NEW rules being rolled out for tourists across Spain have been slammed by the country's leading hotel association. From December 2, Brits heading anywhere in Spain will be required to give hotels and accommodation a number of extra personal details. This includes 31 new pieces of information such as home addresses, email addresses and phone numbers.
Families will also be asked their relationship to any children travelling with them, as well as their group size. The new rule have been introduced by the Spanish government in a bid to "crackdown on organised crime ". However Spain’s leading hotel association CEHAT has slammed the rules, after their request to dial down the details given was denied.
Read more on Spain CEHAT Secretary General Ramón Estalella previously described the new rules as " Big Brother " and warned it will also massively delay busy check in times. They told the Telegraph : " Spain is already the only country in the EU where hotels must send guests’ ID info to the police , while in other countries they just have to keep that data for a period. “Not only could it violate fundamental privacy rights, but it also threatens to complicate and hinder the experience of millions of visitors who choose Spain as a destination.
" They also said that many hotels do not have the correct technology to follow the new rules, nor to provide adequate data protection. Most read in News Travel They added: "It is impossible to automate the process and it would involve addi.