Meliá Hotels International is the Mallorca’s Larganest Hotel Group, and is also the largest in Spain. Gabriel Escarrer ZhaumaThe General Director is a leading figure in the hotel and tourism industry, which has released an international level and is one of the most noticeable of all hoteliers.
At times they break, he talks about the Balearian government Tourism stability pact What is now more than the system with this than there was launched almost a year ago. “Governments often produce poorly directed emergency treatment without an accurate diagnosis, which determines the causes of problems with ineffective or discriminatory measures by silence of public opinion.”
Pact, the process with the alleged participation of several interested parties, including Thos, criticize the tourism model in the ballets, sometimes you seemed irrelevant in the fact that the policy has influenced state policy. An example that you calculated Tourist taxThe Popular Party field seemed to be completely in favor of raising a high summer rate. The idea was discarded under pressure from VOX, the only source of support, which, as can hope, the minority government can hope.
The escarrer believes that it would be reasonable to abandon this, since it was “unfair and ineffective.” But he adds: “This does not compensate for the damage caused to society as a whole Legalization of almost 100,000 places for renting holidays This was to be returned to the residential market. This was in order to distract disappointment, and not out of our interest, but the scholarship does not respond to common interest and still affects the quality and stability of our tourist model. “
He believes that Festive rental in the apartment should be eliminated In the ballet. “Absolutely, with the only exception, possibly in cases of exclusive buildings reserved for this purpose, where they do not coexist using housing.”
The Association of Holiday rental, Khabtur, you accused him of hypocrisy, claiming that hoteliers have been a contribution to current problems for decades. “They have no arguments to refute usAnd therefore, they insult us and resort to the mantra of land consumption. As if thousands of holiday apartments and houses did not occupy the land, while being distracted from residential premises, which, depending on the occupation of the land, will be absolutely necessary for accent housing.
The data kill the narrativeThe field is a fact that the number of hotel rooms in the Balearian islands increased slightly, while the number of tourist housing units increased by 135%, which is 27 times more. And also over the years, during which the problems of overflow and partying have increased, in addition to the problem of a high level of illegal housing. I have nothing more to say to the Association of Holiday rental. “
Higher prices They say that these are the best means of combating tourists, but the fact is that there are more tourists than when, they come to Mallorca and Balears. At the same time, Escarrer insists on “we are returning to the key issue of this, increasing among tourists if hotel rooms are practically frozen for decades. Therefore, this has increased, so other types of legal and insults of illegal reserves, especially for relaxation. The first step against overflowField