The Consell de Mallorca has come to an agreement with Airbnb that they will remove all listings without a tourist license from mid-October.
The island institution and Airbnb activate the second phase of their agreement, which will lead to the elimination of thousands of publications from the Airbnb website.
The Consell de Mallorca has agreed with Airbnb to remove all listings on the platform without a registration number starting mid-October. Both parties made the announcement after a meeting this Thursday in Ibiza.
Second phase of the plan with Airbnb in Mallorca
This announcement marks the start of the second phase of the collaboration agreement reached months ago between the Consell de Mallorca and Airbnb. It will mean the removal of a new batch of properties advertised illegally on the company’s website, a decisive step in their collaboration to combat illegal tourist rentals on the island.Â
Specifically, the Tourism Department of the Consell de Mallorca, thanks to an analysis conducted in recent months, has managed to identify thousands of listings that do not provide license numbers on the website.Â
The Consell de Mallorca will not need to provide any listings to the company to remove all accommodation listings that do not display their corresponding license number, as Airbnb has committed to deactivating any listing hosted on its platform that does not display the registration number.
This measure represents a firm and unprecedented effort to ensure that online tourism services operate legally and are compatible with the protection of the territory and the quality of life of residents. It complements actions already initiated, such as the activation of the mandatory registration tool for new listings and the first round of deactivation of listings that took place months ago after being identified by the island’s institution.
The President of the Consell de Mallorca, Llorenç Galmés, has expressed his commitment to the fight against illegal tourism and asserted that “this is the definitive step toward eradicating it; there will be no respite. This agreement with Airbnb demonstrates that public-private collaboration is the way to protect our tourism model, ensure regulatory compliance, and continue strengthening the quality of life for all residents of Mallorca.”
“The removal of all unlicensed listings starting mid-October is a decisive step that reinforces our goal of fostering coexistence on our island, for the benefit of the local community and all platform users,” Galmés added.
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