Mallorca calls for immediate scrapping of tourist registration scheme
Partido Popular claims it violates privacy and harms small businesses
The new tourist registration scheme has sparked a major debate. | Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter
Palma02/01/2025 12:46
The centre right Partido Popular on the Council of Mallorca has called for the immediate repeal of the decree that obliges accommodation and car rental companies to comply with documentary registration and information requirements which, according to the PP, are “unacceptable”. According to the party, this regulation “generates serious operational and economic problems for small and medium-sized tourism companies” and, furthermore, “violates the privacy of travellers by requiring the collection of up to 30 pieces of information per accommodation booking and up to 60 in the case of car hire”.
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Olaf BachmannI think you may be confusing this with ETIAS, which, when finally in operation and the dust has cleared, will be a good thing, much like others implemented long ago, and won't be anywhere near the burden it has been claimed to be. This programme, however, unique to Spain, is a far overreaching, unnecessary burden on the entire tourism industry, unilaterally imposed on it without any consultation, and its very legality is in serious question. And there's little evidence that collection of this far reaching personal data will enhance any measurable security over the data collection that already exists, and may well provide a valuable source of data for dubious intents. This was implemented in a vacuum, and deserves scrutiny. And I expect if that comes to pass, it will be seriously scaled back or eliminated entirely.
This is actually a very good law. It's a serious tool to fight both illegal holiday rentals and tax evasion. It is going to be introduced all over Europe. Spain is only the first country to implement this Europe wide agreed regulation. Other states feel need to more actively address the problems as well. It was about time.