Tourism
Websites have a fortnight to comply with apartment rental law
If websites don't comply with the law, they could face fines of between 40,000 and 400,000 euros.
Holiday rentals
Email system for denouncing illegal holiday rentals
From Tuesday, it would seem, inspectors will be hard at it sorting out properties to fine.
Holiday rentals
Government approves decree for holiday rentals' apartments
The decree was necessary in order to deal with the legal limbo: commercialisation of apartments as tourist rental could neither be authorised nor prohibited.
Holiday rentals
Holiday rentals' bill approved but apartments are still in limbo
Last-minute interventions by Podemos have meant that apartments are, by and large, still subject to the 2012 tourism law.
Holiday rentals
Holiday rentals not the main cause of tourist saturation
Joan Miralles of Aptur: The association is not ruling out legal challenges to the holiday rentals' legislation.
Ban
Madrid says that Balearic bullfighting legislation is unconstitutional
Proposed Balearic legislation, designed to prevent the staging of bullfights, may well end up going the same way as Catalonia’s legislation that banned bullfighting.
Law
Tourism law being amended to control party boats
Party boats will have to meet the same legal requirements as bars, restaurants and clubs.
Holiday rentals
Barceló blames the PP for problems with holiday rentals
"We have a genuine problem because their law (the PP's 2012 tourism law) did not pursue what is illegal."
Holiday rentals
Limit on number of days a property can be rented to tourists
The number of days being mentioned would be 60, although 75 is another number on the table.
Environment
Plastic cups and plates to be banned from 2020
The sale and distribution of disposable plastic cups, plates and crockery are to be prohibited under regional legislation for the control of waste.
Tourism
Renting rooms to tourists will be outlawed
One of the reasons given for outlawing the rental of rooms is the government's intention to apply quality standards.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"