Iniciativas Eco-responsables y RSE

🛠 FeSMC UGT demands immediate action to prevent assaults on ground staff at airports. Recently, a Ryanair worker was attacked at Palma Airport due to baggage issues. The union attributes increasing conflicts to strict airline policies, particularly regarding hand luggage and fees, and criticizes security cameras used for enforcing baggage rules. FeSMC UGT seeks improved security, effective protection protocols, and an end to camera surveillance for labor control to ensure airport staff safety.

🏠 El número de viviendas turísticas en España cayó a 329,764 en noviembre, disminuyendo un 13.6% desde mayo. Andalucía lidera con 91,757 viviendas, seguida de Canarias (49,676) y Comunidad Valenciana (48,441). Desde el 1 de julio de 2025, se exige un número de registro obligatorio para anuncios de alquileres de corta duración, resultando en la eliminación de más de 86,000 anuncios irregulares. Ministerios de Vivienda y Consumo intensifican controles.

🧵 Resuinsa, the first hotel textile company to join RE-VISTE's SCRAP for textiles and footwear, aligns with EU sustainability norms ahead of mandatory compliance. Enhancing circular economy efforts, it brings hotel-specific insights into collection models, logistics, and eco-taxes, mitigating economic impacts for hotels. SCRAP facilitates textile reuse and recycling, supporting environmental certifications. This collective project, driven by retail groups and now Resuinsa, shapes Spain's textile waste management future. Environmental policies enhance hotel reputations with eco-conscious guests.

📋 Who? Vigilancia Aduanera and Webbeds. When? Thursday, date not specified. Where? Palma, at Webbeds' offices in Son Valentí. What? Vigilancia Aduanera conducted a surprising operation due to a suspected tax fraud at Webbeds, a travel wholesaler. How? Around ten officers entered the building on Calçat Street, with one monitoring access. Why? Potential tax avoidance schemes through Dubai, risking heavy fines. Further investigation details remain undisclosed.

🗺️ San Sebastián launched the "Gurera" tourism management model, focusing on residents' quality of life. Measures include reducing tourist accommodations, restricting new hotel licenses, and introducing a tourist tax. Part of the 2023–2027 sustainable tourism plan, it emphasizes data-driven governance and public involvement. The Plan General de Ordenación Urbana was modified to limit lodging licenses. The approach supports sustainable mobility and MICE tourism, ensuring better event distribution.

🛬 European airports warn of passport control delays due to a new biometric system, potentially causing up to six-hour queues for UK and US travelers. Geneva Airport, not in the EU but in the Schengen zone, reports three-hour waits, worsened on Saturdays. Tenerife Sur reports two-hour delays. The system requires travelers to register fingerprints and photos, valid for three years. Olivier Jankovec of Airports Council notes staff shortages, predicting worse conditions by Easter.

💻 Brasil's Ministry of Ports and Airports is implementing biometric data for passports, plane tickets, and check-ins. Trials are ongoing at the Santos port near Sao Paulo. In Spain, Aena's similar trials were halted due to privacy concerns. The biometric system replaces paper and QR codes, promising efficiency, enhanced airport experiences, and a 25-30% cost reduction. Legislation is expected by late March, while privacy issues remain under negotiation with state agencies.

🏖 Hotel owners in Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera, and El Hierro urge the Federation of Canary Islands Municipalities (Fecam) for unified regulations on motorhome presence. Concerns arise over traffic, parking issues, and legal inconsistencies. Despite a planned 2026 outdoor lodging regulation, current facilities are deemed inadequate. Ashotel and ACAT propose designated areas for motorhomes, with necessary water and waste services, and a standardized regulation.