The Ibiza Gran Hotel is living a great moment. Excellent 2024 season and excellent forecasts for the next one. However, the future is not free of internal and external challenges. One of them is the fecal hell with which the luxury establishment coexists. Not for nothing is part of the neighborhood the torrent of sa Llavanera, the way by which the old Vila sewage treatment plant evacuates sewage whenever there is a problem, something that is quite common.
-If you had to write a letter to the Three Wise Men, what would you ask for the hotel and the island?
-For the hotel, I would ask that we continue to grow as we are doing, with this measured and calm pace, quiet, respectful, serene, Mediterranean, all those adjectives that define us, and that we continue to evolve. Our five-year investment plan is programmed for this. And for the island I would ask all the agents to seek balance and respect for the natural resources of this island, which we sometimes forget. The island cannot be overcrowded with cars, it cannot be overwhelmed with an unregulated supply of apartments and apartments, because this means that our employees, our colleagues, our policemen, our health workers cannot find decent housing. We have to look for active and proactive measures to achieve this. And that is in the hands of those who govern us. Each one of us also has to collaborate. There is a lot of falsehood because behind the illegalities there are people. The economy is very wise and the law of supply and demand regulates everything. I have been here for almost 19 years and I always hear that this island is going to explode, that this cannot be? And it has never exploded. Ibiza has a power to renew itself every winter that never ceases to amaze me. I took it for granted that you would tell me about the start-up of the new sewage treatment plant treatment plant and the end of the odors of the torrent of sa Llavanera. -Of course. Every year we suffer from the fact that the sewage treatment plant is not in good condition. It is horrible for us and all the neighbors every time there are spills because the treatment plant does not work. I hope that someday we will put an end to this problem.
-Having this uncomfortable neighbor must affect the reputation of the Ibiza Gran Hotel.
-We try to save it with the best of our smiles. We believe that it is not our job to keep asking for a solution that should have already arrived. A lot of money is collected from the eco-tax. We contribute a lot to the eco-tax, because it is a 5-star hotel and has the highest eco-tax level. Speaking of the eco-tax, I imagine that the eco-tax increase does not affect you. -Our client, for the most part, is not affected. Besides, every day there is more and more awareness about this issue. We also have to do more work to make our clients aware that a place like this needs sustainability. But we also have to be able to tell tourists where their money is going and that it is helping to make the island much more sustainable and a true natural paradise.
