It’s sad to see but the magic had just gone from the island for me. I think it’s just a sign of the times with people just wanting to take Instagram photos and wanting tables at “o beach”. It’s nothing like it used to be, complete losers who just want to pose. Some good pockets about but for the most part greed and modern life in general has just taken over. Great video, thank you.
@@Jimbob1664 I feel the same mate, I’ve been every year since 1997 and the passed 4/5 years has felt like the island I love is changing into a social media experiment. People on phones videoing instead of dancing and enjoying the music.
We own a house in Ibiza and have been travelling to the island for over 40 years, the development is dramatic. The island is a victim of its own success, it simply has too many people, often the wrong ones, and the growth is driving up prices and damaging quality. it's a shame
Exactly the same in Northern Cyprus. Building everywhere and prices have gone through the roof in the last 18 months, both to purchase and rent. Lots of Russians and Germans buying which have driven up the prices. People that have lived here for 20+ years are leaving because of costs and utility shortages. Our water is on for maybe 2 hours per day and regular power cuts plus the occasional shortage of lpg gas. This is only going to get worse with 1000’s of new units coming in line.
Hi Dwayne, have followed you for awhile. I’m an architect and real estate developer and have been coming here for most years since 2003. One of the key issues…the island is limiting housing construction….there just aren’t enough housing units for everyone who is here. This ties back to water and infrastructure…there is enough fresh water supply for the projected growth of the island. There is a proposed desalination plant but to my understanding (you know more than me) it hasn’t been approved yet. Btw, happy to buy you a few beers or dinner when I’m there in August. Thanks for the channel…watched your personal story and appreciate the work you do.
Can also explain why housing has gotten so expensive across the world….not just Ibiza but the UK/Ireland, rest of Spain etc. Has a lot to do with the failure of attracting younger people to the trades and also Russian sanctions impacting the ability to make still, since steel requires nickel to make and 30% of the world’s nickel production comes from Russia.
Wrong there is not enough water. Actually there is a drought. And desalination is NOT the solution. There are currently if I remember correctly two desalination stations working already and just today out of the many companies that sell portable water were completely dry. None had water to sell except one company. I know as I am currently on the island and know hotel owners here and farm owners. The ocean needs its salt water. The answer is not to destroy more of our beautiful nature and environment with more development just to fill these small islands with more people. What a terrible idea. I am a real estate investor and would never agree to that solution. There is a limit to everything. We must preserve places like Ibiza. Not over develop them to make a buck. Imagine if everywhere that more water is needed we would just start building more desalination stations…typical at one moment we would consume and destroy the oceans that are already suffering from all the pollution.
@@miamibertin5537 I struggle to understand how desalination isn't the solution. I live in Arizona now, and have lived in Miami, Dubai, and Saudi Arabia, and all four places thrive on desalination, and they manage much greater population growth than Ibiza. Phoenix does just fine on desal as the fastest growing city in the US. There are a variety of ways to handle the effluent, which I think is the problem you are raising.
Came here in summer 2004 with the boys. We were 19 & it was brilliant. No posers, no-one loving themselves by constantly taking pictures for social media. Just people out to have a great time, get on it, dance the night away without giving a shit. We stayed at the Bahia which is next to the now ridiculously expensive, poser paradise bar. I went there in 2015 & it was horrendous. Me & the boys managed to get a packed out BayBar to all take a massive photo of everyone, was epic.
Enjoyed the video Dwayne. I live on the Portuguese island of Madeira, same thing happening here with property prices. Tourism spiked as a result of the island being accessible to travel during covid and many travellers started visiting that were not the traditional demographic associated with the island. That trend is still running away from us with the island being increasingly on the radar of outdoor / adventure travellers. Prices for a T1 in Funchal are now in excess of 1200 a month, I've heard rooms in shared houses going for 700 a month, T3 prices over 3k. Wages are not keeping up with the inflated market. Just seen an article this morning saying that 45% of property purchases are from foreigners, and nationally 37% of rentals are from foreigners, so guess its happening everywhere. While we do have lots of new construction, I don't see the amount of new hotels going up like you seem to have where you are, most of ours is refurb on existing tourist units and then high end apartment builds, 400, 500k+, well out of reach of the average worker here! I'm trying to think what I used to pay for my hostel accommodation in Ibiza during the '97 season. I'm recall it was around 3 mil a night, that was like 12 quid! That was for a private room with sink, but shared toilet and shower facilities. A shared room was less. That was a good chunk of change back then, and you had to put some punters through the doors handing in your flyer for admission discount to earn enough to make rent! 6 nights a week always get a couple of shit locations on rotation during the week and worry if by the end of the week I'd have a roof over my head. Slept on some floors during my time I know! I could go on forever with stories. Years ago my ex wife used to say i was to Ibiza what uncle Albert was to Only Fools and Horses. When I was in Ibiza....
Sorry for the sound on that one bit, I dropped the sound as it red lined but forgot to fix it before uploading, 450 videos no complaints on sound but this one file was shot on my mates Sony and not my usual camera
Ibiza is out-pricing itself, it's being stripped of its soul for the VIPs. Yes, the drinks in the clubs have always been expensive but we were prepared for that. Now the Local Spars are 4x more expensive for pre-drinks. Looking at Jet2 and TUI some hotels are an extra £2000 peak season this year on previous years! But we still go for the love of the island! Great video as always Dwayne!
It will only change when people stop allowing themselves to get fucked over and go somewhere else. It's greed pure and simple, greedy club owners, greedy djs, greedy agents, greedy politicians. Soul has gone from the island long time ago.Don't give them your money the world is a big place.
