Jurídicos y Administrativos

🚩 Delegada de Turismo Marta Rivera de la Cruz criticized Minister Jordi Hereu on Sunday for neglecting the tourism sector. Hereu, accused of inaction and ignoring industry pleas, is controversially invited to a tourism forum by CEOE and Mesa de Turismo on the 17th. Critics like Rivera de la Cruz and industry leaders Juan Molas and Juan Cierco question the benefit of involving Hereu, reflecting on past disappointments with government support for tourism.

✈ LATAM, the leading airline in Latin America with headquarters in Chile and Brazil, originated from the merger of Lan Chile and Tam of Brazil. It has subsidiaries LATAM Perú, LATAM Colombia, and LATAM Ecuador. The company faced challenges in Argentina due to government interference, leading to the closure of LATAM Argentina. Recently, LATAM signed a code-sharing agreement with Aerolíneas Argentinas, positioning itself favorably for a potential privatization of the latter, which had been privatized earlier this century and then renationalized, resulting in significant investor losses.

🏖️ The Canarian Parliament debates a tax on tourist stays, proposed by the socialist group, aiming to impose a fee of €2 to €3.50 depending on accommodation type, rivaling rates in Baleares and Cataluña. The regional government opposes, citing potential unconstitutionality if excluding Canarian residents, a violation of non-discrimination principles. The opposition warns of the risk of double taxation with IGIC. The PSOE justifies the tax for covering tourism costs, noting tourism's 35% contribution to GDP against a mere 15% to the fiscal budget. Mogán municipality has enacted a 0.15 euro per night ecotax, deemed illegal by experts.

🛸 On December 8, 2024, passengers on Volaris flight 3041 from Bajío to Tijuana subdued a man, Mario “N”, who attempted to hijack the plane 30 minutes after takeoff from León, Guanajuato. The individual, traveling with his family, sought asylum in the US due to criminal threats. An emergency landing was made in Guadalajara, and the perpetrator was handed to the National Guard. Volaris aims to take legal action and confirms all passengers, crew, and the aircraft are safe.

📊 Javier Hidalgo, former CEO of Globalia, attended the Senate investigation commission of the 'Koldo case' after the PP warned him that failing to appear could lead to six months to a year in prison or a twelve to twenty-four-month fine. Hidalgo had tried to delay his appearance until the day before, seeking to testify via videoconference. He attempted to avoid in-person attendance due to a flight diversion to New York from Los Angeles caused by a medical emergency on board. Despite being sought for months and having missed two previous appointments, Hidalgo only read a statement at the commission, refusing to answer questions, and acknowledged having met Begoña Gómez several times.

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📅 Spain's regulatory landscape is moving towards greater digitalization and transparency with the Verifactu Regulation published in the BOE on October 28, 2024. It mandates the inclusion of QR codes on all invoices from July 1, 2025, to send transaction details to the Tax Agency (AEAT) in real-time. Beroni, a leading tech partner for travel agencies, offers an integrated solution through Front Office to ensure compliance and streamline billing operations. The regulation requires billing systems to ensure data integrity and standardization. Software developers have 9 months from the regulation's publication to adapt their systems.

🛫 Air France and Corsair, due to the French government's fall and pending sustainability tax, have announced refunds of the tax charged for travel from January 1. The tax, aimed at raising €1 billion annually for climate change, was not approved but included in ticket prices because airlines cannot retroactively charge passengers. Other airlines, including low-cost carriers, did not add this anticipated fee to their ticket prices.

🏖 The municipality of Mogán in Gran Canaria has introduced a new tourist tax, with a legal ambiguity but potentially setting a precedent for municipal taxation on tourism. This local tax is 0.15 euros per night per tourist and is subject to change based on tourism-related investments. If unchallenged, this could lead to a nationwide adoption of additional tourism taxes, overlapping with existing regional ecological taxes.

🚀 Un Boeing 777 de Air India, despegó de Newark, Nueva York, EE. UU., y aterrizó inesperadamente en Sheremetyevo, Moscú, Rusia, debido a una emergencia médica a bordo. El incidente ocurrió a pesar de un veto a las operaciones aéreas entre los países. El avión, destinado a Nueva Delhi, permaneció en Rusia por aproximadamente tres horas antes de continuar su viaje, según Airlive.net.