Please be aware that in Magaluf, El Arenal, Playa de Palma in Mallorca, and Sant Antoni in Ibiza, there is a new restriction on all-inclusive.” Irish holidaymakers are being caught out by new laws in Spanish all-inclusive resorts as they jet off for much-needed summer sunshine. The clampdown affects certain resort areas of the Balearic Islands, including Palma, Ibiza, and Magaluf - all of which are popular among Irish tourists. It’s not really at the premium end. All-inclusive is controversial anyway because tourist boards don’t like it as it keeps people in the resort and doesn’t get them out to the local hotels and bars. The 3 things Irish passengers travelling to Spain, Italy and France need before heading to the airport this summer

Are all inclusive drink holidays to Spain, Portugal and more a waste now? Full list of rules and the best spots to go (Image: DPA/PA Images) Other new rules include bans on pub crawls, happy hours, and two-for-one drinks offers, while shops in affected resorts will be banned from selling alcohol after 9.30 pm during the holiday season. There is a maximum of six alcoholic drinks per person per day that can be served and these drinks will be provided only during lunch and dinner. Those who try and swerve the new guidelines in any way will be hit by hefty fines but Irish travel expert, Eoghan Corry has said the laws should have been “better flagged.”

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Bad time for a Spain holiday as temperatures nosedive and weather warnings issued for popular spots READ MORE: 'Sneaky' new Spain drinking law catching Irish holidaymakers out with man left 'upset' by rule He added: “It should have been better flagged but you have to remember it’s at the cheaper end of the all-inclusive business that you find this.