Jurídicos y Administrativos

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🚩 Nuria Montes, the tourism councilor of the Valencian Community, publicly apologized for insensitive remarks towards the relatives of DANA disaster victims seeking morgue access. Criticism extends to Spanish President Sánchez for his alleged mishandling and politicization of the crisis. The calamity's negative impact on Valencia's tourism image, juxtaposed with top services and competitors, raises concerns. Political responses to the disaster are accused of deepening regional divisions and inequities in emergency management.

💸 Vicepresidenta Nadia Calviño and minister José Luis Ábalos were concerned about Air Europa requesting a government bailout after the Hidalgo family distributed €35 million in dividends just before the COVID-19 pandemic. Calviño knew Air Europa divided more in dividends than the previous year's profits. This distribution saw Juan José Hidalgo receive 51%, Javier Hidalgo 17%, sisters Cristina and María José 7% and 5%, brother Juan Antonio Hidalgo 9%, and Abel Matutes 5%. Despite this, Air Europa was granted a €475 million bailout rapidly, while other tourism businesses waited up to a year.

🛋 UGT Baleares accuses tourist rental businesses of "fraud" against Social Security by underpaying cleaners, applying lower rates than the hospitality agreement stipulates. Cleaners earn €640 to €704 less monthly than hotel housekeepers, missing out on the standard €2,026 gross salary. The union campaigns for over 30,000 Balearic vacation homes to comply with hospitality wages and allow cleaners to claim owed amounts via the Tribunal of Mediation and Arbitration.

📌 Police arrested 35-year-old writer Jagdish Uikey in Nagpur, Maharashtra, for making at least 100 bomb threats starting in January, with up to 30 daily in September and October. The threats targeted planes, political leaders, and India's Transport Minister. Authorities tracked Uikey via IP address, who sought publicity rather than terrorism. He was caught with a mobile and a laptop used for these threats and had visited the Prime Minister's office on October 28. No terrorism links were found.

✈ Air Europa, criticized for its strategy, encourages passengers affected by canceled flights to opt for date changes, destination swaps, or vouchers rather than requesting refunds. The airline, part of Globalia, prioritizes these options with prominent display techniques, relegating the refund option in smaller font with an asterisk. Wings to Claim CEO Carlos Corbalán points out potential bad faith and legal non-compliance, which could lead to contract nullity and fines between €10,000 and €100,000.

📍 Key facts from the article include the involvement of the UN Tourism's Secretary-General in endorsing a particular company linked to the Aldama and Koldo corruption case for PCR testing in Spanish airports during the Covid pandemic. The implicated company also had connections with Air Europa. Despite the global tourism crisis caused by Covid, the focus of the OMT was criticized as being narrow and self-serving. The article also highlights perceived ineffectiveness and corruption within the OMT, where actions are labeled as marketing rather than meaningful contributions to sustainability or justice. 🚨 "UN Tourism's Secretary-General recommended a specific company for PCR controls at Spanish airports amid Covid, linked to Aldama and Koldo's corruption case also involving Air Europa, raising concerns of OMT's focus and potential corruption.

✈ The French Government, led by Michel Barnier, has imposed a new "solidarity tax" on air travel, with tickets rising by a minimum of 9.5 euros. Air France flights to New York now cost an additional 120 euros in business class. The tax is meant to address price discrepancies between air and train travel. Additionally, a new tax on private flights, potentially 3,000 euros per trip, is in the works. Air France has updated its systems to include the tax from January 1st, even before its legal approval.

📋 Zurab Pololikashvili, Georgian and Secretary-General of the UN-affiliated World Tourism Organization (WTO) based in Madrid, is increasingly implicated in a corrupt scheme led by Víctor de Aldama and Koldo García. The Spanish Civil Guard suspects him as an intermediary post-pandemic in Aldama's business dealings, though not charged with a crime. He previously served as Georgia's ambassador to Spain, Andorra, Algeria, and Morocco, and held roles in finance and football. Pololikashvili's connections facilitated Aldama's appointment as honorary consul in Zamora, and he was involved in PCR testing contracts for COVID-19 at Madrid-Barajas Airport and Punta Cana hotels in May 2021, highlighting his influential networking.

🛈 European tourism associations **EFCO&HPA, ECTAA, ETOA, RuralTour,** and **HOTREC** express concerns about the impracticality of a new Spanish Royal Decree demanding exhaustive traveler data registration. They seek postponement until workable solutions are agreed upon, citing insufficient response time from the Spanish Interior Ministry. The decree's compliance challenges and data protection issues have been a topic of debate since a meeting with the Ministry on **October 4**. Hospitality association CEHAT emphasizes collaboration with authorities to find secure technological solutions without compromising sector operability.