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Low-cost airlines blamed for Mallorca illegal holiday let crisis
More flights but “Where is everyone staying?” asks tourism boss
Tackling illegal holiday lets is proving a challenge. | Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter
Palma28/02/2025 15:10Updated at 15:58
The Balearics is talking about trying to limit or cap low cost airlines, but it is a case of too little too late? And how would that be implemented. That said, such a move would be welcomed by some sections of society, not to mention the hotel industry. Pedro Fiol, the president of Aviba, the Balearic Association of Travel Agents, has told the Bulletin that the region may have reached a tipping point and needs to have a serious think about the direction in which it wants the tourist industry to travel in the mid to long term.
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This is obviously correct when you think about it. If the average flight was say €200 more then everyone coming here would have much more money to spend in Mallorca’s restaurants, shops or attractions. Even better, if flights were say €500 more then hardly anyone would come at all which would massively grow the Mallorca economy, Personally I’d go further and ban all flights, ferries and cruise ships. Then everyone would be so rich in Mallorca no one would ever have to work again
How come they believe ALL who use cheap airlines stay in illegal apartments. It's a pretty wide assumptions without any proof. Many use cheap airlines for various reasons, they may have their own property to visit, they might fix their own hotel accommodation direct with a hotel , making it cheaper than a package deal. They might book properties who have licences for a short term rent. But as usual the hoteliers trying the same tactics they used over 20 years.
I'm amazed that it's taken the association so long for the penny to drop - low-cost airlines, offering more flights and seats to the islands, so where is everyone staying? Illegal lets. Dear oh dear. No masterminds there.
I've been to Valencia, Alicante, the UK and Ireland in the last months for various reasons. My daughter and her BF have visited me from Vienna, as have two of my cousins from Germany and my brother and niece from Canada (via Frankfurt). That's TEN tourists availing of cheap flights showing up on the airport statistics who had the audacity to not stay in any of Sr. Fiol's hotels. So I guess we'd better cut back flights, up the prices or just plain tax anyone who isn't a customer. So much for free access to goods and services.
The blame rifle scope continues a broad search for perpetrators. Next... It's the snakes! 3700-something have been busted. But there's millions more. Oh, wait.. it's aliens from the planet xetox who secretly invaded Mallorca last year. They're to blame. Yeah, that's the ticket.