I lived in Ibiza for over a decade, much of it in San Antonio. I left in 2021. I miss her of course, more than words - but seeing this reinforces the feeling I could never shake that the Island will end up exclusively a VIP (add more V's as you go) playground, bereft of the beauty, spirit and people who made it special in the first place. I truly feel for those struggling, I know what it means to call Ibiza 'home'. Good luck one and all x
Great video! I'd still wanted to add something based on my experience. If you plan on only working/living on the island in the summer your accommodation options will consist on basically what's available then, and therefore you'll be paying peak season prices. If you live on island 12 months a year conversely, the accommodation market is fairly different (you'd be looking at about €1K-1.5/month for a small 2 bedroom apartment. I'm a local (born and raised) and I've got lots of friends (also locals) that can afford to pay rent on really 'shitty' jobs (supermarket, warehouse...). It's not super easy to find something, don't get me wrong, but totally feasible.
Was there last June,was there 28 years ago, only 2 times I have been ,it has not lost any of its charm for me something magical about the place, will be going back again. Kicking myself for not going back every year
Very very handy video that Dwayne. Nice one mate. Its always been a dream of mine to live over in Ibiza, but the whole Brexit thing pretty much put a stop to it all, and 6-months of the year, people must struggle to makes ends meet over there, as it really is such a seasonal island. I think unless you can find ways of earning money outside of basic bar work, you're going to struggle. Bar work is OK up to a point, and for 6 months of the year, but its not always guaranteed. Keep up the good work mate - i'll be making a purchase of the guide very soon.
Hi Dwayne, thanks for your report about the actual situation. It is a real bummer what is happening with/on Ibiza. Had to leave due to that reason and looking for a way to continue on this beautiful island somehow. It became impossible to find a place whats nice to live and is affordable. Maybe it’s just not the time for it. Follow the DAO☯️♥️ Cheers Nic
Yes Dwayne! absolutely loving your videos! We're heading to Ibiza on 20th May for the second time for me and first time for the Mrs! loving all the content some of it is super useful to use on some of the best places to visit! hopefully bump into you while we're out there! thanks for making these videos dude. big respect!
Will be in Ibiza in July think it will be the last time I visit. Better places to visit now even though I had some brilliant times there in the 90’s. Just too built up and expensive now
Really insightful vlog as always Dwayne. Great to see an old pal of mine too (Julian), who I’ve not seen for many a year. Keep up the great work pal. Love what you do. 👊
Great to see a return to the longer format. The tourist perspective is less immediate but still worrying. It is getting harder and harder to find affordable holidays on the island and, if it continues, the time will come when the whole of Ibiza is an exclusive resort for the wealthy. At that point, the whole character of island will be dead. Tragic.
Great video Dwayne. From a San Antonio point of view, the amount of empty bars, shops and that gigantic skeletal hotel in the Bay - How can owners be happy to sit tight for years until the right offer? They’re clearly well off to be able to do it. They could be converted into living areas. There should be presssure from local authorities to use it or lose it.
Good vlog Dwayne, you have certainly hit it on the head with the accommodation problems here on the island, not just for bar/restaurant staff but also for the professional sector. I speak to a lot of people, friends offer family etc, with the same problem, affordable accommodation. Well done. It was nice to have the quick chat the other day and YES we need to do that coffee one day.
Dwayne having been to Tenerife twice this year (after a gap of 25 odd years) I can’t say I’m in a rush to return to Ibiza. You can get a pint overlooking the sea for €1 and a 3 course meal for €10. I only really go to Ibiza for the odd trance event but am just as happy to attend an Irish bar with a decent band knocking out covers. I hear Dave Pearce did a show here at Tramps last year, more of that and it’s a no brainer for me. Also there’s a nice mix there with the young and the old and weather is good all year round. 🤔🤷♂️
Biggest difference to me is the accommodation in Tenerife. I Ibiza in high season I spend £10,000 for 2 weeks in a relatively small hotel room compared with other countries.That is not even the cost for an upmarket hotel, just pretty standard in San Antonio. In Tenerife for £6,000 I can get and entire duplex apartment within a hotel complex with so much space, various bathrooms and kitchen etc at nearly half the cost. I'm off to Tenerife in 3 weeks for a week out of season. £600 for 6 nights including flights, in a 4 star hotel bed and breakfast. Nowhere is as good as Ibiza other than the Greek Islands in my opinion but the value for money I get elsewhere now means I can holiday more often for the same budget.
I said last year, ibiza is going the of places like cannes, marbella and similar places. Only the rich will be able to afford to go there. They'll destroy the ethos of the place if they carry on.
The trouble is that the venues being built will rely on volume of people. Once it gets too expensive those places won’t stay open. On top of that, if the place can’t attract people to work in services such as police, healthcare etc as well as tourism, it will no longer be an attractive destination for the rich either. Someone somewhere needs to find a balance but that will mean a lot of concessions from a lot of people.
Can’t out price people to much as the music industry focus will have to change and it wont ….Marbella is a posh commercial vibe mainly for southern English with their little funny shorts on 😂 ..This vid is about accommodation for workers , it’s always been bad just not this bad but loads accommodations for tourists,they can’t stop building hotels ..
Nice little shout out for you from Chris Moyles on Radio X this morning, although he didn’t actually mention your channel name. Was just after 8am, if you wanted to listen back on their app.
@@DwayneMuffin was just saying how he has listened to you for a while, he was saying about what he had learned about Ibiza from your last video etc. it’s the Radio x Global player app.
It's a shame...this is happening in so many places due to foreign investors buying properties and converting them into Airbnb's and Vrbo's all while driving up prices. Thanks for the insight of the situation in Ibiza. Cheers mate
Air bnb is banned here in ibiza and estate agents have still found their loopholes to charge astronomical fees because they know the worker tourism lot have saved all winter to chip in with strangers to share overpriced apartments for the summer and leave again without even fighting for their deposits. This looks like the model now where estate agents aren’t even offering places to residents anymore.
@@calvinscoular2215 interesting..there are hundreds of listings in Ibiza on Airbnb..was just looking at some. Awful that residents can’t find a place…will definitely affect finding seasonal workers for the summers. Eventually something will have to give otherwise tourism will collapse there
1st went to David’s in 2006 was really nice used to like there and mambos for food. Unbelievable how much Ibiza has changed since them days haven’t been to san an since 2016 but done portinax,st.el,es Cana and Ibiza town in recent years
Ibiza was good in the past while bohemian,artist and global hedonistic travelling crew were in Ibiza. Always the bohemian and adventurous types arrived on the place and charter tourist follow. With mass tourism places get spoiled,not only Ibiza.Goa,Nepal Cambodia Koh Samui and many similar places.
