Police break up Son Vida party with over 100 people
A tourism ministry inspector was also called to the scene.
Holiday rentals causing increase in Sa Pobla building licences
Sa Pobla has experienced a holiday rentals' boom.
Holiday rental property in Mallorca
The preference is for standalone properties.
Holiday rental bookings up to 70% this summer
There is a preference for houses and villas rather than apartments.
Bookings for illegal holiday apartment rentals at 25% for the summer
Apartments for holiday rental are expressly prohibited in Palma.
Couple face prison term for holiday rental fraud
When the family arrived, they weren't allowed in.
Holiday rentals
Holiday rental licences could be withdrawn because of health regulation breaches
The main issue is with parties held at holiday rental properties and breaches of capacity regulations.
Holiday rentals
Terraferida criticise increase in Airbnb holiday rentals
According to Terraferida, 35% of the supply is not licensed.
Police
Two arrests for holiday rentals robberies
Police investigations focused on current and former employees of the company managing the rentals.
Holiday rentals
Only four owners have been fined for illegal rentals
These owners have each been fined 20,001 euros.
Bylaws
Retailers present Palma town hall with twenty demands
More police in order to ensure compliance with bylaws, such as that which applies to illegal selling, was among them.
Holiday rentals
Son Espanyolet residents protest against holiday rentals
Més say they'll ban holiday rental houses in Palma areas such as Son Espanyolet.
Tourism
Pollensa dominates the holiday rental market
The number of holiday rental properties has decreased by 20%.
Holiday rentals
Holiday rentals tourists down over 450,000
The fall in numbers was over the twelve months following Balearic legislation in 2017.
Holiday rentals
Holiday rentals sector facing 15% decline
Tourism legislation in 2017 had already provoked a decline.
Holiday rentals
Partido Popular vow to scrap holiday rentals zoning
Palma's mayor and the tourism minister have been responding to the legal challenge to rentals prohibition and zoning.
Holiday rentals
High Court admits appeal against Palma holiday rentals ban
The Habtur holiday rentals association calls the apartment ban "unjust".
Holiday rentals
Residents federation's "massive" support for Palma mayor
The federation was showing support because the mayor faces a lawsuit over holiday rentals.
Holiday rentals
Palma mayor won't go back on holiday rentals ban
The Palma ban "defends the general interest above the financial interests of a few".
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
Viewpoint
So what about cruises?
The government has done holiday rentals and booze, surely cruises must be next?
Humphrey Carter15/02/2020 09:29