People heading to one of the party destinations in Spain should be aware of a new rule on alcohol.
Thomas Cook has warned customers on new limits being imposed on alcohol in all-inclusive hotels at some of Spain’s most popular tourist destinations.
Holidaymakers heading to Magaluf, El Arenal, Playa de Palma in Mallorca and Sant Antoni in Ibiza will be limited to six alcoholic drinks per day.
These will distributed evenly between lunch and dinner - meaning tourists will only be offered three drinks per meal.
In an alert to customers, Thomas Cook wrote: “Please be advised that a decree has been issued by the Balearic Government on a new restriction for all inclusive meal options.
“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 (three each).
They go on to add: “Please aware that in Magaluf, El Arenal, Playa de Palma in Mallorca and Sant Antoni in Ibiza, there are new restrictions on all inclusive.”
The alert comes amid a crackdown on binge drinking on the Balearic Islands by the local government.
Officials say they are now looking for “quality” rather than “quantity” when it comes to tourists following the Covid pandemic.
The new laws mean that bar crawls, booze cruises and bar promotions that offer unlimited alcohol for a set price are now banned.
These will apply to Magaluf, Playa de Palma and the West End of San Antonio in Ibiza.
Balearic Islands’ tourism minister Iago Negueruela said: “This crisis has forced us to adapt and revaluate our tourism proposition towards a quality tourism model that generates quality employment, and ultimately a healthy and competitive economy.
"We want to eradicate tourism excesses that have caused so much damage to our destination.
"The islands are managing to attract a kind of visitor who spends more on their holidays and therefore supports the profitability of the sector without it just being based on numbers.
"This is the only way we will we be able to face a future that is currently full of uncertainties but which we will manage to overcome together."
