Graffiti in Palma, Mallorca protesting against tourist apartments
In Palma there is a great deal of illegal tourist letting.
Websites accused of permitting illegal holiday lets in Mallorca
The Mallorca Hoteliers Federation doesn't believe that EU regulation will provide a definitive solution to illegal lets.
Marga Prohens with Héctor Gómez in Palma.
Marga Prohens with Héctor Gómez in Palma.
Balearics wants EU to help combat illegal holiday lets
The Balearics receives more than 15 million tourists throughout the year.
Holiday lets in Mallorca
“Illegal” holiday lets to tourists are hugely unpopular and against the law
Your home, your castle in Mallorca
“Home owners should be allow to rent their homes to tourists as long they pay tax on their earnings and meet the necessary standards”
Protest graffiti against holiday lets in Palma, Mallorca
Graffiti from some years ago opposing holiday lets in Palma.
Illegal holiday lets in Mallorca and the Balearics will be sealed off
The emergency housing decree was due to have been approved on Friday.
Balearic tourism minister: Tourism of excesses law "can be greatly improved"
The tourism of excesses law "has not been able to stop those negative and viral images that we all know".
End of Mallorca's tourism season - time to protest
When EU tourism ministers gather in Palma, they can expect to be greeted with protests.
Balearics wages war on illegal holiday rentals starting in Mallorca
Objective is one of the Council of Mallorca's main policies.
Your weekly news catch-up in Mallorca
The stories that made the headlines this week in Mallorca.
Week in Review: Bumper season, affordable homes, illegal holiday lets and free water
The stories that made the headlines this week in Mallorca.
- Helicopter crashes on ring road, three injured
- Woman seriously injured after being attacked by three pit bulls in Mallorca
- Mallorca hoteliers calling for eight-year sentences for British tourists' false claims
- Motorcyclist dies after head-on collision with a truck
- 83-year-old acquitted of having caused Porreres robber's death
Comment
Are 36% of homes in the Balearics really illegal holiday lets?
The housing minister has said that there are some 235,000 illegal holiday let properties in the Balearics.
Andrew Ede22/10/2023 09:14