Fresh move to scrap new tourist registration scheme in Spain
This situation causes a competitive disadvantage with respect to the European market, as obligations are imposed on companies that the national laws of other European states do not impose.
Humphrey Carter23/12/2024 12:14 "Big Brother" register slammed as being disastrous by top Mallorca hotelier
Fears that guests will think twice about booking a hotel room.
Spain traveller registration: Tourism industry will take the government to court if "errors" are not rectified
There is hope that an order from the interior ministry will make changes to the system.
Spain's traveller registration: Some tour operators will stop selling the Balearics
Small and large tour operators and the hoteliers all have serious concerns about the requirements.
Criticised by the tourism industry, rejected by Congress, but Spain's new registry of travellers comes into force on Monday
Spain's interior minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, insists that current regulations are obsolete and that new ones are needed to combat terrorist activity and organised crime.
Mallorca hotel guests faced with "Big Brother" check-in measures, this is what you will need
Fears than tourists may stay away
The end of the Golden Visa for Mallorca
It was seen as a way of attracting badly needed foreign investment in the wake of the eurozone crisis, which hit Spain’s property sector particularly hard.
Brussels urged to challenge new Spanish hotel registration scheme
The system ‘is going to make the registration process very complicated’ in tourist destinations in Spain, which could harm the competitiveness of the sector against other competitors abroad.
British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
The system is designed to monitor travellers’ movements within the EU.
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