San Antonio area was spoiled by drunken youth coming form north Europe for weekend. They got drunk,Trush the places and hotels with bed drunken attitude.
I live in the Canary Islands and there are new laws that will be enacted in June. Ibiza government will be watching how these effect the price situation. Canary islands have the same problem as Ibiza right now with staff but it's 15 times the size so there's more room to fix the problem in the Canaries and the population does not spike as hard as Ibiza's. Airbnbs are a big problem.
Accommodation for staff, hotels should offer rooms on a “room only” basis so its just class as low rent with hotel not really needing to be open, all them rooms empty, staff nowhere to stay its crazy. It is so simple, I am sure there are some sites that would rent rooms to staff if they could prove where they work. Income for hotels in off season with no staff required.
Same as London...It's layered the reason I think but one of the reasons is people/owners/authorities, want the high end luxury tourism. It brings more money & less issues, apparently. The high end luxury is happening in London to. This shifts & changes the demographics. Place that also thrive on Tourism in place that gets mega popular always up the prices..
Nobody or very few can afford a holiday abroad or anywhere this year. Cost of living gone through the roof in the uk. Who’s going to fill those hotels and apartments ? Everyone is skint. Trying to work out which bill they can afford to pay, or if they can even buy food. And that’s people in work..👍❤️👍🇬🇧
This one’s turned out to be an unplanned excellent vid mate Really enjoyed it, even though we have the same work/ living issue at home. You can really see the island, unfortunately folding in to itself. How outsiders took to much of their chunk 🙄✌️
I went in 1998 and 1999 then lived there in 2007 Is so sad to see a hippy island based on love and freedom of expression get the same bull Money over love and respect And connection Space was epic I was there and now it's changed everything does Brought a tear to my eyes to see how many building where there was a view And a lot of that money is going to serve the tourists But we need apartments for the workers So the hotels need to supply rooms And the new businesses the same apartments for the staff My mate guy Williams a dj there he will be in the same boat
Just come back from a month in Ibiza….I’d already booked a week in October but after that I’m not coming back….in the past 5 years it’s got noticeably worse.
Same thing with a lack of housing is happening on the Island of Britain, though it is bigger, it is overpopulated and getting worse by the day. Ibiza should be a forewarning to Britain!
I wonder if they prefer the island now or 40 years ago. I have not been since 1996 i think I would be in for a big shock. I loved it i went 5 years on the trott,those were the days .
The accommodation problem for locals/workers is prevalent on most Spanish Islands... wages in Spain are very low in comparison to those of the visitors.
As a Agent for TUI i will say this… Flights to almost everywhere in Spain is being cut back … Why ?. Because holiday Bookings for the spring season is down 81% yeas thats correct down 81% , No one is booking. Even now on line your already seeing offers for bookings. The cost of living is making people stay at home. No one has any spare cash , Wait till the EU introduce the New Visas and Finger printing at all its Airports with Photo IDs Taken for a DATABASE. No one wants that . They just want to show a Passport and thats it. All surveys on this shows that 90% are against it and will not travel to the EU countries that Introduce it. Holidays to the Philippines , Thailand , India , Bangkok , Vietnam , etc is seeing more tourists. With Cheaper Flights and accommodation. I firmly believe the new EU entry rules will destroy the Tourism Industry for all EU countries… Its going to be a Bumpy ride.
I was on Platja d’en Bossa this Saterday, hardly anyone there, but I thought ‘if there is anyone there, it must be Dwayne…’ and you were there on Sunday…😀
Last summer i talked to girls that were living together in a pretty small house and they were paying like 2 k rent per month so 500 each, i said myself, fkin hell people that want to work the summer basically have a salary that does not even cover their rent if they want to live alone, crazy prices for everything, unfortunately it's a situation which is very noticeable in other place as well, obviously Ibiza being a pretty small place with a huuuuuuge demand it is really going to cause big big problem for the fundamental services of an Island that during the summer is basically a hotpot for everything you can think of safetywise.
Yes and no. If you plan on only working in the summer your accommodation options will consist on basically what's available then, and therefore you'll be paying peak season prices. If you live on island 12 months a year conversely, the accommodation market is fairly different (you'd be looking at about €1K-1.5/month for a small 2 bedroom apartment. I'm a local (born and raised) and I've got lots of friends (also locals) that can afford to pay rent on really 'shitty' jobs (supermarket, warehouse...). It's not super easy to find something, don't get me wrong, but totally feasible.
These types of vlogs are great! Would love to see the site of Privilege when you’re next up in that area. The housing crisis is very similar in most parts of the world. But I hope businesses can partner up with hotels etc and get some discount accommodation for their employees.
Subtitles will be on RUclips I’m not plastering over my video it looks tacky I think, but I’ll upload them direct to RUclips takes a bit more time. Don’t need a mic, I just used that one camera on that one occasion so I’ll be ok in future
Sounds like the island would benefit from the creation of a second property market, as there is on my home island of Guernsey. The 'Local Market' is reserved for people who were born on the island and people who've been issued a license to work on the island. The other market is 'Open', allowing wealthy people to buy or rent properties at inflated prices, then they are given the right to live on the island by virtue of what they will contribute to the local economy.
@@DwayneMuffin To be honest, it hasn’t worked out that well on Guernsey, because a lot of local people are employed by offshore banks, so the local market prices have also become inflated. Only way to combat it is for everyone to collectively refuse to pay extortionate rent.
it's the way it is sadly. no incentive to build social housing to offer reasonable rents,, too much profiteering driving prices of everything skywards. i don't know what the answer is outside government regulation to enforce affordable housing. but when your economy is built around tourism will the do that?
