Visitors to the Balearic islands, including Ibiza, Majorca and Menorca, will have to pay a new eco-tax of up to €2 a day, it has been confirmed.
The new tax, approved by the Balearic Parliament this week, will be effective from July 1.
The islands announced plans for the new Sustainable Tourism Tax last autumn.
They say the money raised will help preserve the environment, but it will add up to €112 to the cost of a two-week holiday for a family of four with two children aged 16 or over. Children under 16 will be exempt.
The tax starts at €1 a day for stays in one-star to three-star hotels and cruise ships, doubling to €2 for some four-star and five-star hotels. The tax will be halved during low season from November to April.
Holidaymakers staying in apartments, villas and campsites will also have to pay the tax.
A similar tax was ditched by the Balearics in 2003 a year after it was introduced because it led to a fall in visitors.
