With Responsible Tourism

Responsible tourism in the Balearic Islands

Tourism in our community is much more than visitors enjoying our beaches and landscapes or any of the many attractions present in each of the islands, it is part of our life and it is a way of sharing our homeland with other people and opening the doors of our paradise. But not everything goes: we believe in and are committed to responsible tourism that helps to improve our quality of life.

With responsible tourism, we help to preserve our heritage, we promote the maintenance and creation of new stable jobs that benefit entire families, and not only in the hotel and catering industry, but also in the other industries and in the business fabric of the islands. Responsible tourism provides new training opportunities, generates and accumulates experience that helps to develop new tools and implement new technologies.

In short, Responsible Tourism can design and promote a more sustainable territory, as well as more accessible and coherent spaces and services for both visitors and residents.

The promotion of a local economy, the encouragement of the consumption of local products and deseasonalisation are also pillars on which a model of Responsible Tourism is built. Every time a visitor enjoys a local product, goes on a cultural visit, tastes any of the dishes of our splendid gastronomy, or stays in one of our regulated accommodation options, they are supporting all industries of our economy, making it more robust and guaranteeing our future.

The Government of the Balearic Islands is committed to promoting a model based on Sustainable and Responsible Tourism throughout the year, which respects, protects and cares for our homeland and the people who live here. Let us work together so that tourism remains a source of opportunity, well-being and pride for all of us. Because together we will go further.

The Sustainable Tourism Tax (ITS)

Also closely linked to tourism and with the intention of ensuring that this industry in the Balearic Islands is based on an environmentally, economically and socially sustainable model, is the Sustainable Tourism Tax (STT), a huge collective piggy bank. These funds are used to finance the improvement of infrastructure and public facilities, heritage conservation, to address the challenges posed by climate change, such as improvements in the management of the water cycle or energy efficiency, to strengthen the quality of training systems for our citizens, and to promote the deseasonalisation through the generation of new offerings linked to sport and culture.

Projects that improve our quality of life and ensure that our wonders remain intact for future generations.