According to Miguel Pérez-Marsá, president of the ABONE nightlife association, clubs, bars, and restaurants are reducing hours to cut costs, focusing on weekends and limiting peak season to June 20 to August 20. Revenues in bars, restaurants, and clubs in Majorca are expected to be lower in 2025 than in 2024. Clubs are trying to keep prices down to attract customers, fearing high flight and accommodation prices.
Despite overall tourist numbers rising—almost 11 million visitors by July 2024, a slight increase from 2023—German visitor numbers fell by more than 8% in July 2024 compared to the same month in 2023. Pedro Oliver, chairperson of the Balearic Tourist Guides Association, blamed anti-tourism protests for the decline, according to Daily Mirror - Main. Tourism accounts for 45% of the Balearic Islands' revenue.
I've no doubt they've had an effect: the message has been received. Tourists are constantly asking whether it's true that Mallorca no longer wants vacationers.
On May 27, 2024, photos of deserted sunbeds and unoccupied tables on Majorca's beaches went viral, and demonstrators marched in Palma demanding government action on the housing crisis and tourist overcrowding. Bar owners are worried that the wishes of anti-tourism protesters have been granted.