Jurídicos y Administrativos

🛫 Pensioners kicked off their Imserso trips on October 19th, 2025, with 37 departures to peninsular coasts and cultural circuits. The program offers 879,213 spots: 440,284 for peninsular coast tourism, 228,142 for island coast tourism, and 210,787 for escapades. From October 22nd, groups head to the Canary and Balearic Islands. Agencies face operational challenges and new administrative duties, while the limited availability of slots leads to waiting lists. Lists update in real-time, but don't promise immediate seats.

✈ European airlines and MEPs are in a conflict over carry-on luggage dimensions and flight compensation rules. Airlines suggest travelers prefer low fares over free luggage, reducing delays. The European Parliament maintains compensation for delays over three hours, despite airlines advocating for a five-hour threshold, claiming it would cut delays by 40%. Airlines for Europe (A4E) criticizes EU mandates on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and highlights inefficiencies, noting 23 years of delays due to air traffic control issues this summer.

📅 Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid (TSJM) admitted PSOE's appeal against "Plan Reside" on October 2023, targeting Madrid's initiative to regulate tourist apartments. The plan, criticized for potentially transforming up to 73% of central buildings into tourist accommodations, faces claims of legal irregularities. The proposal allows for 215 private facilities to convert for affordable housing, restricts tourist flats in residential buildings, and permits a 15-year tourist use for obsolete buildings.

🛬 Asae union criticizes over 100 illegal operators at Madrid-Barajas airport; May 2025, Aena began efforts to curb unauthorized activities with private security and public agencies. Asae urges Madrid's city police involvement, highlighting the airport's role as Spain's gateway. Aena collaborates with local and national authorities to resolve the issue promptly. The union seeks support from the Ombudsman for workers' welfare.

💰 2026, Mallorca, ecotasa increase: The project by Marga Prohens' government, initiated by socialist Iago Negueruela, faces criticism from María José Aguiló, VP of the Federation of Mallorca Hotel Enterprises. Since 2016, of €698.7 million collected, only €59 million executed; €160 million lacks documentation. Aguiló argues funds should address housing, mobility, healthcare, education, and security issues instead of political distractions and ineffective fund management.

🌍 Jaime Martínez Llabrés, alcalde de Palma, junto a Francisco Kiko Serrano, Pedro Marín, y Maria Renart, debatirán sobre los retos turísticos de Palma en Hosteltur TV. Este jueves a las 21:30, el programa será transmitido en las islas de Baleares y por streaming. Javier Soriano, Camila Pérez y Marta Payeras presentarán píldoras informativas. El evento también es accesible en el canal de YouTube de Hosteltur TV los viernes.

✈ La Asociación de Líneas Aéreas (ALA) reporta que aerolíneas tienen pendientes 700 millones de euros en descuentos de residentes hasta agosto 2025 y más de 1,000 millones incluyendo deudas de 2024. El presidente, Javier Gándara, exige una solución del Gobierno. 139 million seats are planned for the upcoming winter season, up 4.7% from last year. Notable growth in Andalucía (7.5%), while Baleares (-1.5%) and Galicia (-17.1%) decline.

💻 Finnar had to ground approximately ten short-to-medium-haul aircraft, including eight A321s and fewer A320s, due to a cleaning error affecting fire-retardant properties of seat fabrics. This led to the cancellation of at least 20 routes on Tuesday. Cleaning liquids used over the weekend weakened the fire-retardant materials, compromising safety. Passengers are being informed by the airline, which aims to resolve the issue within days.

📈 Juzgado de Primera Instancia número 62 de Madrid, septiembre 2024: Rechaza demanda de Banca March contra Rosp Corunna, sociedad de Sandra Ortega. Demandaban indemnización de 36 millones de euros. Sentencia de Manuela Hernández: no hay prueba de consentimiento de Ortega sobre cartas de patrocinio por deudas de 144 millones. Firmas falsificadas por José Leyte, exgestor. Banca March recurrirá. Falta de diligencia de Banca March señalada, ya que las firmas no se verificaron adecuadamente.

🏢 Expertos en el Hospitality Real Estate Forum, incluyendo Eduardo Sierra de Eversheds Sutherland y Max Hap de Actyus, destacan que la normativa urbanística española frena el desarrollo turístico. Hay 20 leyes estatales, 17 autonómicas y 8,100 planes municipales, creando un complejo entramado legal. Proyectos en la Costa del Sol llevan años paralizados por estos problemas. Se recomienda una potente asesoría urbanística para mitigar riesgos en inversiones hoteleras. Pese a las trabas, España sigue siendo un destino prometedor para invertir.