It's hard for you guys - the greed is infectious..unfortunately salaries I guess on the island don't keep up with the expensive nature - i think that's why many end up in the drugs trade to make ends meet - then that destroys lives x
When will the bubble burst? Billionaires causing issues who would’ve thought it! Best memories from the island were when accommodation was at its cheapest over 20 yrs ago. Still love it but not the same…
Where are you living ? How are you managing ? Islands gone to pot it was amazing when I worked there it’s become too expensive ! Feel sorry for the locals ! Also loved the curry club had many a meal there
The problem is it happening every where m8. Hopefully it can be sorted. ! I’ve noticed that been a lot of changes with new hotels be out there beginning of may 🍺🍺🍺🍺
It’s not that prices are going up. The value of property has not changed, the ecb is printing money the value of the euro has declined for 20 years straight. You need more euros to pay for the same things. Inflation is theft.
Yes I made the mistake of dropping the sound on that one file, 450 + videos and no issue, my bad on this occasion but I won’t be mic people up in future as these videos aren’t planned
Same thing is happening in Madeira where a good 2 bedroom property only 4 years ago would cost 100-120 thousand Now 2024 they going for 400-500 thousand ! There's luxury properties on the island going for 3 and 4 million Fuc#### insane
Keep the faith, like everything it will eventually sort itself out, hmmm actually it’s Ibiza it won’t, it’s just going to keep climbing and becoming more and more aligned to the wealthy elites who will spend what ever the price is, businesses will keep increasing rates to pass on to staff and the cycle will keep going 😮 keep up the vlogs and so jealous of the sun!!! See you in the summer 🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🤣🤣👍👍
No doubt, Ibiza is a beautiful island and an amazing place, but unfortunately, there seems to be no 'middle ground' between the islands rapid growth, popularity and success over the decades, and it becoming an economical victim of that, impacting those who keep it spinning. Looking at some of the backdrop in this, there seems to be more cranes per square mile, than in London at the moment.
That is how a lot of the best places have changed and why i am leaving california. its very sad that so many people thought it was ok to have so many children. the narcissism of it all. having one child is best for the child! and no children is best for the universe.
We’ve said it many times on your videos, Ibiza has got way too expensive and it is now either a few days break for the youngsters and not a week or 2 like it was 15+ years ago or it’s the rich influencer mob pouting at o beach…….. Not once have I considered the workers and the house rentals etc. without that great group of people the island cannot survive, fact. On the flip side, when the local property owners see the astronomical prices being charged by hotels/clubs etc - they can increase their income. I do not want to see the island implode because it’s unique and one of the best places on the planet, but hopefully this can serve as a reset button to make it affordable again. It won’t happen overnight but hopefully over the next couple of years. Hope you are ok Dwayne
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Dwayne it’s time for a Bluetooth mic. Keep bringing content like this! Great stuff It’s just really hard to hear tho Mic up!
I agree to this!
Dji mic 2 is the one and comes with two for guests on the vlog
so true that background noise in the cafe made my ears bleed
Talking & eating . Just please stop
Turn subtitles
It’s sad to see but the magic had just gone from the island for me. I think it’s just a sign of the times with people just wanting to take Instagram photos and wanting tables at “o beach”. It’s nothing like it used to be, complete losers who just want to pose. Some good pockets about but for the most part greed and modern life in general has just taken over. Great video, thank you.
yes but look around you, are they not all the same? are they not all posers possessed by ego and narcissism? 90% of humanity is fck up...
Time to start exploring the quiet greek islands
Yeah I’m just old, times change, I need to stop moaning. I’ll still go back, magic place,
@@Jimbob1664 and your mind up. Is it a magic place or has the magic gone?
@@Jimbob1664 I feel the same mate, I’ve been every year since 1997 and the passed 4/5 years has felt like the island I love is changing into a social media experiment. People on phones videoing instead of dancing and enjoying the music.
We own a house in Ibiza and have been travelling to the island for over 40 years, the development is dramatic. The island is a victim of its own success, it simply has too many people, often the wrong ones, and the growth is driving up prices and damaging quality. it's a shame
Sounds like the uk
Exactly the same in Northern Cyprus. Building everywhere and prices have gone through the roof in the last 18 months, both to purchase and rent. Lots of Russians and Germans buying which have driven up the prices. People that have lived here for 20+ years are leaving because of costs and utility shortages. Our water is on for maybe 2 hours per day and regular power cuts plus the occasional shortage of lpg gas. This is only going to get worse with 1000’s of new units coming in line.
Hi Dwayne, have followed you for awhile. I’m an architect and real estate developer and have been coming here for most years since 2003. One of the key issues…the island is limiting housing construction….there just aren’t enough housing units for everyone who is here. This ties back to water and infrastructure…there is enough fresh water supply for the projected growth of the island. There is a proposed desalination plant but to my understanding (you know more than me) it hasn’t been approved yet. Btw, happy to buy you a few beers or dinner when I’m there in August. Thanks for the channel…watched your personal story and appreciate the work you do.
Can also explain why housing has gotten so expensive across the world….not just Ibiza but the UK/Ireland, rest of Spain etc. Has a lot to do with the failure of attracting younger people to the trades and also Russian sanctions impacting the ability to make still, since steel requires nickel to make and 30% of the world’s nickel production comes from Russia.
Be interesting to know where the capital funding is coming from for these developments.
Wrong there is not enough water. Actually there is a drought. And desalination is NOT the solution. There are currently if I remember correctly two desalination stations working already and just today out of the many companies that sell portable water were completely dry. None had water to sell except one company. I know as I am currently on the island and know hotel owners here and farm owners. The ocean needs its salt water. The answer is not to destroy more of our beautiful nature and environment with more development just to fill these small islands with more people. What a terrible idea. I am a real estate investor and would never agree to that solution. There is a limit to everything. We must preserve places like Ibiza. Not over develop them to make a buck. Imagine if everywhere that more water is needed we would just start building more desalination stations…typical at one moment we would consume and destroy the oceans that are already suffering from all the pollution.
