Don't blame holiday lets for Mallorca tourist overcrowding - says the holiday lets association
"We feel like we are everyone's scapegoat, not just the hoteliers."
Airbnb not playing ball with Mallorca in rooting out illegal holiday lets
There is agreement with Booking.com, Expedia is expected to follow shortly, but then there's Airbnb.
Tourists outside a holiday let
The hoteliers argue that flats were designed for residential use, not for tourism.
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.
Tourists in Palma, Mallorca
Holiday lets, legal and illegal, are the root of the problem.
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.
Demand for holiday rentals remains extremely high.
Demand for holiday rentals remains extremely high.
A holiday rental room with a view is going to cost you in Calvia.
A holiday rental room with a view is going to cost you in Calvia.
Mallorca home to the most expensive coastal properties in Spain
Some holiday rentals in Mallorca are more expensive than Barcelona.
Huge fine for illegal holiday lets in Palma
The maximum fine per property has doubled from 40,000 to 80,000 euros.
Opposition on ethical grounds to legalised properties being holiday rentals
The College of Architects fears that properties intended for the housing market will disappear from it.
Pollensa's mayor defending holiday rentals in illegal properties
These are properties which can now be legalised but will not be allowed to have a holiday rental licence.
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.
Tax Agency reckons there are 8,700 illegal holiday lets in the Balearics
There has been a cross-checking of Tax Agency and island councils' data.
One big terrace, one big protest: Mallorca news round-up
Some of the stories to have made the news in Mallorca over the past few days.
Holiday rental property advertised on Holidu
A holiday rental property advertised on Holidu.
Balearic holiday rental prices way higher than the rest of Spain
Within the Balearics, the average price in Mallorca is the lowest.
Mallorca planning amnesty could mean more holiday rentals on rustic land
The government's administrative simplification decree will enable many properties to be legalised.
Adding insult to injury: Mallorca news round-up
Some of the stories that made the headlines over the past week.
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How to detonate a tourism row bomb
The hoteliers are furious with the Partido Popular, their supposed 'friend', and the holiday rentals association is likewise angered.
Andrew Ede13/10/2024 14:24