The Spanish islands where you can drink as much as you like – so no 6-drink rule
IN a bid to put a stop to drunken tourism in the Balearics, a new rule has been imposed on all-inclusive hotels in a number of Spanish holiday spots.
Brits in certain areas of Ibiza and Majorca will only be allowed to have six drinks per day when staying at all-inclusive resorts.
New rules mean that tourists staying in all-inclusive hotels can enjoy a maximum of six-drinks throughout the day, with three at lunch and a further three at dinner.
Although this wouldn't stop anyone from drinking in other venues, it would mean an all-inclusive break becomes less valuable.
The regulations will affect tourists in the popular holiday hotspots of Magaluf, El Arenal and Playa de Palma in Majorca and San Antonio in Ibiza.
There will also be a ban on shops selling alcohol between 9.30pm and 8am, and a crackdown on advertising which encourages the consumption of alcohol.
However, the six-drink rule does not apply to elsewhere in Majorca or Ibiza, or on the Balearic island of Menorca.
It's also not included in all-inclusive hotels on the big tourist Canary Islands of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote.
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The six-drink rule also doesn't apply on the smaller Canary Islands like La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro, or La Graciosa.
Hotel owners are said to be worried and claim tourists are already shunning their establishments and opting for those outside the zones.
Travel agent titans Thomas Cook cautioned their customers in an email updating them on package holidays.
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It read: "Please be advised that a decree has been issued by the Balearic Government on a new restriction for All Inclusive meal option.
"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 ( 3 each).
"Please be aware that Magalluf, El Arenal, Playa de Palma in Majorca and Sant Antoni in Ibiza, there is new restriction on All Inclusive."
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The law was brought in during 2020, but travel companies have echoed the rules now as thousands of Brits book holidays to the Spanish islands.
One Brit tourist recently claimed the new six-drink rule "ruined" his holiday to Majorca.