@@miamibertin5537 I struggle to understand how desalination isn't the solution. I live in Arizona now, and have lived in Miami, Dubai, and Saudi Arabia, and all four places thrive on desalination, and they manage much greater population growth than Ibiza. Phoenix does just fine on desal as the fastest growing city in the US. There are a variety of ways to handle the effluent, which I think is the problem you are raising.
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Came here in summer 2004 with the boys. We were 19 & it was brilliant. No posers, no-one loving themselves by constantly taking pictures for social media. Just people out to have a great time, get on it, dance the night away without giving a shit. We stayed at the Bahia which is next to the now ridiculously expensive, poser paradise bar. I went there in 2015 & it was horrendous. Me & the boys managed to get a packed out BayBar to all take a massive photo of everyone, was epic.
Dwayne, this is the same for all the islands. This particular problem is all over the UK and Europe
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Enjoyed the video Dwayne. I live on the Portuguese island of Madeira, same thing happening here with property prices. Tourism spiked as a result of the island being accessible to travel during covid and many travellers started visiting that were not the traditional demographic associated with the island. That trend is still running away from us with the island being increasingly on the radar of outdoor / adventure travellers.
Prices for a T1 in Funchal are now in excess of 1200 a month, I've heard rooms in shared houses going for 700 a month, T3 prices over 3k. Wages are not keeping up with the inflated market. Just seen an article this morning saying that 45% of property purchases are from foreigners, and nationally 37% of rentals are from foreigners, so guess its happening everywhere. While we do have lots of new construction, I don't see the amount of new hotels going up like you seem to have where you are, most of ours is refurb on existing tourist units and then high end apartment builds, 400, 500k+, well out of reach of the average worker here!
I'm trying to think what I used to pay for my hostel accommodation in Ibiza during the '97 season. I'm recall it was around 3 mil a night, that was like 12 quid! That was for a private room with sink, but shared toilet and shower facilities. A shared room was less. That was a good chunk of change back then, and you had to put some punters through the doors handing in your flyer for admission discount to earn enough to make rent! 6 nights a week always get a couple of shit locations on rotation during the week and worry if by the end of the week I'd have a roof over my head. Slept on some floors during my time I know!
I could go on forever with stories. Years ago my ex wife used to say i was to Ibiza what uncle Albert was to Only Fools and Horses. When I was in Ibiza....
Probably my last visit this summer - just too expensive - sadly. Great video underlining the point.
Sorry to hear that
Sorry for the sound on that one bit, I dropped the sound as it red lined but forgot to fix it before uploading, 450 videos no complaints on sound but this one file was shot on my mates Sony and not my usual camera
Love these type of vlogs, think we’re all interested about any news & info about the Island so keep them coming 👌🏼
More to come!
Ibiza is out-pricing itself, it's being stripped of its soul for the VIPs. Yes, the drinks in the clubs have always been expensive but we were prepared for that. Now the Local Spars are 4x more expensive for pre-drinks. Looking at Jet2 and TUI some hotels are an extra £2000 peak season this year on previous years! But we still go for the love of the island! Great video as always Dwayne!
Cheers
It will only change when people stop allowing themselves to get fucked over and go somewhere else. It's greed pure and simple, greedy club owners, greedy djs, greedy agents, greedy politicians. Soul has gone from the island long time ago.Don't give them your money the world is a big place.
yeah the top hotels like ushiaia and hard rock have gone through the roof this year compared to the past
I lived in Ibiza for over a decade, much of it in San Antonio. I left in 2021. I miss her of course, more than words - but seeing this reinforces the feeling I could never shake that the Island will end up exclusively a VIP (add more V's as you go) playground, bereft of the beauty, spirit and people who made it special in the first place. I truly feel for those struggling, I know what it means to call Ibiza 'home'. Good luck one and all x
Great content , one of your best addressing a major issue for the island
Yeah I mean we didn’t elaborate too much into it, I wanted to keep it natural in my style
Great video! I'd still wanted to add something based on my experience.
If you plan on only working/living on the island in the summer your accommodation options will consist on basically what's available then, and therefore you'll be paying peak season prices. If you live on island 12 months a year conversely, the accommodation market is fairly different (you'd be looking at about €1K-1.5/month for a small 2 bedroom apartment. I'm a local (born and raised) and I've got lots of friends (also locals) that can afford to pay rent on really 'shitty' jobs (supermarket, warehouse...). It's not super easy to find something, don't get me wrong, but totally feasible.
thanks for sharing
Was there last June,was there 28 years ago, only 2 times I have been ,it has not lost any of its charm for me something magical about the place, will be going back again. Kicking myself for not going back every year
Very interesting video. A true housing problem now in Ibiza, that has been cooking for many years. Thank for put some light on that.
Thanks for watching
Very very handy video that Dwayne. Nice one mate.
Its always been a dream of mine to live over in Ibiza, but the whole Brexit thing pretty much put a stop to it all, and 6-months of the year, people must struggle to makes ends meet over there, as it really is such a seasonal island. I think unless you can find ways of earning money outside of basic bar work, you're going to struggle. Bar work is OK up to a point, and for 6 months of the year, but its not always guaranteed.
Keep up the good work mate - i'll be making a purchase of the guide very soon.
thanks brother
Hi Dwayne, thanks for your report about the actual situation. It is a real bummer what is happening with/on Ibiza. Had to leave due to that reason and looking for a way to continue on this beautiful island somehow. It became impossible to find a place whats nice to live and is affordable. Maybe it’s just not the time for it. Follow the DAO☯️♥️ Cheers Nic
All the islands are so expensive.
They have gone up massively.😢.
Was looking myself to move but I'd need to win the lottery
You won’t find anything easy
Yes Dwayne! absolutely loving your videos! We're heading to Ibiza on 20th May for the second time for me and first time for the Mrs! loving all the content some of it is super useful to use on some of the best places to visit! hopefully bump into you while we're out there! thanks for making these videos dude. big respect!
