cthis year, Spain welcomes 85 million tourists, and the new regulations put in place by the Spanish government put at risk more than one player in the wince sector.
In fact, hotels, campsites, car rental companies and other bungalow parks are now required to provide a large amount of data about each of their customers including bank account, telephone number and license details- travel, even when we’re talking about a one-night stay. Fines between 100 and 30,000 euros can be applied for violations.
In a statement, the Ministry of the Interior said the rules were “justified in the public interest in the security of citizens from the threat of terrorism and other serious crimes committed by criminal groups.” “
Concern in the department
These new restrictions raise fears for the worst, both on the Spanish side and on the tourist side. Our colleagues from Latest News echoing the opinion of Frank Radstake, from ANVR (General Association of Dutch Travel Agencies): “It is not at all clear how this data should be provided and how confidentiality is guaranteed. It’s a big job that’s making a lot of noise in our region. »
“It’s obviously not good for tourism. We are concerned, especially since many things are still unclear. This seems completely unrealistic,” said Piet Demeyere, a spokesman for TUI. Spain’s Interior Ministry says the new rules have been postponed several times to give the sector time to Initially, these were planned for October 1, but they will finally come into effect on December 2. Their aim is to protect against terrorism and organized crime, according to a ministry spokesman.
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let’s break down some Python code snippets for handling dates and times.
**Key Python libraries for Dates & Times:**
* **`datetime`**: The core library for handling dates,times,and combinations (datetime objects).
* **`calendar`**: For working with calendars,such as getting the day of the week for a specific date.
* **`time`**: Offers functions related to time, including timekeeping and pausing execution.
**Example Snippets:**
“`python
import datetime
# Getting the Current Date and Time
now = datetime.datetime.now()
print(now) # Output: Current date and time with timezone
# Formatting Dates and Times
formatted_date = now.strftime(“%Y-%m-%d”) # YYYY-MM-DD format
print(formatted_date)
formatted_time = now.strftime(“%H:%M:%S”) # HH:MM:SS format
print(formatted_time)
# Creating Specific Dates and Times
birthday = datetime.datetime(1995, 10, 27, 12, 0, 0) # Year, Month, Day, Hour, minute, Second
print(birthday)
print(birthday.year)
# Calculating Time Differences
future_date = datetime.date(2024, 1, 1)
days_until_future = (future_date – datetime.date.today()).days
print(f”Days until {future_date}: {days_until_future}”)
# Working with Time Zones (requires additional libraries like ‘pytz’)
# See: https://pypi.org/project/pytz/
“`
**Clarification:**
* **`datetime.datetime.now()`**: Gets the current date and time as a `datetime` object.
* **`strftime()`**: Formats a `datetime` object into a string representation. You provide format codes (e.g., `%Y` for year, `%m` for month, etc.).
* **`datetime.datetime()`**: Creates a new `datetime` object with specified year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.
* **`datetime.date()`**: creates a `date` object (without time data).
* **Date arithmetic**: You can subtract `date` objects to find the difference in days or perform other calculations.
* **Time Zones:** Python’s `datetime` library handles basic time zones but for more advanced timezone functionality, you often use the `pytz` library.
Let me know if you have a specific date and time task you’d like to explore!
