Holiday hotspots Majorca and Ibiza are preparing to house asylum seekers in a swathe of UK-style migrant hotels, according to local reports.
The move comes amid a surge in the number of migrants arriving on the shores of the Balearic Islands.
Made up of Menorca and Formentera as well as Majorca and Ibiza, the Balearics have seen an unprecedented rise in illegal arrivals this year - fuelling fears that the Mediterranean getaway could become a migration hotspot.
Some 639 migrants reached the islands in the space of just three days earlier this month after making the journey on 38 small boats, taking the total figure to 4,500 arrivals for the year thus far.
While this is far less than the 50,000 who have arrived in Britain since Sir Keir Starmer's Labour assumed power last year, Balearic officials have consistently pleaded with the government to increase border support.