Will be in Ibiza in July think it will be the last time I visit. Better places to visit now even though I had some brilliant times there in the 90’s. Just too built up and expensive now
Same
Thailand for a cheaper holiday.
Really insightful vlog as always Dwayne. Great to see an old pal of mine too (Julian), who I’ve not seen for many a year. Keep up the great work pal. Love what you do. 👊
Great to see a return to the longer format.
The tourist perspective is less immediate but still worrying. It is getting harder and harder to find affordable holidays on the island and, if it continues, the time will come when the whole of Ibiza is an exclusive resort for the wealthy. At that point, the whole character of island will be dead. Tragic.
Great insight as always, roll on the summer!
You know it!
Great video Dwayne. From a San Antonio point of view, the amount of empty bars, shops and that gigantic skeletal hotel in the Bay - How can owners be happy to sit tight for years until the right offer? They’re clearly well off to be able to do it. They could be converted into living areas. There should be presssure from local authorities to use it or lose it.
that's true, it's madness
Good vlog Dwayne, you have certainly hit it on the head with the accommodation problems here on the island, not just for bar/restaurant staff but also for the professional sector. I speak to a lot of people, friends offer family etc, with the same problem, affordable accommodation. Well done.
It was nice to have the quick chat the other day and YES we need to do that coffee one day.
Fingers crossed when i fly from the uk in august, things go smoothly.
Thanks Dwayne that was a eye opener but enjoyed the content of the vlog
Glad you enjoyed it
Greedy society ... . Things are getting more toxic year by year. Thanks for the video!
Cheers
Dwayne having been to Tenerife twice this year (after a gap of 25 odd years) I can’t say I’m in a rush to return to Ibiza. You can get a pint overlooking the sea for €1 and a 3 course meal for €10.
I only really go to Ibiza for the odd trance event but am just as happy to attend an Irish bar with a decent band knocking out covers. I hear Dave Pearce did a show here at Tramps last year, more of that and it’s a no brainer for me. Also there’s a nice mix there with the young and the old and weather is good all year round. 🤔🤷♂️
Which area u recommend in Tenerife?
Biggest difference to me is the accommodation in Tenerife. I Ibiza in high season I spend £10,000 for 2 weeks in a relatively small hotel room compared with other countries.That is not even the cost for an upmarket hotel, just pretty standard in San Antonio.
In Tenerife for £6,000 I can get and entire duplex apartment within a hotel complex with so much space, various bathrooms and kitchen etc at nearly half the cost.
I'm off to Tenerife in 3 weeks for a week out of season. £600 for 6 nights including flights, in a 4 star hotel bed and breakfast.
Nowhere is as good as Ibiza other than the Greek Islands in my opinion but the value for money I get elsewhere now means I can holiday more often for the same budget.
@@AndrewMcKittrick1000 I stayed in Costa Adeje region!
I said last year, ibiza is going the of places like cannes, marbella and similar places. Only the rich will be able to afford to go there. They'll destroy the ethos of the place if they carry on.
The trouble is that the venues being built will rely on volume of people. Once it gets too expensive those places won’t stay open. On top of that, if the place can’t attract people to work in services such as police, healthcare etc as well as tourism, it will no longer be an attractive destination for the rich either. Someone somewhere needs to find a balance but that will mean a lot of concessions from a lot of people.
Can’t out price people to much as the music industry focus will have to change and it wont ….Marbella is a posh commercial vibe mainly for southern English with their little funny shorts on 😂 ..This vid is about accommodation for workers , it’s always been bad just not this bad but loads accommodations for tourists,they can’t stop building hotels ..
The problem is bigger in Ibiza, because Ibiza is an island while Marbella and Cannes are not.
It’s everywhere not just Ibiza 😢
It’s done already.
The price of drinks in the clubs are a joke but they know people will pay it no matter what
It’s always been the same since the 90s to be fair prices haven’t changed so much.
Always a good watch - interesting to see the other side year round let’s hope common sense applies with cost of living
It's a "whats'up" from Ibiza, I like it. Keep going...
Cheers
Very good video my friend 👍👍
Thank you 👍
Thanks for coming to see us! Your club orange will be in this week x
If there’s one positive that’s came from this video, this is it!
Great video, keep them coming, that's the style..
More to come!
Nice little shout out for you from Chris Moyles on Radio X this morning, although he didn’t actually mention your channel name. Was just after 8am, if you wanted to listen back on their app.
That’s kind of him, I know he follows me but never met him what did he say?
@@DwayneMuffin was just saying how he has listened to you for a while, he was saying about what he had learned about Ibiza from your last video etc. it’s the Radio x Global player app.
Great content as always Dwayne, what’s the situation like living in a camper/stealth van on the island?
Also good to see David’s still there love the goats cheese salad!
Enjoyed the vid bro! All content is good content 😁
keep doing what your doing in your vids ❤
thanks
@@DwayneMuffin no thank you.... I get to listen to your lovely Irish tones ❤️😍
It's a shame...this is happening in so many places due to foreign investors buying properties and converting them into Airbnb's and Vrbo's all while driving up prices. Thanks for the insight of the situation in Ibiza. Cheers mate
Cheers mate
Air bnb is banned here in ibiza and estate agents have still found their loopholes to charge astronomical fees because they know the worker tourism lot have saved all winter to chip in with strangers to share overpriced apartments for the summer and leave again without even fighting for their deposits. This looks like the model now where estate agents aren’t even offering places to residents anymore.
@@calvinscoular2215 interesting..there are hundreds of listings in Ibiza on Airbnb..was just looking at some. Awful that residents can’t find a place…will definitely affect finding seasonal workers for the summers. Eventually something will have to give otherwise tourism will collapse there
@@calvinscoular2215 you’re talking shit about Airbnb being banned on Ibiza.
There are currently 400+ apartments available on Ibiza via Airbnb!
Dwayne get a little clip on mic for interviewing,it will cut out background noise
Yes, it was because I used a different camera for the first interview the rest is fine
1st went to David’s in 2006 was really nice used to like there and mambos for food.
