Mia Williams
New all-inclusive alcohol rules apply to all British holiday-makers travelling to Spain.
Limits will be applied to booze consumption for tourists staying in Spanish all-inclusive hotels - which kind of makes the term ‘all-inclusive’ pretty questionable.
This includes breaks across the Balearic Islands, and mainland Spain.
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Thomas Cook has warned tourists that the new limit is six alcoholic drinks per day, and the most bizarre part…they have to be drunk as part of a meal.
The company wrote: "Please be advised that a decree has been issued by the Balearic Government on a new restriction for All-Inclusive meal options.
"There is a maximum of six alcoholic drinks per person per day that can be served and these drinks will be provided only during lunch and dinner (three each).
"Please be aware that in Magaluf, El Arenal, Playa de Palma in Mallorca and Sant Antoni in Ibiza, there is a new restriction on All-Inclusive."
The Government of Balearic Islands has rolled out the new alcohol rules to curb ‘embarrassing’ holidaymakers from spoiling holidays for themselves and others in the resort.
Previously, the Balearic Islands Tourism minister Iago Negueruela said: “We want British tourists - we don't want this type of tourism.
“British tourism is essential for our islands. We share with the British government the view that some images of British tourists are embarrassing.
“We want to put a stop to bad behaviour. We will increase the police presence in these areas and the number of inspectors - we will have zero tolerance for tourism excesses.”
And before you try to dodge the rules and go on your own bar crawl, the government has also put a ban on those and the sale of alcohol in shops from 9.30pm to 8am.
Announcing the laws in 2020, a regional government spokesman said: “Efforts to promote the destination, to provide it with better quality through both public and private sector investments, and position it in an increasingly competitive and global market, have been affected recently by certain un-civic behaviour.
“Most of this type of behaviour is directly related to alcohol abuse in certain tourist areas of Majorca and Ibiza.”
Speaking of the resurfaced rules, a representative of Thomas Cook told Tyla: "For the last few years the government in the Balearics has been keen to ensure its much-loved islands remain great holiday spots for everyone.
"It’s been balancing the mix of young people and families and wants to make sure that there is something for everyone. Some areas are being more restrictive with alcohol consumption and we want to make sure our customers are aware.
"Bars and nightclubs remain open and we can see the pent up demand for holidays there this summer with bookings up three-fold to Majorca and doubled to Ibiza."