Thomas Cook warns Brits about all-inclusive holiday drinks cap

A crackdown on drinking in Spain’s Balearic Islands means drinks on an all-inclusive holiday will be capped at six per day. Package holiday company Thomas Cook has issued a warning to customers looking to book ahead of summer.

In a bid to crack down on binge-drinking in Spain’s Balearic Islands, the local government has enforced new laws clamping down on public drunkenness by limiting partying Brits to just six drinks per day.

To limit the amount of binge-drinking for Brits on an all-inclusive holiday, the day will be split into a ‘lunch timetable’ and ‘evening timetable’, each permitting three drinks per person for that time period.

Only certain areas of the Balearics are affected, including Magaluf, on Majorca, and parts of Ibiza and Palma, the regional capital.

Package holiday company Thomas Cook has issued a statement to customers alerting them to the new rules ahead of the summer season.

An email from the travel agency read: “Please be advised that a decree has been issued by the Balearic Government on a new restriction for All Inclusive meal option.

“There is a maximum of six alcoholic drinks per person per day that can be served and these drinks will be provided only during lunch and dinner.”

The local government, as well as putting a stop to pub crawls, has banned the sale of alcohol in shops between 9:30pm and 8am.

The new restrictions came into place in 2020, but the Covid-19 pandemic led to a delay in many Brits becoming aware of them. Local authorities have enforced the ban since January.

As reported by the Express, Balearic Islands tourism minister Iago Negueruela has previously criticised the excessive drinking of some holidaying Brits in the region.

“We want British tourists – we don’t want this type of tourism,” he said, calling the behaviour of some “embarrassing”.