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Bookings in a few of Mallorca's most popular summertime vacation resorts have actually 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 state their essential markets have slowed in recent months.

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

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

The Alcudia and Can Picafort hoteliers association this week said bookings had actually dropped throughout essential 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, traditionally 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 rise, saying travelers were edging their bets on deal last-gasp deals.

He discussed: 'We are detecting that this season, last-minute reservations are once again ending up being more popular, with tourists waiting for special deals and promotions 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 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 big protest on June 15th, with 60 organisations set to march (Pictured: demonstrations on Mallorca on May 25th)

The hoteliers association maintained that numbers are merely going back to regular levels following a 'champagne impact', when people started travelling once again following the end of the pandemic.

The presentation in Palma on June 15th will be led by campaign group 'Menys Turisme, Mes Vida' (Less tourist, more life), which declares that the daily life of residents has become 'unbearable' thanks to foreign holidaymakers.

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

The platform is asking the island's homeowners to take to the streets to require a modification in the financial design and what they refer to as 'touristification.'
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This will be the third major protest of its kind however the activists say they are getting nowhere despite calls to clampdown on travelers.

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

'We mean the right to a dignified life and to require an end to touristification', said Jaume Pujol, representative for Menys Turisme, Més Vida.

The group today also criticised the city government, accusing them of promoting policies that have actually intensified the mass tourism crisis.

The June 15th demonstration 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 'unbearable' thanks to foreign holidaymakers. Pictured: Campaigners revealing the demonstration

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

They likewise alerted that, with the start of the tourist season, 'intolerable scenarios' are currently being repeated on the island, including road closures due to tourist occasions and genera