Spain requiring additional personal info?

What is actually being asked for:
Full name
Gender
Nationality
Passport number
Date of birth
Home address
Landline number (if you have one)
Mobile phone number
Email address

Which doesn’t seem unreasonable.

I have been traveling abroad for over 20 years and this sounds like another one of those American fear mongering things.
Just go and pay attention, you're more likely to get your identify stolen at home and pickpocketed in Barcelona.

Linked article says credit card details, which would be a deal breaker for me. But it seems that Frommers is in error about that.
The rest of the information collected is already being collected in other European countries so I have no problem with providing .

I arrived in Malaga today, the hotel simply took the usual information but no questions were asked about my marital status, occupation, employer details, credit card security number or why I was visiting. The hotel is part of a big global company so they are very likely to follow the rules. The most information the lad checking me in got from me was about Portsmouth Football Club and also my views on Manchester City's current losing streak.

Sometimes, abroad and in the US, I've been asked for more such info via surveys for marketing purposes by official tourism offices. But not required.

The additional information required from tourists as of now is included in this Royal Decree published by the Spanish government on October 26th. This is the OFFICIAL SOURCE of the requirement. Like all official texts, it is long and tedious to read. The details are in the Annex, at the end of the document. Anyone interested can ask ChatGPT for a summary in English.

Source: https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?lang=ca&id=BOE-A-2021-17461

BBC had an article on it a week or so ago. Much of the information collected one already gives when making a reservation. I think the Frommers article makes it sound worse than it is. Most tourists will probably only notice a short delay when checking into a hotel since the collected information must be passed to the Ministry of the Interior, I believe. Once fully in place and with any system hiccups fixed, there probably won’t be any delay and it will be seemless.

Do you know that in the US visa questionary they ask for your PARENTS work, address, status, even if they are not applying, even if they are 98 years old? Parents, siblings... All you past trips, your work information, everything. What other countries ask is nothing compared to it.

No, the russians asked me for a lot more than that. Oh, and come to think of it Australia too.

*Do you know that in the US visa questionary they ask for your PARENTS work, address, status, even if they are not applying, even if they are 98 years old? Parents, siblings... All you past trips, your work information, everything. What other countries ask is nothing compared to it.

No, the russians asked me for a lot more than that. Oh, and come to think of it Australia too*

Fortunately, I'm not traveling to the US, Russia or Australia at this time, but thank you for this helpful information. I'll certainly keep it in mind when choosing my next travel destination.

I just helped a friend apply online for their Australian Visa, oh, I mean their ETA (they have no shame about using the terms interchangeably). Quick and painless with a phone scan of your passport chip and an uploaded photo. No genealogy questions. Approval the next day.