Overview

• Industry leaders say protest messaging has driven British and German holidaymakers to choose other destinations
• Pedro Oliver of the College of Tour Guides revealed excursion sales have fallen by one-fifth this summer
• Proguies Turístics cut its per-cruise excursion offerings from about 30 to just 12–14 as demand declined
• Locals and businesses describe resort areas as “completely dead” and are appealing for British tourists to return
• Some business groups, including PIMEM, contest the downturn by pointing to a projected 5% visitor growth against a 1.6% dip in May