Unbelievable how much Ibiza has changed since them days haven’t been to san an since 2016 but done portinax,st.el,es Cana and Ibiza town in recent years
it's ok, wouldnt be that pushed on it was the only thing open at the time
just sad ibiza people are so beauitful and caring
Prices going up for rentals is crazy! Really sad 😢
Ibiza was good in the past while bohemian,artist and global hedonistic travelling crew were in Ibiza.
Always the bohemian and adventurous types arrived on the place and charter tourist follow.
With mass tourism places get spoiled,not only Ibiza.Goa,Nepal Cambodia Koh Samui and many similar places.
San Antonio area was spoiled by drunken youth coming form north Europe for weekend.
They got drunk,Trush the places and hotels with bed drunken attitude.
Great content mate. Please invest in proper microphones 🙏
I like it raw
Dwayne channelling his inner Judge Jules with the hair and beard this week
I live in the Canary Islands and there are new laws that will be enacted in June. Ibiza government will be watching how these effect the price situation. Canary islands have the same problem as Ibiza right now with staff but it's 15 times the size so there's more room to fix the problem in the Canaries and the population does not spike as hard as Ibiza's. Airbnbs are a big problem.
Accommodation for staff, hotels should offer rooms on a “room only” basis so its just class as low rent with hotel not really needing to be open, all them rooms empty, staff nowhere to stay its crazy. It is so simple, I am sure there are some sites that would rent rooms to staff if they could prove where they work. Income for hotels in off season with no staff required.
Same as London...It's layered the reason I think but one of the reasons is people/owners/authorities, want the high end luxury tourism. It brings more money & less issues, apparently. The high end luxury is happening in London to. This shifts & changes the demographics. Place that also thrive on Tourism in place that gets mega popular always up the prices..
Nobody or very few can afford a holiday abroad or anywhere this year. Cost of living gone through the roof in the uk. Who’s going to fill those hotels and apartments ? Everyone is skint. Trying to work out which bill they can afford to pay, or if they can even buy food. And that’s people in work..👍❤️👍🇬🇧
Many are already fully booked for summer believe it or not
@@DwayneMuffin people just have to stay for a week or less now
does anyone the name of the song around the 18 min mark?
Indie elephant - Retro heaven forest 👍🏾
This one’s turned out to be an unplanned excellent vid mate Really enjoyed it, even though we have the same work/ living issue at home. You can really see the island, unfortunately folding in to itself. How outsiders took to much of their chunk 🙄✌️
that's true, thanks for the feedback
Great vlog this. No idea how it can be sorted.
I went in 1998 and 1999 then lived there in 2007
Is so sad to see a hippy island based on love and freedom of expression get the same bull
Money over love and respect
And connection
Space was epic I was there and now it's changed everything does
Brought a tear to my eyes to see how many building where there was a view
And a lot of that money is going to serve the tourists
But we need apartments for the workers
So the hotels need to supply rooms
And the new businesses the same apartments for the staff
My mate guy Williams a dj there he will be in the same boat
Just come back from a month in Ibiza….I’d already booked a week in October but after that I’m not coming back….in the past 5 years it’s got noticeably worse.
Same thing with a lack of housing is happening on the Island of Britain, though it is bigger, it is overpopulated and getting worse by the day. Ibiza should be a forewarning to Britain!
I wonder if they prefer the island now or 40 years ago. I have not been since 1996 i think I would be in for a big shock. I loved it i went 5 years on the trott,those were the days .
Great content btw! So miss the island!
More to come!
The accommodation problem for locals/workers is prevalent on most Spanish Islands... wages in Spain are very low in comparison to those of the visitors.
As a Agent for TUI i will say this… Flights to almost everywhere in Spain is being cut back … Why ?. Because holiday Bookings for the spring season is down 81% yeas thats correct down 81% , No one is booking. Even now on line your already seeing offers for bookings. The cost of living is making people stay at home. No one has any spare cash , Wait till the EU introduce the New Visas and Finger printing at all its Airports with Photo IDs Taken for a DATABASE. No one wants that . They just want to show a Passport and thats it. All surveys on this shows that 90% are against it and will not travel to the EU countries that Introduce it. Holidays to the Philippines , Thailand , India , Bangkok , Vietnam , etc is seeing more tourists. With Cheaper Flights and accommodation. I firmly believe the new EU entry rules will destroy the Tourism Industry for all EU countries… Its going to be a Bumpy ride.
@ dai, well said, thank you ❤
What a load of rubbish. Costa del Sol has month month record flights and hotel occupancy while the canaries still grow ahead of it.
@@MrGlk The new Visa Rules and Fingerprinting has not yet been implemented…. Dumb Arse
Yup. The great resist. Against the great reset. But tbh this is what they WANT. They don't want us plebs travelling.
@@MrGlkand they have biometric ID at passport control?
Great vlog dwaine I love cebo and Julian is such a nice man also love davids take care Karen 😊
Cheers x
You should interview an estate agent. Someone like martin makepeace would be good
I was on Platja d’en Bossa this Saterday, hardly anyone there, but I thought ‘if there is anyone there, it must be Dwayne…’ and you were there on Sunday…😀
I was indeed, never anyone in bossa until may
Last summer i talked to girls that were living together in a pretty small house and they were paying like 2 k rent per month so 500 each, i said myself, fkin hell people that want to work the summer basically have a salary that does not even cover their rent if they want to live alone, crazy prices for everything, unfortunately it's a situation which is very noticeable in other place as well, obviously Ibiza being a pretty small place with a huuuuuuge demand it is really going to cause big big problem for the fundamental services of an Island that during the summer is basically a hotpot for everything you can think of safetywise.
