,000 permits for short-term rentals, a number of them promoted on platforms like Airbnb, by 2028.

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

'No more leaving our neighborhoods, our homes, or even our cities every five or 7 years,' stated Valeria Racu, representative for the Madrid occupants' union, in a statement at the start of the presentation.

'We're calling on the half-million families whose contracts expire in 2025 to stay at home and resist,' she included.
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Last month, British holidaymakers were left cowering in hotels as protesters stormed the streets of the Canary Islands.

Residents campaigning against over-tourism introduced demonstrations across Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Ela Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, and Lanzarote.