In this way, it will be easier to detect illegal supply, as the island councils will cross-reference their data with the ATIB, with the aim of controlling rentals and the collection of the corresponding taxes on the rental of tourist accommodation.
The Balearic government has made the announcement after a meeting between the vice-president, Antoni Costa, and the president of the Council of Mallorca, Llorenç Galmés.
Before the end of the year, the ATIB will start a campaign to check whether the rentals managed by the intermediary companies are registered in the Sustainable Tourism Tax (ITS) census.
A ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in April 2022 determined that these types of companies are obliged to provide the tax information to the Treasury, in order to control rentals and the collection of the corresponding taxes from the rental of tourist accommodation.
Galmés stressed the importance of continuing to combat illegal holiday accommodation, a key issue for the Council of Mallorca during this term of office.
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We have twice reported an apartment being advertised on air b&b for short term holiday lets that doesn’t have any tourist license. Absolutely nothing has been done by the authorities, in fact the rental seems to be doing a roaring trade with reviews only being posted last week. The property is being advertised by a Spanish lady based in palma. Maybe the authorities are turning a blind eye!!
I've never understood why they have so much trouble rooting them out. Anyone can check a licence and status here. https://catalegdades.caib.cat/Turisme/Habitatges-Tur-stics-Mallorca/3q3t-usfm# Furthermore, the platforms can do it automatically, because they have a method for any booking platform to check it instantly. Without human intervention. Airbnb routinely asks hosts to verify licence numbers. Why don't they just check it themselves?
It’s not difficult. I can spot them easily on Airbnb. With all the extra checks they should disappear quickly or get legal. Tourists who use them won’t really realise, until they stay in a legal ETV, when they are surprised to be asked for their ID and pay the tourist tax! And, of course, the legal hosts will have the correct insurance for rentals, covering themselves and protecting their guests.