Spain’s Consumer Ministry has opened proceedings against an unnamed tourism platform over accommodation listings in Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory. The ministry says up to three removal notices went unanswered; penalties could reach €100,000 or four to six times the illicit gain.
On 26 October 2026, Spain’s Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and Agenda 2030 opened proceedings against an unnamed tourism platform operating in Spain. If aggravating factors apply, the alleged practice could count as a serious offence, with a fine of up to €100,000 or a penalty of between four and six times the illicit benefit. The case remains under investigation. It does not establish liability or determine a final penalty.
The case concerns holiday-rental advertisements for accommodation in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian Territory. The ministry says it sent the platform up to three notices asking it to remove or block the ads. They remained available. The platform’s identity has not been disclosed.
The government’s removal request relied on Article 4 of Royal Decree-Law 10/2025, dated 23 September 2025, containing urgent measures against the genocide in Gaza and in support of the Palestinian population. The provision treats advertising for goods originating in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian Territory and for services provided there as unlawful advertising. The ministry says the platform’s alleged failure to remove the listings may breach that advertising restriction.
The listings under investigation were associated with more than 200 postal codes corresponding to Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian Territory. Spain’s Official State Gazette published the settlement-related postal-code list in December. ABC reported that the case involved approximately 100 advertisements.
This proceeding follows earlier enforcement efforts. At the end of 2025, Consumo asked seven multinational platforms to remove 138 holiday-rental listings in the West Bank and occupied territories. In February 2026, the government said six platforms had removed 108 listings, or 80% of those requested.
In July 2026, a further investigation found 141 active listings across five accommodation platforms. The ministry demanded their immediate removal. The October case is part of the same wider effort to address online holiday-rental advertisements linked to Israeli settlements. In a separate Madrid story, retailers near Puerta del Sol reported sales falls of up to 70% amid an encampment, as covered in a report on local shops.
In an interview on La Hora de la 1, Pablo Bustinduy, Spain’s minister for Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and Agenda 2030, described the earlier removals as a small but significant step and said Spain was sending a message. He also said the holiday-rental offer had been removed in other countries.
