Majorca refuses to welcome British tourists next summer

Majorca refuses to welcome British tourists next summer – ‘we want quality not quantity’ (Image: Getty)Lucia Escribano, Director of Tourism, explained: “We are not interested in promoting the island in summer. We are trying to encourage tourists to visit outside the summer season to enjoy sports or our cultural attractions and museums. We want to focus more on out-of-season activities than sun and beaches.’Escribano explained Majorca has put in place strategies to avoid overtourism next summer including bans and strict restrictions.She said: “We are limiting the number of beds on the island. We want quality not quantity. At the moment we have 300,000 hotel beds and we want less, not more.’If a hotel wants to make improvements, build a spa or new restaurant, we will insist they remove hotel beds to gain permission.’We are trying to decrease the number of beds in order to provide a better experience for visitors.READ MORE: Passengers urged to leave ‘flip flops’ at home to avoid ‘hefty fine’ The island has been introducing new rules to tackle drunken tourism for years. (Image: Getty)’We are not interested in having the budget tourists from the UK, we don’t care if they go elsewhere to Greece and Turkey,’ she told The Sun during the World Travel Market in London.The UK has traditionally been the largest country of origin for international tourism in Spain, however, Majorca is more interested in other European visitors, such as Germany and Scandinavia.Escribano explained: ‘We are also interested in having less people from the UK and more from other parts of Europe where there is better airline connectivity.’Majorca also plans to limit the number of tourists by giving fines to villa or house owners who rent out properties “under the radar”.DON’T MISSFlight attendant: Why they ‘awkwardly stand at the entrance of the plane’ [EXPLAINED] The destinations in Spain with most British residents [EXPATS]Flight attendant on private jet asked to lie about girlfriend [TRAVEL SECRET] The UK has traditionally been the largest country of origin for international tourism in Spain. (Image: Getty)”Low-cost prices imply having low-cost tourists. It’s that simple.’The hotel boss argued that tourists are ‘willing to pay anything to go on holiday’ and said that prices could rise.Majorca is already one of the priciest holiday destinations in Spain and rising prices could see some Britons decide to holiday elsewhere.British tourists already have to pay a tourist tax to visit the island although the local Government has confirmed the tax will not rise in 2023.