Editorial: El Mundo

• The Balearic Islands are on track to reach a record 20 million tourists this year, aiming to organize a tourism sector that accounts for 43.6% of the regional GDP.
• The new government, under Marga Prohens, has introduced a new package of measures to curb illegal tourism and limit the number of places.
• Tourism in the Balearic Islands seems to have reached its peak and requires innovation.
• New measures include an increase in the Sustainable Tourism Tax (ITS) and a ban on new tourist apartments in multi-family houses.
• The high number of tourists has driven up the price of housing, which is impacting the local population.

Conclusion: Quality and rationality in the management of tourism, avoiding dogmas, will be key to preserving this vital industry, while mitigating the negative effects on the local population.

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