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Mallorca hoteliers attack the tourist tax increase and failure to ban all apartment holiday lets

The government has missed "a golden opportunity" to return a huge pool of housing to residential use.

Andrew Ede02/10/2024 18:56

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It is "obvious" where Mallorca overtourism has come from - holiday lets and second homes

The president of the Fergus hotel group favours degrowth that cuts out what doesn't suit the island best.

Andrew Ede29/09/2024 07:19

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Meliá Hotels' CEO - Holiday lets to blame for overcrowding

Expansion of the holiday rental sector - legal and illegal - is "key" to understanding the situation that many overcrowded destinations are experiencing.

Andrew Ede06/06/2024 07:15

Tourists in Palma, Mallorca

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Holiday lets are to blame for Mallorca tourist overcrowding

The greatest blame for problems of gentrification and saturation lies with "the uncontrolled growth of tourist rental housing".

Andrew Ede24/01/2024 07:52