Brits turn their back on Majorca: Desperate Spanish officials admit anti-tourism protests ‘are scaring visitors away’ as locals say top resort is ‘completely dead’

The Spanish authorities admitted that a brutal campaign of anti -tourist protests in Mayorka ‘frightened visitors’ – the locals claim that some facilities are now ‘completely died’.

This summer, a decline in expenditures in Mayorka was accused of the wave of anti -tourism protests that captured Spain.

Among the foreigners who seemingly turn their backs to the island of British holidaymakers, in the tourism industry panic mode, authorities and tour companies that control the nightlife sector are warning that guests no longer feel ‘satisfied’.

President of the Restaurant Association Juanmi Ferrer, protests’ messaging ‘visitors frighten’ gave a definite warning.

In addition, Miguel Pérezá, President of the Nightlife Association, told Majorca Daily Bulletin: ‘The tourists we are interested in are being removed; They are not welcome and go to other destinations. ‘

Local media reports that the situation has become so terrible, some managers give staff holidays in mid -July, which often the height of summer hurry.

But not only bars, restaurants and nightlife spaces do not feel the collapse.

Tour guides see the same decline tendency. Tour Guides College President Pedro Oliver, ‘anti -tourism messages echo’ he said.

Bars, restaurants and shops were abandoned while avoiding touristic places that protested against holidaymakers.

President of the Restaurant Association Juanmi Ferrer, protests’ messaging ‘visitors frighten’ gave a definite warning.

Mayorca’s beaches have usually seen less than ever with tourists.

An anti -tourism protest wave was accused of intimidating visitors

He announced that the travel sales fell 20 percent this summer, Valldemossa, Palma and Port Lefts fell among the worst regions because all British, German and Italian tourists were postponed.

“If you produce negative news in other countries, tourists prefer other places when choosing their holidays,” he said. “ We send the message that we do not want tourists and everything is too crowded.

Travel operator Proguies Turístics normally offers about 30 trips per cruise. This number is now only fell to 12 to 14.

President Biel Rosales, ‘Tourismphobia and the idea that tourists are not welcome is not welcome.’ Authorized, high prices and traffic congestion of tourists also turned down, he added.

Transportation bosses are also worried. Rafel Roig, President of the Transportation Federation, said, ‘You cannot send these messages because people will not go wherever they want.’

Coach companies and taxi drivers saw a decrease in customers.

Biel Morages from one of the taxi associations of the island, ‘British tourists from the protests and the most sad and changed their holiday places’ he said.

The locals now say that the tourism on the island is completely different.

Business owners painfully complained about how protests affected their sales

Protesters walked on the streets and told tourists to ‘go home’

Lesley Jones says that all British tourists go home and now add that they are ‘completely dead’

The locals in the region say that they have seen less British on the island lately

66 -year -old Lesley Johnson of Leicester, who has been on the island for more than 30 years, said to Mail Online: ‘There were many British bars and bars in this region and they would organize exam leagues and dance leagues.

“ At that time, if you go along this street at 19:00 at night, you could not walk, it would be full of tourists, but now it is completely dead. Many German and British – went to the new house. ‘

Barbara Mellor, a British citizen who moved to Mayorka in 2004, said: ‘We found that the British number has fallen.

‘You take your busy day here and there, but then it becomes silent the next day or a few days.’

This points to a change since the beginning of this season, when businesses blames the tourism budgets falling for the disappointing figures.

Now, many say there is hostility towards holidaymakers who worse the situation.

At the beginning of the year, angry protesters went to the streets by holding signs of warning to ‘go home’.

Protesters fired smoke and even water guns to holidaymakers during the protests

Some business owners say that anti -tourism messaging is ‘echo’ with holidaymakers

The bars and restaurants that will typically be full of customers were now deserted

Acceptance points to a ton of change from the beginning of this season, when enterprises accused the tourism budgets falling for frustrated figures.

Some of them are said to have fired water pistols to tourists.

Others surrounded the holidaymakers and shouted at them to leave the country.

However, not everyone accepts that the hill will be blamed against tourism.

Jordi Mora, President of the Federation of Majorka Small and Medium Enterprises (PIMEM), rejected the suggestions that there was a real decline in the number of visitors and that protests scared people.

He said: ‘The latest PIMEM report pointed out five percent growth last year compared to 12 percent, and this reflected the demand that reached a limit.’

The official figures for July tourism will not be released until September, and June data is expected in the next few days.

In May, the number of visitors decreased by 1.6 percent.