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Ibiza's governing body has removed over 2,500 "illegal short-term rental listings" – amounting to more than 14,500 beds – from holiday rental marketplace Airbnb.

As Travel Daily Media reports, the removal of the listings was carried out by Ibiza's Illegal Short-Term Rentals Taskforce and travel data company Mabrian in an effort to crack down on "non-authorised" housing listings. Between July 2024 and September 2025, 2,831 listings were taken down from Airbnb.

Campervans, caravans, tents and cabins in non-authorised campsites were among the listings removed from the site. Other properties which failed to provide "legitimate" licensing for rentals were also taken down.

The clampdown on illegal rentals was first announced in February of this year by officials in Ibiza, who said they had been working with Airbnb to fast-track the removal of properties that "operate on the margins of legality".

Despite Balearic president Marga Prohens claiming that Ibiza is now "100% free" of unlicensed accommodation, El Diario came across an Airbnb listing for a van with a mattress in the back, which was being advertised for over €125 per night.

The description for the listing reads: "It's a diesel manual car with a bed inside and no rear windows, which means you can blend in unnoticed. I recommend parking in the forest away from the city."

The crackdown on illegal rentals is part of government officials' attempts to tackle overtourism on the White Isle. Vicent Marí, president of the Ibiza Insular Council, said the implementation of the Illegal Short-Term Rentals Taskforce and the Ibiza Tourism Intelligence System "allowed us to base decisions on data rather than subjective perceptions, enabling us to defend the island's legal supply, strengthen a quality tourism model, manage visitor flows, and address the sense of overcrowding experienced during the high season".

Earlier this year, the iconic viewpoint at the island's Es Vedrà landmark was closed amid residents calling for more regulation due to too many visitors.

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