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T<\/span>he Balearic Islands plan to double their tourist tax during the peak season in an effort to tackle overcrowding, having experienced a huge rise in overseas arrivals this year, prompting calls for measures to protect the region from unchecked growth and environmental damage. Mallorca was the scene of an anti-tourist protest last month, with demonstrators in the capital Palma demanding holidaymakers \u201cgo home\u201d.<\/div>\n
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Raising the tourist tax to as much as \u20ac4 per person per day, depending on the type of accommodation used, will help fund ecological projects, authorities say, as well as encourage holidaymakers to visit out of season.<\/p>\n

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A local parliament vote on the changes is taking place later this week, with a view to raising the tariffs in January.<\/p>\n

The new rates, if approved, will be \u20ac1 per person per day for campers and hostel guests, \u20ac2 for cruise passengers and those staying in cheaper hotels and apartments, \u20ac3 for mid-range accommodation, and \u20ac4 for top-end hotels. Those under the age of 16 will be exempt and rates will be reduced during the winter months (November-April).<\/p>\n

A record 7.9 million people visited the Balearic Islands between January and July this year, up 7.5 per cent on the same period in 2016. As many as 500 cruise ships now dock in Palma each year, depositing up to 22,000 passengers a day.<\/p>\n

This is an excerpt from an article originally published in the Daily Telegraph<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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