What changes for visitors to La Oliva?

Anyone staying in La Oliva today pays nothing extra. The Pleno only gave provisional approval to the bylaw on 30 October 2026, and it is not yet in force.

Later, guests are to pay 0.56 euros per person per night, however expensive the accommodation, Canarias7 reports. That would come to 3.92 euros per person for a week.

Hotels and holiday-let operators would collect the money from guests and pass it to the council. How often they must settle up, and what penalties apply if they fail to, has not been published.

According to Canarias7, children under 3 are exempt, as are La Oliva residents who prove their address with a certificate. An English-language report that mentions no exemptions is therefore wrong.

One practical step: ask your landlord whether the charge will apply to your booking, and from when. No start date is known so far.

Where does the charge apply, and what is still open?

The area covered is not confirmed. One English-language report names Corralejo and El Cotillo, but the Canarian reports do not limit the charge to those places.

Until the text of the bylaw is out, it is unclear which parts of the municipality are affected. Our research found neither the text nor the entry in the BOP (the Las Palmas provincial official gazette).

After publication in the BOP come a period for objections and a second vote in the Pleno. According to fuerteventuradigital, objections can be lodged once the BOP notice appears.

How long that period lasts, and when final approval is due, has not been stated. There is also no date for the bylaw to take effect.

Who voted for it, and what is the money for?

The CC and PSOE coalition and Nueva Canarias voted for the bylaw, fuerteventuradigital reports. The PP voted against and En Marcha abstained.

Mayor Isaí Blanco was absent on paternity leave, so first deputy mayor Julio Santana chaired the session. The council expects around 6 million euros a year.

According to Canarias7, the money is meant for green spaces, beach lifeguards, sewage, water supply and replacing infrastructure. It would also pay for beach signs, emergency services, parks, and sports and cultural events.

La Voz de Fuerteventura calls the charge the council's second most important source of income. Its official name is “Tasa por prestación de servicios y realización de actividades derivadas de la acción turística y la obligación de sostenibilidad”.

Why is the charge legally disputed?

The council's financial officer wrote an unfavourable report, according to fuerteventuradigital. It questions whether the council may levy the charge at all.

Legally it is a Tasa (a fee for services), not a tax. The business association Asofuer argues that a tax does not become a fee just by changing its name, and has announced legal action.

The PP doubts the charge is lawful and warns of economic risks for the council. Whether Asofuer will actually sue is open.

The model is Mogán on Gran Canaria, which gave final approval on 28 February 2025 to the first municipal charge in the Canaries, at 0.15 euros a night, RTVC reports. The TSJC declared it void because the services were described as “vague, imprecise, generic”, according to the ruling.

Whether the Canarian government has formally taken a position is not confirmed.

What did Mogán raise with its charge, and what does the ruling mean for La Oliva?

Between 11 March and 30 September 2025, Mogán took in 662,425 euros, according to Canarian Weekly. Mayor Onalia Bueno said the sum should roughly double over a full year.

Hotels paid at a rate of 75%, apartment complexes at 51.7% and holiday lets at 31%. The council said occupancy had not fallen.

The TSJC ruling became public on 14 July 2026 and, according to RTVC, ordered Mogán to pay costs of up to 3,000 euros. It is seen as a warning for any new municipal charge, including the one in La Oliva.

Without the text, it is impossible to judge how the La Oliva bylaw is built. Until final approval, the 0.56 euros remains a plan.