Magaluf image overhaul: No pub crawls, street drinking, late opening or sex in public
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 @ 3:07 PM
HOLIDAYS for young revellers in Magaluf are set to be very different from those they have experienced in the past - councillors and MPs have launched a series of rules of conduct in light of the string of scandals which hit the resort district last summer.
No pub crawls, no drinking alcohol in the street, no ticket touts, tough sanctions for bars who serve alcohol to under-18s, stay open too long, make too much noise or allow too many people in, and more police presence are on the cards for summer 2015.
The local council of Calvià, the inland town which the coastal enclave of Magaluf comes under - as it is not a town in its own right - has called for the central government's interior ministry to send in riot police for the forthcoming beach season.
Authorities also want British police on duty, since most of the young holidaymakers are from the UK, do not speak the language and are more likely to pay attention to officers of their own nationality, the council believes.
A bye-law banning the consumption of alcoholic beverages outside of bars, restaurants or residential homes will be passed ahead of the summer, and it looks likely pub crawls - organised by excursion companies or otherwise - will become illegal.
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