The Consell de Mallorca will intensify the fight against illegal tourist activity this summer with an ambitious inspection plan exceeding 3,000 actions until 15 November. The main objective is to eradicate irregular holiday rentals, which will account for 75% of the planned actions.
The conseller of Tourism, José Marcial Rodríguez Díaz. Photo: Consell de Mallorca.
The conseller of Tourism, José Marcial Rodríguez Díaz, announced that approximately 3,100 establishments will be visited during these six months, thanks to a historic reinforcement of the department’s human and material resources. Currently, the team has 27 active inspectors – to be increased to 30 -, compared to 20 previously, as well as a new call centre and the division of the administrative unit responsible for inspections into two areas: legal and illegal offerings.
Adaptation to the new tourist decree from the Govern
This plan complies with the new tourist decree approved by the Govern and the law in force since 2017, which requires controls on establishments inactive for the last 3 years, quality improvement, and verification of the Responsible Declarations of Start of Tourist Activity (DRIATs).
Besides focusing on illegal rentals, 20% of inspections will respond to citizen complaints and claims, and the rest will monitor possible irregularities in the legal offering, such as over-occupancy, excess tourism or the use of 3% local products.
Rodríguez highlighted that in 2024 inspections against illegal offerings tripled and there was a 25% increase in opened cases for unauthorised rentals. “The plan implemented last year works, it is the right one and allows us to fight illegal offerings, whatever type and sector they operate in,” he concluded.
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