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Bookings in some of Mallorca's most popular summer season holiday 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 say their essential 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 big protest march in the pipeline for Mallorca's capital next weekend.

Recently, countless bold anti-tourism protesters vowed to bring the streets of Palma to a standstill on June 15th, with agents of around 60 groups stating they're planning to march.

The Alcudia and Can Picafort hoteliers association today said bookings had actually dropped throughout essential markets, including Germany, its number one 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.'

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 bargain last-gasp offers.

He described: 'We are detecting that this season, last-minute bookings are as soon as again becoming more popular, with tourists waiting on unique offers and promos 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 percent in hotel bookings year-on-year. Spain has seen anti-tourism marches throughout the mainland and popular islands this year

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

The hoteliers association preserved that numbers are simply returning to typical levels following a 'champagne effect', when individuals started travelling once again following completion of the pandemic.

The presentation 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 ended up being 'unbearable' thanks to foreign holidaymakers.

They have implicated both the Balearic Islands' federal government of ignoring the pleas for drastic changes in their present tourism model.

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

This will be the 3rd significant demonstration 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 at the same time with similar marches in Ibiza, Barcelona, Donosti and other major Spanish cities.

'We mean 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, implicating them of promoting policies that have actually exacerbated the mass tourist crisis.

The June 15th demonstration will be led by project group 'Menys Turisme, Mes Vida' (Less tourist, more life), which claims that the daily life of locals has actually ended up being 'intolerable' thanks to foreign holidaymakers. Pictured: Campaigners announcing the demonstration

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

They also alerted that, with the start of the traveler season, 'intolerable circumstances' are already being duplicated on the island, consisting of road closures due to tourist occasions and genera