Overview

• The regional tourism department reports 10,266 cancellations from 2024 through August 2025 after procedures for breaches of urban and tourism rules.
• Málaga leads with 3,812 removals, followed by Granada with 1,807 and Cádiz with 1,352, with Sevilla at 1,198 and smaller totals in Almería, Córdoba, Huelva and Jaén.
• The Junta has signed collaboration agreements with Sevilla, Granada, Málaga, Cádiz, Jerez de la Frontera and Almería, with additional accords being formalized with municipalities such as Córdoba and El Puerto de Santa María.
• New rules under Decree 31/2024 and Decree-law 1/2025 strengthen municipal powers to limit tourist-use dwellings and align them with urban planning.
• Enforcement relies on a programmed inspection plan and tech tools including database integration and web scraping, as the tourism chief urges the national ministry to convene a sectoral conference.