Notes on identity, compliance and hospitality
How Europe's shift to verified digital identity reshapes the guest journey, and what we are building to meet it.
Spain's SES.Hospedajes, explained: what every operator must report
Since December 2024, Spain requires accommodation providers to report detailed guest data through SES.Hospedajes, with fines reaching 30,000 euros. Here is what to report, when, and how to stay compliant without drowning in admin.
Italy's Alloggiati Web and the new CIN code, explained
Italy makes hosts report every guest to the police within 24 hours, and since 2025 also requires a national CIN code on every listing. Here is what Alloggiati Web and the CIN mean, the deadlines, and the fines.
Guest registration across Europe: a country-by-country map
Almost every European country makes accommodation providers register their guests and report them to the authorities, and every country does it differently. A practical map of the rules, the deadlines, and what is about to change with the EU identity wallet.
eIDAS 2.0 and the EU identity wallet: what it means for hotels
Europe is moving to verified digital identity on a deadline. Here is what the EU identity wallet changes for hospitality, and why we are building for it from the start.