Yes and no. If you plan on only working in the summer your accommodation options will consist on basically what's available then, and therefore you'll be paying peak season prices. If you live on island 12 months a year conversely, the accommodation market is fairly different (you'd be looking at about €1K-1.5/month for a small 2 bedroom apartment. I'm a local (born and raised) and I've got lots of friends (also locals) that can afford to pay rent on really 'shitty' jobs (supermarket, warehouse...). It's not super easy to find something, don't get me wrong, but totally feasible.
These types of vlogs are great! Would love to see the site of Privilege when you’re next up in that area. The housing crisis is very similar in most parts of the world. But I hope businesses can partner up with hotels etc and get some discount accommodation for their employees.
Have drone footage but it ain’t changed much
@@DwayneMuffinAh that's ok! Can't wait to see what they do with the premises!
It's the same with rents everywhere - not just Ibiza
Bluetooth mic and *subtitles* - plenty of sites out there where you can upload your video and they subtitle for free Dwayne. Love the videos.
Subtitles will be on RUclips I’m not plastering over my video it looks tacky I think, but I’ll upload them direct to RUclips takes a bit more time. Don’t need a mic, I just used that one camera on that one occasion so I’ll be ok in future
Sounds like the island would benefit from the creation of a second property market, as there is on my home island of Guernsey. The 'Local Market' is reserved for people who were born on the island and people who've been issued a license to work on the island. The other market is 'Open', allowing wealthy people to buy or rent properties at inflated prices, then they are given the right to live on the island by virtue of what they will contribute to the local economy.
Would make total sense but won't happen
@@DwayneMuffin To be honest, it hasn’t worked out that well on Guernsey, because a lot of local people are employed by offshore banks, so the local market prices have also become inflated. Only way to combat it is for everyone to collectively refuse to pay extortionate rent.
Thanks big man!!!!😊😎
No problem 👍
Wow I didn't realise the curry club had gone that was an all time favourite
Yeah new apartments with shop space
Same here in Tenerife 🤦🏽it’s hard work
Isn't it just
it's the way it is sadly. no incentive to build social housing to offer reasonable rents,, too much profiteering driving prices of everything skywards. i don't know what the answer is outside government regulation to enforce affordable housing. but when your economy is built around tourism will the do that?
It's hard for you guys - the greed is infectious..unfortunately salaries I guess on the island don't keep up with the expensive nature - i think that's why many end up in the drugs trade to make ends meet - then that destroys lives x
When will the bubble burst? Billionaires causing issues who would’ve thought it! Best memories from the island were when accommodation was at its cheapest over 20 yrs ago. Still love it but not the same…
Thanks for sharing x
Where are you living ? How are you managing ? Islands gone to pot it was amazing when I worked there it’s become too expensive ! Feel sorry for the locals ! Also loved the curry club had many a meal there
Thomas Green is the best shop on the island
Same in the UK. Rent controlled good quality social housing. It's literally the only way to fix this.
Got a bit out of hand hasn't it
Very interesting vlog. Thank you very much. The situation is sad 😢
Yeah sure is
Thanks Dwayne ❤
Thanks for watching
The problem is it happening every where m8. Hopefully it can be sorted. ! I’ve noticed that been a lot of changes with new hotels be out there beginning of may 🍺🍺🍺🍺
Yeah I get that, but I make ibiza videos so just addressing it here
@@DwayneMuffin that’s cool m8. Just say it crap it happerning too there bud 😄
It’s not that prices are going up. The value of property has not changed, the ecb is printing money the value of the euro has declined for 20 years straight. You need more euros to pay for the same things. Inflation is theft.
What's it like now mr muffin. Big muff would be a cool name. Reminds me of a guitar pedal
Good video, but it is really hard to hear what people are saying without a mic.
Yes I made the mistake of dropping the sound on that one file, 450 + videos and no issue, my bad on this occasion but I won’t be mic people up in future as these videos aren’t planned
Speak to the OG in the Millennium around the bay.
He is a legend. Tell him you're an LFC fan, and he'll be passing you shots all night.
Same thing is happening in Madeira where a good 2 bedroom property only 4 years ago would cost 100-120 thousand
Now 2024 they going for 400-500 thousand !
There's luxury properties on the island going for 3 and 4 million
Fuc#### insane
Keep the faith, like everything it will eventually sort itself out, hmmm actually it’s Ibiza it won’t, it’s just going to keep climbing and becoming more and more aligned to the wealthy elites who will spend what ever the price is, businesses will keep increasing rates to pass on to staff and the cycle will keep going 😮 keep up the vlogs and so jealous of the sun!!! See you in the summer 🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🤣🤣👍👍
Thanks, it's pissing it down today if that helps
Sounds cheaper to stay in a hotel than rent an apartment
No doubt, Ibiza is a beautiful island and an amazing place, but unfortunately, there seems to be no 'middle ground' between the islands rapid growth, popularity and success over the decades, and it becoming an economical victim of that, impacting those who keep it spinning. Looking at some of the backdrop in this, there seems to be more cranes per square mile, than in London at the moment.
Thanks enjoyed that. Where do all the construction workers stay?and there must be a big demand for trades on the island.
Good question! There's a few hotels but i don't know to be honest
its getting scary and i own property here. somethings going to give at some point and it'll not be pretty.
Great video
Thanks!
they should put a bardge in the sea
That is how a lot of the best places have changed and why i am leaving california. its very sad that so many people thought it was ok to have so many children. the narcissism of it all. having one child is best for the child! and no children is best for the universe.
We’ve said it many times on your videos, Ibiza has got way too expensive and it is now either a few days break for the youngsters and not a week or 2 like it was 15+ years ago or it’s the rich influencer mob pouting at o beach……..
Not once have I considered the workers and the house rentals etc. without that great group of people the island cannot survive, fact.
On the flip side, when the local property owners see the astronomical prices being charged by hotels/clubs etc - they can increase their income.
I do not want to see the island implode because it’s unique and one of the best places on the planet, but hopefully this can serve as a reset button to make it affordable again.
It won’t happen overnight but hopefully over the next couple of years.
Hope you are ok Dwayne
Cheers, hanging in there, things will pick up for me in a few weeks always quiet this time of year