Two million tourists went "missing" in the Balearics in 2024
The British travel industry has called for action.
Is getting an accurate picture of holiday letting impossible?
Why does the National Statistics Institute feel the need to go to an elaborate process? Aren’t figures readily available?
More rules and regulations for short property lets.
More rules and regulations for short property lets.
New one-stop shop for short-term rentals in Spain
The regulation will apply to tourist rentals, seasonal rentals, room rentals and other properties that allow short-term accommodation and involve financial remuneration.
Short term rental regulations will cost Spain billions and jobs
This year, ten million euros will be spent in the Balearics in the ongoing fight against illegal holiday rentals.
Illegal tourist flats in Mallorca to be closed down
The Balearic Islands are ramping up their economic, technological, and human resources to combat illegal activities in the tourist rental sector.
Spain plans tax increase on holiday rentals
The issue of housing has sparked widespread public discontent, with protests erupting in several regions over unaffordable rents.
UPDATE: Spain probes Airbnb in crackdown on tourism rentals
Other European countries including Italy and Croatia have also taken measures to limit the growth of tourism rentals.
Move is part of a crackdown on illegal holiday lets.
Move is part of a crackdown on illegal holiday lets.
Spain probes unidentified holiday home renting platform for listings without licences
The investigation is part of a general crackdown on the tourism rentals business through platforms such as Airbnb or Booking.com in the country.
Airbnb urges Spain rethink on holiday rentals
Spain has built fewer houses in the past decade than at any time since 1970
Tourists in Palma.
Tourists in Palma.
Ban on new holiday flat permits in Spain
Residents protesting against high rents and a lack of long-term supply blame it on the proliferation of short-term renting on platforms such as Airbnb and booking.com and an a influx of foreigners choosing Malaga as a base for remote work.
British tourists warned that Spain is cracking down on "illegal" tourism
The aim is to prosecute fraud and put a stop to illegal or fraudulent seasonal tourist accommodation in order to "mobilise the largest residential rental housing stock".
More than a third of Spaniards (37%) say that the holiday lets industry brings more harm than benefits.
More than a third of Spaniards (37%) say that the holiday lets industry brings more harm than benefits.
The boom, driven by British and German visitors, is expected to propel Spain's GDP growth to 2.4% this year
The boom, driven by British and German visitors, is expected to propel Spain's GDP growth to 2.4% this year
A holiday rental room with a view is going to cost you in Calvia.
A holiday rental room with a view is going to cost you in Calvia.
Mallorca home to the most expensive coastal properties in Spain
Some holiday rentals in Mallorca are more expensive than Barcelona.
The suitcase nightmare.
The suitcase nightmare.
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The rumble in the jungle in Mallorca
The Dubrovnik ruling means that all wheeled suitcases have to be carried not rolled in the city centre.
Humphrey Carter02/08/2024 09:37