The government of the Balearic Islands has announced to close all premises located on three streets in the two main nightlife areas of Mallorca in a bid to combat tourism excesses.
The Balearic Islands have continued to strengthen their position as a safe tourism destination in recent weeks with a strong epidemiological situation as compared to other territories. The objective is to prevent antisocial behaviour which could jeopardise what has been achieved in terms of a safe restart for the tourism sector.
This new law means that the nightlife venues on Calle Punta Ballena in Magaluf, Calle Miquel Pellisa (better known as ?Calle de la Cerveza?) and Calle del Pare Bartomeu Salv? (better known as ?Calle del Jam?n?) in Playa de Palma will be closed to the public from July 15.
Given the current situation, the fact that the Balearic Islands have been one of the communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic from an economic perspective, and any new outbreak would be a challenging blow to the tourism sector, the government has reinforced its commitment for eradicating this type of antisocial tourism linked to alcohol, excess and public disorder to promote a safer and more high-quality tourism product. The Balearic Islands took the first step in January 2020 with the publication of a decree, aimed at eradicating this type of tourism and is now reinforcing its commitment to this decision.
The Balearic Islands? epidemiological situation is currently in a very strong position and what is sought with this measure is that this is maintained. In the last 14 days, the archipelago has registered the lowest cumulative incidence rate in all of Europe, with 4.78 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. This is a much lower figure than that recorded in Spain as a whole (14.8) and is also well below that of its main tourism source markets, both the UK or Germany.
The geography of the destination, the health management of the epidemic and the responsible behaviour of the population have all contributed to the destination?s strong epidemiological situation which has allowed the tourism industry to be reactivated safely and without incidents. For this reason, the Balearic Island government continues with this focus to protect both visitors and residents and ensure they can continue to enjoy the destination.
In addition, the government has prohibited parties in certain areas with fines up to 600, 000 euros.
