The Alicante City Council now has the authority to sanction anomalies in tourist accommodation in the city, following the Generalitat’s review and favourable report on the council’s request to comply with the agreement under which these powers are transferred.
With the accession of the Alicante capital, the Valencian Community now has seven municipalities granted this sanctioning power: Valencia, Faura, La Font d’en Carrós, Benidorm, Piles, Ayora, and Alicante.
This was verified yesterday, Tuesday February 9th, by Marián Cano, Minister of Industry, Tourism, Innovation, and Trade, who stated that the Alicante local administration “can now begin to exercise” its powers.
He also emphasised “the progress of the collaboration programme with the municipalities to strengthen the control of tourist accommodation and fight against the underground economy in the sector” following the Alicante City Council’s formal adhesion to the agreement.
In a statement, the councillor recalled that this line of collaboration is structured through this framework agreement, signed with the Valencian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FVMP), which allows adhering municipalities to take over the resolution of sanctioning procedures, “with the aim of achieving a more agile, effective, and close action against possible irregularities.”
According to Cano, this collaborative strategy “strengthens coordination between administrations and improves control capacity at the local level.” “The Generalitat will continue to promote this system to guarantee the orderly, legal, and sustainable development of tourist accommodation in the Valencian Community,” according to him.
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He also emphasised the “progress in the streamlining” of the Valencian Community’s Tourism Registry, which is being carried out following the approval in 2024 of the Regional Law on Tourist Accommodation, “promoted by the Consell”.
In this regard, Cano highlighted the fact that “in 2025 alone, more than 18,300 tourist accommodations that did not comply with regulations were deregistered” and highlighted the fact that “during 2026 the process continues with the processing of the deregistration of another 11,000 additional accommodations.”
As he stated, this regulation and the registry’s updating procedure “are promoting legality, controlling unauthorised activity, and a more balanced tourism model,” while also “contributing to avoiding saturation, protecting neighbourhoods, and preserving citizens’ quality of life.”
Author: Derek Appleton
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