Tourism-Related Gentrification: The Case of Sóller (Mallorca)
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Research Area
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- Turisme d’Interior (TI) hotels: they are defined as “establishments in which the tourist accommodation service is provided in a building located in the old town neighborhood with similar characteristics to those of a hotel, and must have been built before January 1st, 1940 or must be listed for its historical heritage values. Other building dates of age or distance from tourist areas may be established by regulation, where justified. Finally, those TI hotels must have a minimum of five accommodation units”.
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- Establiments Turisme Vacacional (ETV) houses: “they are considered to be a tourist accommodation if you rent your entire dwelling for short periods of time, days or weeks, but no stay may exceed one month. The rent must be in conditions of immediate use and you cannot demonstrate a dwelling purpose other than tourist use”. ETV regulations state as well that you can rent a detached house or a flat in a holiday rental building but not a flat in a multi-owner building where the primary use is not tourism.
2.2. Data and Methods
3. Results
3.1. The Case of Sóller: New Tourist Lodgings
Year | Number of Visitors | Year | Number of Visitors |
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2010 | 48,417 | 2018 | 126,720 |
2011 | 59,756 | 2019 | 125,295 |
2012 | 72,108 | 2020 | 7850 |
2013 | 91,206 | 2021 | 67,790 |
2014 | 93,584 | 2022 | 123,836 |
2015 | 87,589 | 2023 | 128,355 |
2016 | 87,260 | 2024 | 142,039 |
2017 | 80,390 |
Accommodation Type | Establishments | Number of Places |
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Agro-tourism | 12 | 221 |
Tourist apartments | 2 | 121 |
Guest houses | 1 | 15 |
Rural hotels | 1 | 64 |
Hotels | 17 | 2357 |
Aparthotels | 1 | 208 |
Hostels | 3 | 136 |
Turisme Interior (TI) | 26 | 259 |
Holiday rentals (ETV) | 578 | 3594 |
3.1.1. Turisme D’interior Evolution
3.1.2. Holiday Rental (ETV) Evolution
3.2. Santa Catalina, a Space of Conflict
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Rossello-Geli, J. Tourism-Related Gentrification: The Case of Sóller (Mallorca). Urban Sci. 2025, 9, 246. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci9070246
Rossello-Geli J. Tourism-Related Gentrification: The Case of Sóller (Mallorca). Urban Science. 2025; 9(7):246. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci9070246
Chicago/Turabian StyleRossello-Geli, Joan. 2025. "Tourism-Related Gentrification: The Case of Sóller (Mallorca)" Urban Science 9, no. 7: 246. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci9070246
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