El aeropuerto pitiuso recibió 6,2 millones de pasajeros en 2014, y en 2024 fueron más de 9 millones, de los que un 58% fueron internacionales

La Federación Empresarial Hotelera de Ibiza y Formentera (Fehif) presentó el viernes un análisis de la evolución del tráfico de pasajeros aéreos por lugar de procedencia durante la última década (2014–2024) basado en datos oficiales de la empresa pública Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (Aena), en el que destaca no solo el incremento de pasajeros que utilizan el aeropuerto de Ibiza en un 46% en la década analizada, sino también el cambio en la procedencia del turismo, que ha pasado de ser mayormente nacional a internacional, un mercado que en 2024 ha supuesto el 58% del total de viajeros cuando en 2014 los extranjeros representaban un 45%.

Fuente: diariodeibiza.es

The Hotel Business Federation of Ibiza and Formentera (FEHIF) reiterated yesterday that the reduction of the working day is not something the sector looks favourably upon because of the difficulties its implementation will entail.

"If we already have problems with workers' housing and now we have to make sketches of their schedules, it will lead to a collapse. So, we will have to see how this reduction is implemented to try to alleviate as much inconvenience as possible," said the president of the employers' association, María Costa.

She also reiterated the "huge effort" that other changes, such as a possible wage increase, will mean for hoteliers and business owners. Mainly with the first of the measures, we will have to wait to see how it should be applied "because, in the end, it will have an impact on businesses and will have to be in line with what is proposed in the collective bargaining negotiations," she insisted.

The Federation recently participated in the constitution of the Negotiating Committee of the 17th Hotel and Catering Agreement of the Balearic Islands, an agreement that will affect more than 180,000 workers on the islands. The employers' association recalled that the agreement is "fundamental" for the evolution of the tourism and hotel sector, as the agreement must adapt to new challenges and operational needs.

The FEHIF yesterday reiterated its concern about the lack of clarity on the reduction of working hours and the difficulties that its application may pose in a sector characterised by the need for presence and the shortage of skilled labour. Regarding the wage increase, the companies expressed their concern at the meeting about the economic impact of the measure and how they will be able to take on new workloads without compromising the viability of the business.

The parties reiterated the importance of guaranteeing their employees adequate conditions without compromising business competitiveness. Thus, according to FEHIF, the meeting discussed the operational flexibility that should allow a better adaptation to seasonality and fluctuating tourism demand. They also addressed the reduction of absenteeism and the improvement of training with the aim of promoting a higher quality service in the Balearic Islands.

The president of the employers' association explained that they have thus kicked off the negotiations for the future agreement and, in principle, the predisposition of all parties seems positive.

Source: periodicodeibiza.es

From March 2024 until now, the non-regulated offer has been reduced by 26.3%, according to the Consell de Ibiza.

The Consell de Ibiza, through the latest data obtained by the Ibiza Tourism Intelligence System, has found that on Airbnb, the main tourist accommodation platform on the island, the unlicensed offer has been reduced by 26.3%, and the regulated offer, i.e. licensed ads, has increased by 14.8%, in a comparison made between 15 March 2024 and 15 March 2025.

Mariano Juan, the councillor for Tourism Planning and the Fight against Intrusion, valued these data: "We obtain them in a rigorous way, with solvent providers that allow us to work with an exact x-ray of how the change of paradigm that we want to achieve with all the actions framed within the shock plan against intrusion is being implemented". A paradigm shift that, with initiatives such as the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed between the Consell, the Airbnb platform, the Association of Holiday Homes of Ibiza (AVAT), the Hotel Business Federation of Ibiza and Formentera (Fehif) and Fomento del Turismo, "sends a strong message: "In Ibiza we don't want illegal supply that harms us all, what we want is to combat the saturation and the damage of illegal supply on the quality of Ibiza as a tourist destination, denying the opportunity for offenders to find a loudspeaker on digital platforms."

This reduction of unlicensed advertisements has been experienced in all the municipalities of the island, with Ibiza being the most outstanding, with 37.6% less, Santa Eulària with a reduction of 20.5%, Sant Josep with 24.1% less, Sant Antoni with 27% less and Sant Joan with 24.8% less illegal advertisements.

On the other hand, the number of licensed Ibiza tourist accommodation advertisements on the platform has increased by 14.8%, which, according to Mariano Juan, "shows that there are tourist establishments that trust in the pressure that is being put on the illegal offer to remove it from the platforms promoting tourist activity". Juan pointed out that between March 2024 and March 2025, there are 636 fewer illegal ads on Airbnb "and this figure will increase because the will is to give no respite to offenders". Juan adds: "I would like to thank all the agents involved who, as demonstrated in the first meeting of the Table against Intrusiveness, have joined in this fight, and I would especially like to thank the island director of Intrusiveness, Enrique Gómez Bastida, for his work and effort to carry out this Shock Plan".

Source: diariodeibiza.es