Antonio Catalán, a leading hotelier in Spain operating several hotel chains in Majorca, has said Spain needs to raise it’s prices and that tourists “shouldn’t come if the can’t pay”.
Catalán said: “There has to be a change in the customer profile. Majorca has plenty of customers and needs to raise prices more.
“I believe as a businessman that if clients cannot pay the price that I have set for a product, they should not come.”
The hotel boss said that Majorca should become more “selective” and know how to value what it has.
“Four years ago, because of Brexit, British tourists saw the pound devalued by 20%,” he said.
“But despite everything, they came to Spain, paying 22% more for their holidays.
“Low-cost prices imply having low-cost tourists. It’s that simple,” he added.
