The town hall recognises that there is some flouting of regulations and that this lies with the organisation of bar crawls. Whereas previously they were publicised with handouts, they are now arranged via WhatsApp. Without physical evidence of organisation, the town hall admits that it can be difficult to take action in advance in preventing bar crawls.
Despite the control exercised through the police, the Acotur tourist businesses association says that organisers are getting round the bylaw. This, insists its president Pepe Tirado, is generating "all types of excess, vandalism and hooliganism". The resort, i.e. Magalluf, is being given a very poor image by the encouragement of "drunken tourism".
Nevertheless, there has been an increase in the number of proceedings initiated by the town hall this summer against organisers, who include those arranging booze cruises. There have been eight, whereas last year there were five.
Fines for breaking regulations on pub crawls range from 1,500 to 3,000 euros. It is being argued that these fines are not stiff enough as they are not deterring organisers.
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Stop the cheap package deals and stop the cheap 25 Euro drink as much as you want ventures from all the bars. Maybe Brexit will be a good Thing to keep the scum away
Whatever investments are done to upgrade the place and the image as long as Punta Ballema will exist nothing will ever change. It's like putting a rotten apple on a cristal plate. Why don't they buy out the bar owners, knock the place down and rebuild appartments , green spaces and normal commercial spaces This will attrack the tourists Mallorca wants and even other investors It think investors like Melia would be very pleased