Practical guides on online check-in, legal compliance, and managing tourist accommodations in Spain.
An honest 2026 roundup of the apps for guest registration in SES Hospedajes — BookCheckin, Chekin, Check-in Scan, Partee, Civitfun and AvaiBook — by focus, starting price, property minimums, report cancellation and sign-up model. With public data and its sources.
Read more →What happens if you file the traveller report after the 24-hour deadline: minor versus serious infringement, the RD 933/2021 and Organic Law 4/2015 amounts, who imposes the penalty, and why late is better than never.
Read more →Which documents SES Hospedajes accepts for foreign guests —passport, NIE and an EU national ID—, when to send the support number, how to avoid the nationality rejection, and what the Spanish DPA says about copying the document.
Read more →The definitive guide to enrolling in SES Hospedajes and filing your first traveller report in 2026: what you need before you start, every screen of the process, the mandatory data, and what to do if something fails.
Read more →How to register minors in SES Hospedajes: the age-14 rule, the data RD 933/2021 requires —including the Annex I kinship field—, who signs for the child, and why a missing kinship value gets the report rejected.
Read more →The VeriFactu calendar has been postponed several times. Here is the current state: 1 January 2027 for companies, 1 July 2027 for the self-employed, and what to prepare before each date.
Read more →What VeriFactu is, who it obliges in holiday rentals, and how it fits with traveller registration and the tourist tax. An honest guide to what you have to do and what each tool does not cover.
Read more →When SES Hospedajes “is not working”, it is almost always a specific data error, not a system outage. Here is a table of the most common error messages, what each one means, and how to fix it.
Read more →If you rent out a property to travellers in Spain, Royal Decree 933/2021 requires you to register each guest and report their data to the authorities. Here is what the decree actually asks of you, in plain English, and how to comply without the paperwork taking over your week.
Read more →We compare the main traveller-report tools for Spain in 2026 — BookCheckin, Chekin, Check-in Scan, Partee and Civitfun — by starting price, property minimums, report cancellation support and sign-up model. With public data and its sources.
Read more →Catalonia raises the tourist tax in 2026 with Law 2/2026. We explain what changes, the regional IEET rates by accommodation type, the municipal surcharge, and how to charge it correctly at check-in.
Read more →The DNI 4.0 and the MiDNI app change how identity documents are scanned at check-in. Here is what each one is, how to read them, what GDPR says about storing the image, and how they fit with the traveller report.
Read more →2026 rates of the Balearic Sustainable Tourism Tax (ecotasa): amounts by accommodation category, exemption for minors, 50 % reduction from the 9th night, and how to automate collection at check-in.
Read more →How to obtain a vivienda de uso turístico (VUT) licence in Madrid in 2026: Decree 79/2014 requirements, regional registry, City Council Special Hospitality Plan and penalties for operating without licence.
Read more →If you rent your home on Airbnb in Spain, the income is taxable. Here is when it counts as an economic activity, how to report it on personal income tax, what happens with VAT and ITP, and which tax forms to file.
Read more →2026 rates of the tourist tax in Barcelona: Catalan IEET regional tax, City Council municipal surcharge, exemptions for minors, and how to charge it automatically during online check-in.
Read more →How to register a Vivienda con Fines Turísticos (VFT) in Andalusia in 2026: Decree 28/2016 requirements, RTA number, recent restrictions in Seville and Málaga, declaración responsable, and penalties for operating without a licence.
Read more →Failing to report your guests’ data has financial consequences. Here is where the penalties come from and how to remove the risk.
Read more →If you rent your property on Airbnb in Spain, you must register your guests too. Here is how to do it with no front desk and no paperwork.
Read more →Which regions apply a tourist tax, who collects it, and how to manage it without errors at your accommodation.
Read more →OCR turns a photo of a document into ready-to-use data. Here is how it works in check-in and why it removes errors.
Read more →A smart lock turns check-in into a contactless arrival. We compare the three most-used systems and how they fit with online check-in.
Read more →A small hotel cannot afford a 24-hour front desk, but it can comply with the law and give good service. Here is how digital check-in solves it.
Read more →In Catalonia and the Basque Country, traveller data goes to a regional system of its own, not to SES Hospedajes. Here is how it works.
Read more →Registering travellers is mandatory, but the GDPR sets clear limits. Here is what you can collect, what you must not store, and for how long.
Read more →Everything a hotel, tourist apartment, or rural house needs to know about SES Hospedajes: obligations, deadlines, and how to comply without spending hours on it.
Read more →Not all check-in systems are worth the same. These are the seven criteria to compare options without getting it wrong.
Read more →Manual check-in costs hours and creates friction. Here is a step-by-step guide to digitising it and what your team and guests gain.
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