Short-term tourist rentals on Ibiza almost halved in 2025 compared with a year earlier, according to a Reuters report, as Spain’s crackdown on holiday homes and overtourism began to take effect.
The supply of short-term rentals on the island is now 80% lower than in 2017, tourism lobby group Exceltur said. Across Spain, listings fell 4% in the second half of 2025 from a year earlier — the first nationwide decline — although trends varied among the country’s 25 largest cities.
Authorities have been tightening regulations amid complaints from residents that tourist demand is driving up rents and home prices. Ibiza has stepped up inspections to eliminate unauthorised listings, according to the local government’s website, while Barcelona plans to ban all holiday homes by 2028.
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