Twenty years on from the ecotax, he disputes a declare that the tax was a decisive issue within the 2003 election. Hoteliers, however just some he notes, supported the PP – “after all they did, however I do not suppose that determined the elections”.

When it comes to the present debate about vacationer numbers, there are representatives from the lodge sector who share the view that there’s vacationer overcrowding.

“It’s an thought that’s spreading and I hope that it’s going to not be restricted to this summer time’s debate. It’s important, for the nice of the planet, that the GDP weight of tourism decreases*. The talk isn’t just about tourism. There’s something broader, which is the transition to a totally different financial mannequin. This isn’t to disclaim tourism. What must be completed is to stability the financial system in order that the relative weight of tourism is much less. And we can’t go away it to the market. There’s the necessity for a state technique and for involvement of all of the sectors which can be affected.”

Relating to the necessity for limiting vacationer numbers, Alomar provides: “There are numerous individuals who share this view. This summer time has elevated the help for quite a lot of causes, such because the local weather state of affairs. What we can’t proceed with is the present financial mannequin. Following Covid, the market has chosen the Balearics as a enterprise platform. The streets and squares refill and funding funds have their operations centres right here. Cash passes into overseas fingers. After which there’s the stress on the general public that this all this creates. The need to do enterprise and the necessity for preservation are confronting one another, and with out public intervention the market will win.”

* A joint evaluation by the Balearic ministry for the financial mannequin, tourism and employment and the Exceltur alliance for tourism excellence concluded that, in 2019, tourism GDP was 41.3% of whole Balearic GDP.