The Balearic Government has presented plans designed to alleviate tourists’ impact on local infrastructure, natural resources, and residents, in a 350-page document that is aiming to “reduce dependence” on tourism.

Balearic President Marga Prohens said, that without action, "the current scenario based on the volume of visitors, overcrowding and intensive exploitation of resources will continue".

The proposal included reducing the number of low-cost flights to the Balearics, limiting land transport to the islands, establishing low-emission zones, and setting a maximum for visitors per area.

The feasibility of limiting the number of budget flights into the islands is unclear. The government is also considering levying an environmental tax on tourist flights to the islands.

The Balearic government has announced plans to increase its sustainable tourism tax for the busy summer seasons and lower them in off-peak winter seasons.

Prohens called these “tourism containment measures”. They include taxes on rental cars, illegal tourist accommodation, and cruise ship arrivals.

The Balearic Islands, an archipelago east of Spain in the Mediterranean Sea, are a popular holiday destination for their sunny beaches.

The islands — which include Majorca, Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera — have been subject in recent years to over-tourism, which has depleted natural resources to the island and angered locals.