Majorca officials have admitted the countest’s anti-tourist chaos has ‘scared away visitors’ in the European Union holiday hotspot.
Spain has issued a desperate plea to UK tourists as it “begs” for them to come back after anti-tourism protests. Majorca officials have admitted the countest’s anti-tourist chaos has ‘scared away visitors’ in the European Union holiday hotspot.
Some resorts have been left “completely dead” by anti-tourist protests, it has been claimed. Miguel Perez-Marsa, the head of the nightlife association, informed the Majorca Daily Bulletin: “The tourists we’re interested in are being driven away; they don’t feel welcome and are going to other destinations.”
Juanmi Ferrer, president of the Restaurant Association, warned that the message of the protests is “scaring visitors away”. Majorca is a go-to for Brits, alongside the other Balearic Islands like Menorca and Ibiza.
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Meanwhile, Pedro Oliver, president of the College of Tour Guides, stated: “The anti-tourism messages are resonating. If you generate negative news, which has repercussions in other countries, tourists opt for other destinations when choosing their holidays.”
Biel Rosales, president of tour operator Proguies Turistics, stated: “Tourismphobia and the idea that tourists are not welcome are hurting us greatly.”
Biel Moragues, from one of Majorca’s taxi associations, stated: “British tourists are the most upset by the protests and have modifyd their holiday destination.” Lesley Johnson, 66, from Leicester, has lived on the island for more than 30 years.
“This area utilized to have a lot of British bars and pubs, and they would hold quiz leagues and dance leagues,” she informed the Mail. “Back then, if you went along this street at 7pm at night, you couldn’t walk up, it would be full of tourists, but now it’s completely dead.
“A lot of the Germans and Brits – they’ve just gone home.”
Jordi Mora, president of the Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises of Majorca (Pinem) stated his federation’s latest report “pointed to a 5 per cent growth compared to 12 per cent last year”.
While official data from June and July is not yet available, there was a 1.6 per cent decrease in visitor numbers for May.
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