UK tourists on holiday in Majorca in July and August slapped with 'water cut'

Majorca locals and businesses have demanded an "urgent solution" over the problem with British tourism amid an influx of UK holidaymakers and tourists each and every summer. The Balearic Island holiday hotspot, belonging to Spain in the European Union, have demanded action from local authorities and government.

Majorca has been facing water cuts in Banyalbufar, and the Majorca Association of Bars, Restaurants and Cafeterias (CAEB Mallorca Catering) and the Balearic Islands Catering Business Federation (Ferib) requested the government to find a solution.

They expressed their “concern” about the problems faced by bars and restaurants in the municipality, as well as the “significant impact” that the cuts will have. These, they said, “will cause a considerable decrease in the income of local businesses, generating serious economic damage”, reported Majorca Daily Bulletin.

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They said they understood “the difficult situation” and thanked “the efforts of the local council, which is unable to manage the drought with the current budget. That is why the association is asking the government for urgent aid to mitigate the negative effects of these cuts,” the two organisations insisted.

They also questioned why the funds generated by the Sustainable Tourism Tax (ITS) or eco tax “are not being used to provide economic aid or to finance tankers with desalinated water”. “This is a regrettable situation in the middle of the season, which not only damages the image of the island, but also represents an economic loss for both restaurateurs and residents of the area,” they said.

The “water crisis” in Banyalbufar began in May and has intensified with the arrival of summer and the increase in the population thanks to UK tourism. “That is, for 17 hours a day, which is a serious damage to the whole community,” they went on to say.

The entities have made “an urgent appeal” to the administrations to solve this problem “before the losses force establishments to close”, and have conveyed their support “not only to the businesses in Banyalbufar, but also to all those affected by the drought in the Balearics”.