Regulatory and Legal Affairs

On 30 October 2023, took place the European Tourism Forum – an event organised by the Spanish Presidency in cooperation with the European Commission.  The topic of discussion was ‘The competitive and…

Booking Holdings is still attempting to prevent hotels from offering better prices on their own distribution channels than via the Booking.com platform. Moreover, Booking is not sufficiently sharing its data…

Statement: Revised Council’s recommendation on smoke-free environments  Wednesday, 18 September 2024 Statement Tourism HOTREC acknowledges the European Commission’s publication of the revised Council recommendation on smoke-free environments and supports the…

This article was written by Restaurant Online Magazine. Click here to read the original article The group’s recently announced summer pop up tour is now ‘very unlikely to take place’…

Dear readers, Welcome to the July edition of our Live from Brussels newsletter. We are pleased to announce that HOTREC has moved to a new office in the EU quarter…

Dear readers, Welcome to the latest edition of Live from Brussels. As we are approaching the end of the current mandate, important files are being finalised. In this newsletter, the…

Company says travelers are being priced out and hosts are struggling as Airbnb short-term rentals in NYC drop 83% in one year Sep 9, 2024 Airbnb is calling on New…

The OTA’s European market share will come under pressure, with slower booking growth and higher marketing costs challenging earnings Sep 9, 2024 Booking.com’s market dominance in Europe is threatened by…

This article was written by Restaurant Hospitality. Click here to read the original article The 80/20 labor rule ended this month after being struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court…

“In Europe, the GDPR protects the fundamental rights of people, by requiring businesses and governments to handle personal data with due care”, Dutch DPA chairman Aleid Wolfsen says. “But sadly,…