TOURISM LAW

Ongoing legal and tax advisory services during the normal course of activities of companies in the tourism sector.

Investment processes, restructuring, or implementation of tourism businesses (hotels, aparthotels, timeshares, marinas, yachts and recreational vessels in general, leisure parks, tourist shopping centres, air, sea or land transport, physical and online travel agencies, direct sales platforms and operations, digitalisation processes, etc.).

Formation of joint ventures aimed at the creation and management of companies related to tourism in general.

Processes of vertical integration of tourism companies (hotel division, travel agency division, airline division, cruise division, etc.).

General and service provision contracts related to tourism (hotel management, franchise, hotel leases, package travel contracts, agency contracts, transport contracts, air charter, yacht leasing, etc.).

Acquisition of tourism businesses and assets.

Internationalisation of tourism businesses: international taxation, contract management, and coordination with law firms within our network.

Transfer pricing and intra-group transactions.

Comprehensive legal and tax audit (due diligence) of tourism companies and assets in the context of acquisition or financing operations.

Financing of tourism companies and assets (asset finance of hotels, ships, aircraft, etc.).

Sustainable financing of tourism assets (Green bond, Social bond, Sustainability bond, and Sustainability-linked bond).

Investment vehicles or their management companies and companies in the tourism sector in direct lending operations, acquisition of assets or hotel companies, with or without an operator, among others.

Acquisition of distressed debt secured by tourism assets.

Litigation related to tourism activities arising from the acquisition and sale of companies or tourism assets in general, as well as disputes with suppliers, customers, etc..

Operations involving tourism companies in crisis situations.

Consumers and users.

Competition (restructuring operations or acquisition of tourism companies or assets).

Remuneration programmes for executives and employees on international secondment.

Employment law (staff recruitment, legislation applicable to foreign nationals, employee remuneration, disciplinary procedures, acquisition of rights by long-serving employees, changes in working conditions, early retirement, income plans, individual or collective redundancies, outsourcing, flexible working measures, etc.).

Management of personal data during tourism business activities, advice on compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and defence or contestation of cases.

Authorisations and administrative licences for the establishment or operation of tourism companies or activities. Administrative review or inspection procedures and appeals before public entities.

Public subsidies.

Environmental law: technical and legal review of tourism companies and assets.

Legal design of plans to enhance the value of tourist destinations, developed in collaboration with local governments, entities, and business associations.