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Opened Nov 29, 2025 by Tina Chinn@tinachinn4629
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The Devastating Effects Of Spain's Anti-tourism Protests Revealed


Bookings in a few of Mallorca's most popular summertime vacation resorts have plunged 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 actually slowed in recent months.

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

Recently, thousands of bold 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 this week stated bookings had dropped across crucial 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, said: '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 bookings would still see figures increase, stating tourists were edging their bets on bargain last-gasp deals.

He described: 'We are detecting that this season, last-minute reservations are as soon as again ending up being more popular, with travelers awaiting special deals and promos before making their purchase choices.'

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

And another demonstration remains in the pipeline, with Mallorca's capital, Palma, the place for another substantial protest 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 impact', when people began taking a trip 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 declares that the everyday life of residents has ended up being 'unbearable' thanks to foreign holidaymakers.

They have actually accused both the Balearic Islands' government of overlooking the pleas for drastic modifications in their existing tourism model.

The platform is asking the island's citizens to take to the streets to demand a modification in the financial design and what they refer to as 'touristification.'

This will be the third major protest of its kind however the activists state they are getting no place in spite of calls to clampdown on travelers.

The demonstration in Palma will be held concurrently with similar 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', stated Jaume Pujol, representative for Menys Turisme, Més Vida.

The group today likewise criticised the local federal government, accusing them of promoting policies that have actually exacerbated 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 ended up being 'excruciating' thanks to foreign holidaymakers. Pictured: Campaigners revealing the protest

'Mallorca is not for sale' reads a demonstration banner held by a girl in a march kept in April against housing costs and the impact of tourist on the residents of the Mallorca

They likewise cautioned that, with the start of the tourist season, 'excruciating scenarios' are already being repeated on the island, closures due to traveler occasions and genera; saturation of public areas and markets.

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

It comes a month after tens of countless furious Spaniards required to the streets throughout the nation to demand a service to the expense of living crisis they state has been exacerbated by tourism.

The presentations 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 services to the housing crisis, with banners checking out: 'Houses for the people of Málaga. Hotels for travelers, inexpensive rents.'

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 tourists'.

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

The presentation will be led by campaign group 'Menys Turisme, Mes Vida' (Less tourism, more life), which claims that the everyday life of locals has actually ended up being 'unbearable' thanks to foreign holidaymakers. Pictured: Campaigners today revealing the protest next month

Brits turn their back on Tenerife as bookings plummet amid substantial anti traveler demonstrations

Meanwhile in Madrid, around 15,000 people gathered in the capital's neighbourhood of Atocha and marched towards Plaza de Espana yelling slogans like: 'Landlords are thieves' and 'Madrid will be the tomb of leasings'.

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

The concern has become so politically charged that Barcelona's local government vowed last year to phase out all its 10,000 authorizations for short-term rentals, much of them advertised 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 communities, our homes, and even our cities every five or seven years,' stated Valeria Racu, representative for the Madrid occupants' union, in a declaration at the start of the demonstration.

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

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

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

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