The President of the Council of Mallorca, Llorenç Galmés, announced to day, Monday, that before the end of the term of office, the island government will lower the cap on the number of tourist beds, which currently stands at 430,000.
He made this statement during the General Policy Debate, where he pointed out that, whilst the left “has caused overcrowding” in recent years, the current government intends to reduce tourist accommodation “to existing levels”.
“Mallorca has already reached its limit,” said Galmés, who criticised the left for having set such a high cap during the previous government. Galmés argued that after “eight years of interventionism, restrictions, bans and anti-tourism rhetoric”, the current administration has ushered in an “era of tourism” characterised by the “paradigm” of “residents at the centre”.
The island’s president highlighted the commitment to the “tourism-culture pairing” to attract a type of visitor “respectful of the territory”, whilst emphasising that the restrictions are bearing fruit.
‘In 2025, 13.5 million tourists visited Mallorca, a figure virtually identical to that of 2024,’ said the island’s president, who also noted that, based on the data, there is evidence of greater deseasonalisation in the sector.
The Council of Mallorca has already asked the Balearic Islands Port Authority to install five cameras in the ports of Palma and Alcudia to obtain accurate data on the number of cars arriving on the island. These devices are a key component of the future vehicle regulation law being prepared by the institution.
The initiative will provide, for the first time, exact figures on the total number of passenger cars entering and leaving Mallorca on a monthly and annual basis. The devices, which feature number plate recognition technology, will be able to specifically identify how many hire cars and vehicles with foreign number plates arrive by sea.