Majorca has defended rolling out new charges and fees for UK tourists heading to the European Union holiday hotspot for a well-earned break. Majorca, which is the most popular Balearic Island, is introducing a tourist tax for Brits.
The tax will make the island a “better place for holiday makers”, it is believed. T he Balearic government defended its tourist tax at the World Travel Market in London this week, and encouraged UK holidaymakers to continue flocking there for holidays.
The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport Jaume Bauzà said the Sustainable Tourism Tax (ITS) is being invested into over 200 projects to make the island a “better place for holiday makers”. He said there are plans for a “simple and accessible” system with “detailed, updated and transparent” information.
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Bauzà said: “The British who visit our islands are always and will always be welcome. The tourist tax is going to be used to make the Balearics a better place for holiday makers which greater transparency about how the tourist tax they pay is used.”
He added: “It should be noted that this strategy also means that we are growing more in value than in volume: today the increase in tourist spending in our islands is double the increase in visitors.” He also stressed that the hundred institutions involved in the pact for sustainability should “row in the same direction to be an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable destination”.
The Balearic Government intends to hike the tourist tax for the months of June, July and August. It means some 7.5 million tourists will be affected, always allowing for the exemption for under-16s and those visitors who, because of where they stay, don’t pay the tax.
President Prohens said in parliament on Wednesday that an increase will “undoubtedly” contribute to improving the region’s financial situation.
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