Every year the resorts on Majorca and Ibiza are packed with tourists, many of them British. Critics say the Balearic government’s hotel restrictions will increase prices and hit the local economy JAIME REINA/AFP/GETTYBritish tourists are likely to find trips to Majorca and Ibiza more expensive after the Balearic Islands’ government introduced a cap on hotel bed numbers and banned casual apartment rentals. But many working in the sector branded the law confusing and said it would hit the local economy hard. Frank Thew, 63, a British barman who has lived in Majorca for 11 years and works in the Corner Bar in Palma, said the new regulations were ridiculous. “If it wasn’t for the tourists, Majorca would be a big fishing village,” he said.

Source: The Times August 09, 2017 16:07 UTC