Fears tourists will abandon Spanish holiday hotspot over ‘absurd’ tourist tax
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHotel leaders in the Balearic Islands have slammed proposals to increase tourist taxes over fears it could put off holidaymakers.
The Ibiza and Formentera Hotel Federation (Fehif) branded the increase as “absurd” at an annual assembly held this week. The president of the federation, Ana Gordillo, urged members to “make more noise” against the increase, which was recently announced by the Balearic government.
She warned that “There will not be more tourists in winter and fewer tourists in summer,” Majorca Daily Bulletin reports. The federation’s concerns come after months of ongoing debate about tourism in the Balearic Islands and other popular Spanish holiday destinations.
Throughout the spring and summer demonstrations have been held across Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza against mass-tourism, with residents voicing concerns over the impact of tourism on local infrastructure and holiday rentals on housing prices. READ MORE: UK tourists warned as Canary Islands to issue emergency alert this half term Responding to the concerns, the government has proposed an increase in tourist tax, with a view to increasing it during the “high season”, and lowering it over winter.
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