Two million tourists went "missing" in the Balearics in 2024
The British travel industry has called for action.
Is getting an accurate picture of holiday letting impossible?
Why does the National Statistics Institute feel the need to go to an elaborate process? Aren’t figures readily available?
Mallorca and the PR battleground
The challenges that have arisen haven’t rewritten the PR manual, but they have made a principle of positive image that much more difficult to apply.
More rules and regulations for short property lets.
More rules and regulations for short property lets.
New one-stop shop for short-term rentals in Spain
The regulation will apply to tourist rentals, seasonal rentals, room rentals and other properties that allow short-term accommodation and involve financial remuneration.
Meliá Hotels CEO - "We must put limits on the growth in tourist numbers"
Gabriel Escarrer highlighted the necessity to limit the "chaos" of holiday rentals.
The housing problem is driving the anti-mass tourism movement.
The housing problem is driving the anti-mass tourism movement.
Short term rental regulations will cost Spain billions and jobs
This year, ten million euros will be spent in the Balearics in the ongoing fight against illegal holiday rentals.
The authorities are cracking down on illegal holiday rentals.
The authorities are cracking down on illegal holiday rentals.
Illegal tourist flats in Mallorca to be closed down
The Balearic Islands are ramping up their economic, technological, and human resources to combat illegal activities in the tourist rental sector.
“Mallorca can’t continue putting prices up but offer nothing new”
“I’m on holiday. I’ve invested in that destination, I’m spending money there, I’m helping the local economy, it’s up to the politicians to sort out their domestic problems, not me and I shouldn’t be blamed for them either.”
Your seven days news round-up in Mallorca
Mallorca news that hit the headlines from January 3 to January 9.
Fines totalling 2.23 million euros for four cases of illegal holiday letting in Ibiza
Holiday lets had been booked through Airbnb.
Airbnb said it always asks hosts to confirm they have permission to rent their places and abide by all local rules.
Airbnb said it always asks hosts to confirm they have permission to rent their places and abide by all local rules.
UPDATE: Spain probes Airbnb in crackdown on tourism rentals
Other European countries including Italy and Croatia have also taken measures to limit the growth of tourism rentals.
Spain probes unidentified holiday home renting platform for listings without licences
The investigation is part of a general crackdown on the tourism rentals business through platforms such as Airbnb or Booking.com in the country.
Mallorca’s six per cent tourism inspectors
Over 3,000 inspections but only a fraction of them have been processed.
Tourists in Palma, Mallorca
In Palma there is a ban on apartments being let out for tourist purposes.
Fines totalling 4.4 million euros for "illegal tourist offer" in Mallorca
Over 3,000 inspections this year; three times as many as in 2023.
Comment
Illegal letting: How’s anyone supposed to make sense of the figures?
The most bizarre figure was one that suggested there were some 235,000 illegal lets in the Balearics.
Andrew Ede21/02/2025 12:08