The president of AVAT says that "there is a mismatch between demand and regulated supply." PHOTO: Radio Ibiza.
SOURCE: RADIO IBIZA, 3 SEPTEMBER 2025
Víctor Guerrero
The Ibiza vacation home association is critical of the Consell de Ibiza's tourism policies, because "they are going in the wrong direction and are making decisions that drive family tourism away from the island and lead to shorter stays for visitors."
The president of the AVAT association, José Antonio Llano, who appeared on the program "Hoy por Hoy para Ibiza y Formentera," points out that the current situation has resulted in the regulated supply of accommodation in his sector being reduced to the current 15,000, down from 21,000.
Llano is particularly critical of the ban on further vacation tourism on rural land. He makes it clear that the goal is not to create more accommodation: "We are the first to defend that growth must end, but homes that meet all the requirements and are already being marketed illegally must also be regularized."
At a time when there's a lot of talk about changing the tourism model in Ibiza, prioritizing the luxury segment, "many political decisions are being made that, I'm not saying are the only reason for this change in model, but they are preventing longer stays or more family-oriented tourism from coming to the island," Llano points out.
Specifically, the employers' association emphasizes that the holiday home sector has a demand for family tourism that could be absorbed if an increase in regulated supply were authorized.
The president of AVAT asserts that, once again this summer, the illegal supply of tourist homes exceeds those with regularized status.
They applaud the efforts being made by the Ibiza Council to curb illegal tourist apartments, but the rural single-family homes "that are finding marketing channels outside of the major platforms to continue advertising" are a different matter.
AVAT insists that, currently, there is a "mismatch" between supply and demand in the vacation rental sector, and institutions "should not look the other way and maintain regulated supply at current levels."
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