Outgoing Balearic tourism minister hits back at his critics
"When they say that they prefer less intervention, what they mean is that they prefer lower salaries and more temporary contracts."
The new government - tourist tax will stay but an end to tourism "interventionism"
An end to policies that implied a decrease in tourist numbers.
Council of Mallorca now says there will be no new tourist accommodation places anywhere
Some 13,000 hotel or holiday rental places that are available will not be used.
No more tourist accommodation places in certain resorts - ever
In so-called saturated resorts, there should be no possibility of additional accommodation places.
Impact of holiday rentals 'freeze' in Mallorca - just seven lost places
The holiday rentals sector has said that as many as 90,000 holiday rental places could disappear.
A "surreal" situation blocking new hotel beds in Palma
The government has a moratorium on new accommodation places, but the town hall is authorising almost a thousand.
Up to 5,000 tourist accommodation places could disappear each year
A reduction in places is being proposed as part of the government's new tourism law.
Mallorca's hoteliers reject moratorium on new accommodation places
Hoteliers president describes the decree as "ideological and electoral". Internal tensions regarding the decree in hotelier ranks.
Planning
Approval of PIAT tourist accommodation plan due next month
PIAT forms the basis for holiday rental accommodation zoning in Majorca.
Tourism
Tourist accommodation places have increased 37%
Ecologists Terraferida say there are 158,000 more tourist accommodation places in the Balearics than four years ago
Holiday rentals
Habtur accuses the government of wanting to eliminate holiday rentals
Habtur claims that 90,000 "regulated" holiday rentals place will disappear.
Holiday rentals
Council of Majorca puts a cap on tourist accommodation
Almost 27% of the accommodation places will be for registered holiday rental properties.
Holiday rentals
Manifesto against more tourist accommodation in Palma
A motion was passed by the town hall in July last year which stated that apartments holiday rentals would not be allowed.
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