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Madrid initiates new measures to control over tourism

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

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Madrid control over tourismMadrid has become the latest city to battle over tourism, as the Spanish metropolis aims to drastically curb the Airbnb and homeshare listings in the destination.

 
Secretary for sustainable urban planning José Manuel Calvo announced the proposed regulations last week, which are meant to tackle the issue of mass tourism.

 
The new regulations are in response to locals who are concerned and afraid of being priced out of their own neighborhoods.

 
Officials in other destinations in Spain including Valencia and Mallorca as well as in Venice, Italy have also introduced drastic measures to curb over tourism and encourage responsible vacationing.

 
Under the new rules in Madrid, apartments would be prevented from being rented out to tourists for more than 90 days of the year, and entire apartment blocks will no longer be able for sole visitor accommodation, unless the building is licensed as a hotel.

 
There would be various restrictions depending on which area of the city the apartments are in. The more central you are, the more rules will apply.

 
This would eradicate the majority of apartments currently used as vacation rentals in the city and mark a drastic change for the city.

 
The city reports that 23 times more tourists sleep in the Central district of Madrid than in all the other 20 districts of Madrid put together. In Valencia, on Spain’s south-eastern coast, officials have proposed new restrictions limiting private holiday rentals above first floor level.

 
The result is no more rooms with a view. Instead of sweeping panoramas of the Mediterranean, you’re more likely to have a view of parked cars.

 
In the Ciutat Vella, Valencia’s historic old town, no new rentals will be allowed.

 

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