Purposes ITS

What is the purpose of the sustainable tourism fund?

The fund is used to subsidise Sustainable Tourism projects which have the objective of environmental development and protection, the promotion of sustainable tourism, the recovery of historical heritage, scientific research, the promotion of training and employment, and the acquisition and rehabilitation of housing for social renting.

In accordance with article 19.3 of Law 2/2016, the actions for which projects are fully or partially financed by the Sustainable Tourism Fund, and considering that on the whole these actions should prioritise activities of an environmental nature, aim to have the following purposes:

Environment

The protection, preservation, modernisation and recovery of the natural, rural, agricultural and marine environments refer to, for example, improvements in protected natural parks and the effort to conserve natural ecosystems and native flora and fauna.

Sustainable Tourism

The promotion of deseasonalisation, the creation and activation of possible tourist products for the low season, and the promotion of sustainable and low season tourism, which can be achieved through projects such as the recovery of cycling and hiking routes, with better signposting, in order to boost deseasonalisation.

Cultural Heritage

The recovery and rehabilitation of historical and cultural heritage. The purpose of the tax here is for historical buildings or elements with archaeological value to be reformed and made more accessible in such a way that the cultural heritage of the islands can be maintained and the Balearic Islands' history and culture made known.

Scientific Research

The promotion of scientific research projects, technological development and innovation (R+D+I) which contribute to economic diversification, the fight against climate change or are related to the tourism sector. In this sense, investment will be made to continue the process of acting as a leading area in the tourism sector.

Training & Employment

The improvement of training and quality of employment available as well as increasing employment in the low season. The aim is to create qualified job positions and improve working conditions through active measures that will optimise the training for service sector jobs, for example, by means of a more varied offering of vocational training courses.

Social Renting

Investment in the acquisition and rehabilitation of housing for social renting with a criterion of energy sustainability so as to directly allocate the income generated from tourist stays to a housing policy and the extension of the public rental area.