British holidaymakers coming to Mallorca are confused and getting caught out by the laws on all inclusive alcoholic drink limits in hotels in certain areas, such as the Playa de Palma and Magalluf, as well as Sant Antoni in Ibiza.
Britons confused over all inclusive drinking in Mallorca
Limits on drinks in certain resorts
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Magaluf in particular has traditionally been a drunken 3 star kind of place for far too long. As the rest of the island passes it by, it seems it finally would like to grow up. No doubt any investors would like to see that. Brits can always choose some other downmarket drunken street party. It need not be magaluf.
This report has been picked up by the esteemed national press, daily express and mail. Comment sections are widely supportive of the controls on booze, that May be surprising to many. Looks like the mood on excessive drinking is supported, May be some sense may be applied to U.K. town night time economies but I doubt it, though we can live in hope..
Not sure where the MDB picked this story up from, but surprise surprise on yahoo this morning a feature from the esteemed Lancashire telegraph having a sob story about this exact story and his expectations of all inclusive offers. Zoltan is maybe correct and roger certainly is. People need to know what the offer is in big clear letters so they can make a choice or go elsewhere. In the 80s we as a young couple stayed in cala vinas my memory of magaluf was a family resort with table sevice and a line of sol hotels.but that was when tito’s was a class night club. Magaluf infrastructure now the strip wisely named full of drinking sheds and large single sex groups and dodgey candymen selling their wares. What you would do with magaluf now to return to family use or up market visitors would need use of a wreaking ball
Where is the confusion? Unless you can't read or have an iq that doesn't reach double figures, it is perfectly obvious what the rules are.
People want the holidays they want. If that means being p..ted from the moment they get on the plane to the moment they arrive at the home airport 2weeks latter it’s their choice. As uninviting and annoying as it is to others including my self. Thomas cook online is warning folk but all inclusive means to some unlimited and available 24th, that’s what they’ve had before and who reads small print. If the Balearics now longer want this type of visitors. Stop the businesses offering island wide and publicise that intent. Spains tourism has prospered from the beach beer and party models since the 80s . It infrastructure is geared to it , beech clubs a progression of that model.
I support Roger. But would go further. Isn’t there a danger the heavy drinking anti-social tourists will move to other resorts. Wouldn’t a blanket ban be advisable??
This is a clear indication of how far Mallorca and Ibiza have to go to move away from the mass market / alcohol-induced tourism model.....most rational people support this in order to promote higher value tourism, yet MDB is still intent on questioning the rationale and messaging rather than promoting the benefits of the new intentions..interesting but rather sad!!