Etiqueta 'Habtur'
José Hila, the mayor of Palma Mallorca, with other town hall councillors

Majorca tourism

Palma calling for greater control of illegal holiday lets

Supreme Court ruling on tourist apartment lets "a great victory", but more needs to be done to stop illegal letting.

Andrew Ede08/02/2023 16:10

Antoni Barceló of the Habtur holiday rentals association with Jordi Mora of the Pimem federation in Mallorca

Antoni Barceló of the Habtur holiday rentals association with Jordi Mora of the Pimem federation in Mallorca

Antoni Barceló (left) of Habtur with Jordi Mora of Pimem.

Archive 07/12/2022

Antoni Barceló of the Habtur holiday rentals association with Jordi Mora of the Pimem federation in Mallorca

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Holiday rentals association not represented by a "branch of the government"

The decision to quit Pimem comes at a time when holiday rentals are very much part of the 'tourist overcrowding' conversation.

Andrew Ede07/12/2022 08:51

There has been a fall in the number of holiday rental tourists.

Holiday rentals

Holiday rentals tourists down over 450,000

The fall in numbers was over the twelve months following Balearic legislation in 2017.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter14/03/2019 19:27

Lawyer Tomás Villatoro and Maria Gibert of Habtur.

Holiday rentals

Habtur lodges second appeal against holiday rentals zoning

The appeal is against the Council of Majorca's zoning plan, which Habtur considers to be "unjust".

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter13/03/2019 18:29

Residents have denounced allegedly illegal rentals in this building in Playa de Palma.

Holiday rentals

High Court admits appeal against Palma holiday rentals ban

The Habtur holiday rentals association calls the apartment ban "unjust".

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter02/03/2019 17:44

Habtur points to 19% increase in cost of residential letting

Housing

Habtur points to 19% increase in cost of residential letting

Joan Miralles, the president of the Habtur holiday rentals association, yesterday presented a report in which it is claimed that the cost of residential letting in Palma has risen by 19% in the past two years.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter08/12/2018 09:34

Legal action taken against holiday rental zoning

Tourism

Legal action taken against holiday rental zoning

Palma City Council says legal challenge comes as no surprise but every business sector has rules and regulations.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter30/11/2018 15:02

Holiday rentals places will "disappear"

Holiday rentals

Holiday rentals places will "disappear"

The Partido Popular is backing the holiday rentals association Habtur in challenging "prohibition".

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter02/10/2018 16:47

Former mayor José Hila and current mayor Antoni Noguera presenting their holiday rentals plan.

Holiday rentals

Palma to ban apartment holiday rentals

Mayor Noguera believes that Palma's decision will set a trend; the Habtur holiday rentals association "profoundly" disagrees with the decision.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter23/04/2018 00:00