Frantic hoteliers in Majorca and Ibiza are calling on the Balearic Government to scrap its controversial tourist tax immediately, claiming the nightly charge is a 'serious threat' to the future of the islands. The three main hotel associations in the Balearics want the immediate withdrawal of the tourist tax, which was reintroduced in 2016 and then doubled in 2018. They say they have warned time and time again since 2016 that the tourist tax would harm the islands and claim this is now proving true. 'It has been shown that the projects financed by the tax have nothing to do with tourism and the environment.' The hoteliers also want new measures to speed up hotel refurbishments and less red tape, and more control over illegal tourist rentals and more inspections and fines.

Source: Daily Mail February 11, 2019 13:52 UTC