los alquileres turísticos ilegales, puede que no paguen el alquiler turístico, pero si pagan otros tipos de impuestos la gente que puede vivir en ellos...... sin embargo el apartamento turístico se mantiene vacío

lo que les molesta es no poder recaudar también de estos alojamientos para después poder despilfarrar el dinero

Lisa JuliaThe authorities let this happen. It's easy to find out who is doing it. Too many people making money through it

The hotels are the main issue

Yes, and those 2 million tourists that did that paid more by eating out or shopping at supermarkets than most of the Hotel crowd

tranq tranquerOr simply charge on arrival for the number of days until the return ticket date. If no return is given, charge for the full 90 days and you can claim the difference back when you leave. NOT😡!

Love all these comments this is Mafia in Mallorca allways need to have someone to blame but not ever the hotels , this really stinks to the top never ever a word about the hotels ? Mallorca has the most hotels for sale in the whole of Spain , wonder why .

Interesting fact - owners of legal, ETV rental properties pay the tourist tax based on the government/council calculation for their property. They then claim this payment back from tourists, at the legal rate. So if illegal holiday rentals are not paying the tourist tax, it’s actually the legal rentals that end up footing the bill. Less guests, higher bills. That’s before the legal let’s pay their standard national tax, which of course illegal lets don’t pay. Since Mallorca has a strict ETV licensing system in place for tourist rentals - it would be incredibly easy to spot the illegal properties. Errr spoiler alert - just check the ETV number on the Airbnb (or other listing). It’s not rocket science. They just need to enforce existing and very strict legislation. As for hotels and the new wave of boutique hotels - they have a strangle hold over government. The greedy CEO’s are regularly quoted, attend policy meetings and then complain about the tiny (in comparison) and highly regulated legal holiday lets.

tranq tranquerSounds like thats the planned measure of it! I wouldnt be surprised at all! And don't forget the DNA swab!

Stephen GrimmerYep, guilty as charged you criminal!!! 😉