Spanish authorities are warning tourists and travellers ahead of a police crackdown on anti-social behaviour. As the prime holiday season begins, and travellers begin to get their holiday plans in order, police at a popular holiday destination are also gearing up for the season and the influx of tourists.
According to the Mirror, Palma Local Police’s summer security measures will begin next week with the aim of improving the safety of tourists and residents and to tackle antisocial behaviour.
The operation will begin next Monday, May 1, and will run until Sunday, October 15. It comes as many Spanish tourist spots have been cracking down on boozy Brits and tourists, reports Majorca Daily Bulletin.
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A campaign has also been launched to combat excessive tourism, aimed at reminding shopkeepers in key areas of the current regulations of the Law on Excesses in relation to the sale of alcoholic beverages, which includes penalties of up to 600,000 Euros for the most serious cases. The council said some of the main problems being illegal massages, street vending, street drinking and pub crawls and noise pollution. A report in Birmingham Live said that the penalties range from 100 euros for minor infractions to 3,000 Euros for serious ones.
Rules across other parts of Spain and the islands are also due to come into force. Holidaymakers to Majorca and Ibiza face limits on how much they can drink due to a crackdown on drunken behaviour.
Those booking all-inclusive holidays should be aware of Spain's new six drink rule. According to travel giant Thomas Cook, new restrictions were brought in by the Balearic Island Government to crack down on drunk and disorderly behaviour. It adds that not all Balearic Islands are impacted by the new regulations, but included are Playa de Palma, Majorca, El Arenal, Majorca, Magaluf, Majorca, and West End of San Antonio, Ibiza.
And there are fines for breaking the rules. The travel firm's website says: "Minor offences for individuals will see fines between 1,000 to 6,000 euros. Whereas establishments that are caught breaking the rules will see a whopping sanction of 60,001 to 600,000 euros".
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