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Marga Prohens with Héctor Gómez in Palma.
Marga Prohens with Héctor Gómez in Palma.
Balearics wants EU to help combat illegal holiday lets
The Balearics receives more than 15 million tourists throughout the year.
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Holiday lets in Mallorca
“Illegal” holiday lets to tourists are hugely unpopular and against the law
Your home, your castle in Mallorca
“Home owners should be allow to rent their homes to tourists as long they pay tax on their earnings and meet the necessary standards”
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Protest graffiti against holiday lets in Palma, Mallorca
Graffiti from some years ago opposing holiday lets in Palma.
Illegal holiday lets in Mallorca and the Balearics will be sealed off
The emergency housing decree was due to have been approved on Friday.
Balearic tourism minister: Tourism of excesses law "can be greatly improved"
The tourism of excesses law "has not been able to stop those negative and viral images that we all know".
End of Mallorca's tourism season - time to protest
When EU tourism ministers gather in Palma, they can expect to be greeted with protests.
Balearics wages war on illegal holiday rentals starting in Mallorca
Objective is one of the Council of Mallorca's main policies.
Your weekly news catch-up in Mallorca
The stories that made the headlines this week in Mallorca.
Week in Review: Bumper season, affordable homes, illegal holiday lets and free water
The stories that made the headlines this week in Mallorca.
- 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"
Comment
Are 36% of homes in the Balearics really illegal holiday lets?
The housing minister has said that there are some 235,000 illegal holiday let properties in the Balearics.
Andrew Ede22/10/2023 09:14