The confederation of tourist business associations (CPTB) is opposed to the contents of the draft. This is because the proposed law does not reflect "regulatory needs for holiday rentals ... which should be based on balance, sustainability and a free market for an activity which is the principal source of revenue for the Balearics".
Where the CPTB is concerned, diversification of tourism activity should redistribute wealth to other basic sectors which support a strategy of product quality and welfare for Balearic society "with the legal security necessary for any economic activity".
Aptur points out that retail associations, such as Afedeco, have said that holiday rentals bring business to shops that they would otherwise not get. Antonio González, president of the association for tourist attractions, argues that rental tourism made a decisive contribution in having made 2016 a better year than last.
From Acotur, the tourist businesses association, the view of its president Pepe Tirado is that holiday rentals offer clients who come to the islands 365 days a year. Jordi Mora, the president of the Pimem small to medium-sized businesses association, describes holiday rentals as "very positive" and considers them to be "fully compatible" with traditional hotel accommodation.
The bakery shops wing of Pimem is another body which sides with Aptur, as does Radio Taxi Calvia, which highlights the benefits to its drivers.
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Well said below. My rent-a-car firm, along with the money exchanges, excursion agents and the majority of the bars and restaurants would be closing without them. It's bad enough with the hotels are now closing half the year, - all the damage to tourism is being caused by them in fact. Let's have many more private rental tourists that spend money around the place.
Quiet right too, and blindingly obvious. Anyone that can't see the benefits of rental tourism needs to go to Specsavers.