Unlimited free alcohol is being scrapped on all-inclusive holidays

Some bad news if you’ve got an all-inclusive holiday booked, as unlimited alcohol is set to be scrapped.

This means if you jet off on an all-inclusive you’ll no longer be offered unlimited free booze by hotels, the Manchester Evening News reports.

This comes as part of a series of major changes, with new rules being introduced to crackdown on anti-social behaviour.

Some tourist hotspots popular with Brits will be hit first, including Playa de Palma and Magaluf in Majorca, and the West End of Ibiza’s San Antonio.

The government of the Balearic Islands brought in a raft of new regulations at the start of the year, with restrictions on party boats, pub crawls and happy hours in a bid to stop drunkenness and anti-social behavior.

While the free hotel bars that are open all day will no longer be there, guests will be able to get drinks with their dinner and tea.

And there is some good news if you booked before January 23rd 2020 for a holiday this year, as you won’t have the all-inclusive limit applied.

An ABTA spokesperson explained: “ABTA strongly supports initiatives that improve the health and safety of holidaymakers, as well as the welfare of local communities.

“Some of the measures introduced by the Balearic Islands authorities to limit anti-social behaviour have potential to cause confusion for UK holidaymakers, so we welcome the recent clarification from the authorities, including that the restrictions will only apply to certain limited areas in Mallorca and Ibiza rather than the whole of the Balearics as originally proposed.

“It is important to note that the limits on alcoholic drinks in all-inclusive hotels does not apply to any holidays booked before 23 January 2020, for travel during 2020. For all-inclusive holidays booked after that date, we recommend that customers check with the agent or operator selling the holiday, as the exemption will still apply if there was an existing contract between the hotel and the tour operator agreed before that date.

“ABTA will continue to engage with the Balearic Islands Government, ABTA Members and other parties, to encourage clear communication and exchange of information, in order to ensure holidaymakers travelling to hotels in the designated areas enjoy a positive customer experience.”