Palma tourist licence 2026: 538 tourist homes (INE)
To let a home to tourists in Palma (Mallorca) you file a DRIAT and need the tourist registration number, which must appear in every advert (Ley 8/2012, art. 28.3, checked on 5 November 2026); INE counted 538 tourist homes in Palma in May 2026.
Official sources: INE table 39363: tourist homes and bed places by municipality, May 2026 · Ley 8/2012 del Turismo de las Illes Balears, consolidated text (arts. 23, 28, 50 and 120) · checked on 5 November 2026
Tourist homes listed online (INE, May 2026): 538
INE counted 538 tourist homes with 3,501 bed places in Palma in May 2026, 0.29% of all dwellings.
Official sources: INE table 39363: tourist homes and bed places by municipality, May 2026 · INE table 39366: tourist homes as a percentage of all dwellings, by municipality, May 2026 · checked on 5 November 2026
Not legal advice. This page summarises official texts and open data; it does not tell you whether a particular home can be let or keep its registration. Town halls set their own planning rules and communities of owners can restrict tourist use: before you buy, let or advertise, check with the regional tourism department and the Ayuntamiento, or ask a professional.
The rules in the Balearic Islands
Registration number: All advertising of holiday homes must include the home's tourist registration number (Ley 8/2012, art. 28.3); advertising or marketing stays without it is a very serious offence for the channels that publish it (art. 120 j).
- The host files a declaración responsable de inicio de actividad turística (DRIAT); filing it leads to immediate registration in the island's register (Ley 8/2012, art. 23.6). (Boletín Oficial del Estado)
- Until the number is issued, the entry number of the DRIAT in a public register may be used in adverts (art. 23.7). (Boletín Oficial del Estado)
- New DRIATs for tourist stays in homes can only be filed for homes in zones expressly declared suitable (zonas aptas) or provisionally delimited (art. 50.3). (Boletín Oficial del Estado)
- For homes in buildings under horizontal property, the DRIAT is valid for the period set by regulation, five years by default, renewable while the requirements are still met (art. 50.3). (Boletín Oficial del Estado)
The town hall of Palma sets its own planning rules for tourist use: ask the Ayuntamiento (urbanismo) before you buy or start letting. Full details: Balearic Islands holiday let licence.
Check a registration number
We did not find an official public search of this register that we could read.
Questions
How many tourist flats are there in Palma?
INE counted 538 tourist homes with 3,501 bed places in May 2026, listed on the main platforms.
How do I check a tourist licence in Palma?
We did not find an official public search of the register that we could read. Ask the host for the registration number and check it with the island Consell (the tourism administration of each island).
What are the rules for a holiday let in Palma?
The rules of the Balearic Islands apply (see the regional page), plus the town hall's planning rules and, in a building, the community of owners.
Official sources
- INE table 39363: tourist homes and bed places by municipality, May 2026 – Instituto Nacional de Estadística, open data (JSON API), checked 5 November 2026
- INE table 39366: tourist homes as a percentage of all dwellings, by municipality, May 2026 – Instituto Nacional de Estadística, open data (JSON API), checked 5 November 2026
- Ley 8/2012 del Turismo de las Illes Balears, consolidated text (arts. 23, 28, 50 and 120) – Boletín Oficial del Estado, BOE consolidated text, last update 13 June 2026, checked 5 November 2026
- INE, experimental statistics: number of tourist homes in Spain and their capacity (method) – Instituto Nacional de Estadística, web page, checked 5 November 2026
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