{"id":916793,"date":"2026-07-01T19:14:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T00:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/01\/european-commission-launches-infringement-procedure-against-spain-on-traveller-data-collection\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T19:14:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T00:14:26","slug":"european-commission-launches-infringement-procedure-against-spain-on-traveller-data-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/01\/european-commission-launches-infringement-procedure-against-spain-on-traveller-data-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"European Commission Launches Infringement Procedure Against Spain on Traveller Data Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>In Brief:<\/strong> The European Commission has initiated an infringement procedure against Spain, citing concerns about the country&#8217;s practices for collecting tourist data, which may infringe on privacy rights.<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hotelnewsresource.com\/#fadeFour\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hotelnewsresource.com\/ul\/4\/2026\/06\/08\/1780937785.webp\" alt=\"various association logos\"><br \/>\n      <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n          European Commission Launches Infringement Procedure Against Spain on Traveller Data Collection &#8211; Image Credit HOTREC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n                  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>HOTREC supports the European Commission\u2019s decision to open an <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/inf_26_1084\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"infringement procedure\">infringement procedure<\/a> against Spain concerning Royal Decree 933\/2021 and its compatibility with the EU Law Enforcement Directive.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission\u2019s concerns relate to Spain\u2019s traveller data collection requirements, including the excessive categories of personal data collected, broad access granted to law enforcement authorities, and the three-year data retention period.<\/p>\n<p>Together with European tourism and travel partners, HOTREC has repeatedly raised concerns about the proportionality, legality and practical implementation of Royal Decree 933\/2021, including the administrative burden placed on accommodation providers and other tourism businesses.<\/p>\n<p>HOTREC fully recognizes the importance of measures to combat terrorism and organized crime. However, such measures must respect the EU principles of necessity, proportionality and legal certainty.<\/p>\n<p>HOTREC remains committed to engaging constructively with the European Commission, Spanish authorities and sector partners to achieve a practical, proportionate and legally sound solution.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hotrec.eu\/media\/static\/files\/import\/all_news_2026_2026_25\/joint-press-release_tourism-coalition_spanish-royal-decree-infringement-procedure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"<strong>Read the joint press release here<\/strong>&#8220;><strong>Read the joint press release here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Thomas Mongold<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotelnewsresource.com\/article141550.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Brief: The European Commission has initiated an infringement procedure against Spain, citing concerns about the country&#8217;s practices for collecting tourist data, which may infringe on privacy rights. European Commission Launches Infringement Procedure Against Spain on Traveller Data Collection &#8211; Image Credit HOTREC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HOTREC supports the European Commission\u2019s decision to open an infringement procedure against<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":916794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30858,25023],"tags":[43992,7942],"class_list":["post-916793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-commission","category-european","tag-commission","tag-european"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=916793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916793\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/916794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=916793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=916793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=916793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}