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Tourism and Hospitality

Andersen’s Tourism and Hospitality group has extensive experience in advising multiple clients in the sector, from investment funds specialized in the sale and purchase of hotels; SOCIMIS; hotel chains and operators; wholesale and retail travel agencies; bed banks; restaurant chains; theme parks; and museums and cinemas, among others.

Our professionals have a deep knowledge of the dynamics and particularities of the tourism business and its different subsectors, as well as extensive legal and tax specialization, and wide experience in the operations and transactions common in this sector.

Our advice covers complex issues such as advice on mergers and acquisitions, antitrust, individual and collective negotiations, intellectual property rights, financing, personal data protection, litigation, regulatory matters and matters related to direct and indirect taxation, both corporate and in reorganization and sale and purchase transactions at national and international levels.

Services
  • Legal-fiscal design of investments or implementation of tourism businesses.​
  • Advice for change of use of land for hotel, catering, entertainment, etc.​
  • Tax advice on the structuring of operations, transactions on real estate assets, special regime for travel agencies and exchange of tax information between EU countries on digital operators.​
  • Integral advice regarding land or hotel or restaurant assets, included in an Urban Development Entity, Compensation Boards or Conservation Entities.​
  • Advice on employment regulation proceedings (ERE-ERTE).​
  • Advice on the exemption of income obtained from work abroad.​
  • Regulatory law advice on local and international laws and regulations affecting the tourism industry, such as safety regulations, consumer protection, licenses and permits.
  • Identification of public subsidies available for specific projects in the tourism sector.​
  • Advice and legal direction in civil and commercial legal proceedings related to tourism activities and arising from acquisitions and sales of tourism businesses or assets in general.​
  • Advice to wholesalers and tour operators in the marketing of tourism packages (B2B ecommerce).