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Balearics hails successful 'de-seasonalisation' efforts and crackdown on illegal accommodation

Overtourism
Harry Kemble
5 November 2025

The Balearics has hailed its "de-seasonalisation" strategy, which is designed to encourage tourists to visit the archipelago outside the peak summer months, and provided an update on its efforts to crack down on illegal accommodation.

Port de Soller in Majorca
Credit: iStock/ Aleh Varanishcha

Places like Port de Soller in Majorca saw fewer visitors during the peak summer months (Credit: iStock/ Aleh Varanishcha)

Speaking at WTM London on Tuesday (4 November), Marga Prohens, the president of the Balearic Islands, said pressure on the islands' resources and infrastructure had reduced during July and August.

During the summer, the islands recorded only a minimal year-on-year increase in visitors – 0.8% in July and 1.8% in August – while the number of travellers in the shoulder or low seasons continues to grow.

The de-seasonalisation strategy, underpinned by an emphasis on the islands' cultural offering, has proven effective throughout 2025, Prohens insisted.