Editing Ibiza (section)

=== Development ===
[[File:Festival Club-Spain Ibiza-Andres Larin.jpg|thumb|right|Abandoned Festival Club lies in the hills above San José]]
Since the early days of mass tourism on the island, there have been a large number of development projects ranging from successful ventures, such as the super clubs at [[Space (Ibiza nightclub)|Space]] and [[Privilege Ibiza|Privilege]], to failed development projects, such as [[Josep Lluís Sert]]'s abandoned hotel complex at Cala D'en Serra,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibizaphoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/josep-lluis-serts-abandoned-hotel-at.html|title=Josep Lluís Sert's abandoned hotel at Cala D'en Serra.|first=Thomas G.|last=Clark|date=7 July 2011|access-date=29 June 2011|archive-date=18 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818062220/http://ibizaphoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/josep-lluis-serts-abandoned-hotel-at.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the half-completed and now demolished "Idea" nightclub in [[Sant Antoni de Portmany|Sant Antoni]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibizaphoto.blogspot.com/2011/05/discoteca-idea-san-antonio-ibiza.html|title=An abandoned Idea|first=Thomas G.|last=Clark|date=29 May 2011|access-date=29 June 2011|archive-date=22 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322181821/http://ibizaphoto.blogspot.com/2011/05/discoteca-idea-san-antonio-ibiza.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and the ruins of a huge restaurant/nightclub in the hills near [[Sant Josep de sa Talaia|Sant Josep]] called "Festival Club" that only operated for three summer seasons in the early 1970s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.travelntourism.org/europe/ibiza-party-events.html |title=Ibiza Party |publisher=TravelnTourism |access-date=2016-06-18 |archive-date=25 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625023135/http://www.travelntourism.org/europe/ibiza-party-events.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The transient nature of club-oriented tourism is most obvious in these ruins scattered all over the island. Local artist Irene de Andrès has tackled the difficult issue of the impact of mass tourism on the island local landscapes, both natural and cultural, in an ongoing project called "Donde nada ocurre" (Where nothing happens).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://irenedeandres.com/|title=Irene de Andrès website|date=24 December 2016|access-date=24 December 2016|archive-date=21 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021075302/http://irenedeandres.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, Ibiza property prices generally remained above market value, and many of the development projects on the island have now been completed or continue, as well as some new projects announced at the end of 2012. Since 2009, Ibiza has received an increase in the number of tourists every year, with nearly 6 million people travelling through [[Ibiza Airport]] in 2012. The summer season has become concentrated between June and September, focusing on the "clubbing calendar"<ref>{{cite news |title=Vakantie Ibiza 2017 " De beste tips voor op vakantie! |url=https://www.europa-vakanties.nl/spanje/ibiza/ |access-date=16 September 2018 |work=Europa Vakanties |date=4 January 2015 |language=nl-NL |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916202525/https://www.europa-vakanties.nl/spanje/ibiza/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which is currently booming. In recent years, the luxury market has dramatically improved, with new restaurants, clubs, and improvements to the marina in Ibiza Town.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ibiza – a hedonist's paradise whatever your poison|url=http://www.ibizatraveller.com/lifestyle/hedonist-paradise/|publisher=Ibiza Traveller|access-date=6 July 2014|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714132744/http://www.ibizatraveller.com/lifestyle/hedonist-paradise/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Ibiza's increased popularity has led to problems with potable water shortages and overrun infrastructure.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibicasa.com/en/articulo.php?id=399&edicion=73 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618104848/https://www.ibicasa.com/en/articulo.php?id=399&edicion=73 |archive-date=18 June 2021 |title=Ibiza's Water Shortage |first=Katherine |last=Berry |date=2015 |website=Ibicasa Magazine |access-date=2 November 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> This has led to the imposition of a "Sustainable Tourism Tax" which went into effect on 1 July 2016.<ref name="pulse">{{cite web|last1=Shortlidge|first1=Chadler|title=Ibiza "Cannot Support Much More Increase in Tourism" Says Govt|url=http://pulseradio.net/articles/2016/07/ibiza-government-the-island-can-t-handle-more-tourists|website=Pulse|access-date=23 July 2016|date=17 July 2016|archive-date=21 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721084935/http://pulseradio.net/articles/2016/07/ibiza-government-the-island-can-t-handle-more-tourists|url-status=dead}}</ref> Minister of Tourism Vincente Torres stated in an interview in 2016 that the government has instituted a moratorium on building in certain areas. He said that with almost 100,000 legal tourist beds and about 132,000 inhabitants on the island's {{convert|572|km2}}, not much more tourism can be supported.<ref name="pulse" />