Balearics

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Hi guys

Not sure of the credibility of the source, but my son has just mentioned that some all-inclusive holidays in the Balearics now are getting alcohol restrictions on them.

Apparently a person is only allowed 6 alcoholic drinks a day - 3 at lunch time and 3 at dinner.

I wondered if anyone has heard of this and if it is indeed correct? What are the reasons for it?

Personally I think there’s no point paying extra money for all-inclusive if youre not getting all the traditional benefits?

Any input?

 

[Leon103]

Yes, believe it's around the brit hot spots of magaluf and central san Antonio and the like.

 

[Clint]

Input...don't go! All inclusive with 6 beers...who are they kidding. They'll soon change their minds when the bookings drop off.

 

[The Baron]

Well surely the trade description act should be applied when they are advertised in the Uk then as it is Not All Inclusive as the headline advertisement will say

 

[Braufather]

Not sure I agree

it is still all inclusive in that you get everything included food and drink etc

What it isn’t is unlimited.

Don’t understand the attraction of all inclusive anyway. Get out there and see the islands and find some nice bars and restaurants along the way. It’s cheep as chips anyway in the local villages

 

[Brewnaldo]

Hi guys

Not sure of the credibility of the source, but my son has just mentioned that some all-inclusive holidays in the Balearics now are getting alcohol restrictions on them.

Apparently a person is only allowed 6 alcoholic drinks a day - 3 at lunch time and 3 at dinner.

I wondered if anyone has heard of this and if it is indeed correct? What are the reasons for it?

Personally I think there’s no point paying extra money for all-inclusive if youre not getting all the traditional benefits?

Any input?

I could be wrong but I dont think it's any sort of law or rule change specific to the Balearics, more that some hotels are looking to chisel more cash off you by putting small print restrictions in like the ones you mention, or having time constraints etc.... You just need to look out when you are searching and try not to get caught out.

Just another example of effectively, shrinkflation. Vote with your feet. It's never been more important for consumers to punish those not willing to meet us in the middle.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Don't plan on going anywhere lol, just repeating what my son told me.

 

[Braufather]

Vote with your feet. It's never been more important for consumers to punish those not willing to meet us in the middle.

I think you are reading to much into it. Maybe you should meet them halfway.

It’s been a bad few years for hotels on the islands so they have had to look at their models again.

Besides at a planning level the islands are looking to faze out all inclusive hotels all together and get people out and about and experiencing and contributing to the local economy. That can’t be a bad thing can it?

 

[Brewnaldo]

I think you are reading to much into it. Maybe you should meet them halfway.

It’s been a bad few years for hotels on the islands so they have had to look at their models again.

Besides at a planning level the islands are looking to faze out all inclusive hotels all together and get people out and about and experiencing and contributing to the local economy. That can’t be a bad thing can it?

Then don't call it all inclusive. Sorry but its dishonest

 

[Northern_Brewer]

I could be wrong but I dont think it's any sort of law or rule change specific to the Balearics

You are wrong - the authorities introduced a package of laws in 2020 to reduce alcohol abuse in Ibiza and in parts of Mallorca, which included this 6-drinks-per-day rule but because of the pandemic nobody really noticed until now, and one guy in particular seems to have made a fuss to the newspapers (but didn't complain to the holiday company) :

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co....holidays-respond-all-inclusive-holiday-anger/