However, the rule-change brought in at one of its most popular resorts prompted panic and confusion after it was mistakenly characterised as a “tourist ban”.
Spain struggles to balance promoting tourism, which accounts for 12 per cent of GDP, with anger over rising rents, caused partly because landlords shift to more lucrative tourist rentals.
Anti-tourist graffiti at Park Guell in Barcelona, northern Spain, which is struggling with overtourism (Photo: Josep Lago / AFP via Getty Images)
In response, a three-year law was introduced in Málaga in southern Spain this month to restrict tourist flats, prompting the claims of a tourist ban.
The measure, which was brought in by Málaga City Council, was designed to restrict the rise of holiday rental properties in the most crowded parts of the city.
“The government’s duty is to prioritise residential use of housing and prevent speculative and touristic uses from expanding in a totally uncontrolled manner at the cost of residents.”
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Other Spanish cities, including Alicante and Madrid, have already introduced restrictions in tourist flats.
Other cities like Seville are about to introduce similar measures to restrict tourist flats.
What other measures has Spain brought in that tourists should know about?
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The Spanish central bank recently estimated that there would be a deficit of about 500,000 houses by the end of 2025.
Have similar measures been brought in elsewhere?
Yes, Venice brought in a €5 (£4.20) charge for visitors to its historic centre to cut down the influx of tourists.
South Korea has implemented a curfew between 5pm and 10am in the picturesque neighbourhood of Bukchon Hanok Village in Seoul, which has struggled with mass tourism.
In Japan, a view of Mount Fuji was blocked to keep badly behaved tourists away.
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