Airbnb hits back at hotels and claims they are responsible for tourism overcrowding
3 billion nights were booked in hotels and similar accommodations in European destinations.
The start of the protest against the severe housing crisis.
The start of the protest against the severe housing crisis.
Thousands march in Mallorca for affordable housing
Up to 60 organisations on the island backed the demonstration which took place in forty other Spanish cities calling for urgent and effective responses to the housing crisis in the Balearics and across Spain.
Mallorca Real Estate association condemns "cowardly" and "unjustified" attack on business premises of some of their members
These attacks falsely accuse the real estate sector of of being responsible for the housing emergency in the Balearic Islands.
91,000 homes needed to solve Balearic housing crisis
"Lack of housing fuelled the anti tourism marches of last summer.."
Mallorca vs. London: A price shock twist
Nothing in the world would make me want to leave the golden isle but the days of cheap drinks and eats, and knock down properties have long gone.
British tourists warned that Spain is cracking down on "illegal" tourism
The aim is to prosecute fraud and put a stop to illegal or fraudulent seasonal tourist accommodation in order to "mobilise the largest residential rental housing stock".
One in three foreign property owners in the Balearics are residents
The debate over non-residents investing in properties continues.
Tourists seen at Es Borne in Palma
Tourists seen at Es Borne in Palma.
Empty housing in the Balearics is obscene
It’s a very unfair situation and is dividing society. The ‘have and have nots’ is not a healthy environment for anyone to live in.
Britons continue to dominate the foreign property market in Balearics and Spain, United States growing fast
In the Balearics, more than 30% of sales and purchases are carried out by foreigners.
Week in Review: Elections, housing, squatters, water supply and no beach bars
The stories that made the headlines this week in Mallorca.
Housing
Access to Palma housing getting tougher
Access to housing at an affordable price in the Balearics will continue to be one of the major issues this year.
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.
Housing
Balearics battling the seasonal accommodation crisis
"Usually I've been able to find a house. This time I'm waiting to see two rooms. I can't get anything else."
Holiday rentals
Town halls welcome powers to regulate holiday rentals
In coastal municipalities there are different needs and concerns. Much will depend on decisions made by the Council of Majorca.
Property
Balearics is running out of new housing
“We are on the point of this becoming a serious problem.”
- Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning Mallorca village
- Balearic government hits out at anti-tourism protesters who jeered at tourists
- Good news for the anti-tourism protesters, bad news for Mallorca economy and jobs
- easyJet crew members to strike in Spain
- Mallorca hoteliers question the legitimacy of Sunday's protest
Comment
Spain is pushing for even more tourists
I am confused, on the one hand local authorities are working on containing tourism numbers while on the other they are working on attracting more.
Humphrey Carter11/04/2025 10:18