Overview

• Industry leaders warn that hundreds more restaurants could close before season’s end after the sector has already shrunk by roughly three percent.
• Guest numbers in hotspots such as Port de Sóller, Sant Elm and Port d’Alcúdia remain 20 to 40 percent below last year’s levels.
• Average revenue per table has declined 10 to 12 percent with tourists cutting dishes, forgoing wine, choosing supermarket sandwiches.
• Bookings for tour buses slid by 20 percent for July and August, accompanied by a 15 percent revenue drop at nightlife venues.
• June protests involving up to 8,000 residents and xenophobic graffiti on German properties led many German, British and Italian tourists to avoid the island.