On August 25, 2026, Manuel Gavira, second vice-president of the Andalusian regional government and minister for Tourism, Justice, Deregulation and Local Administration, met in Seville with representatives of the Andalusian Federation of Beach Businesses (Faeplayas). They discussed the sector’s situation and measures to simplify procedures, speed up case processing and provide businesses with greater legal certainty.
The delegation was led by Faeplayas president Manuel Villafaina Muñoz, accompanied by the federation’s secretary-general, Miguel Domínguez Picón, and provincial representatives Patricia Ojeda Paredes of Málaga, Antonio Guerrero Aznar of Cádiz, Sergio Gutiérrez Machado of Almería, and Francisco Trujillo de Haro of Granada.
Gavira highlighted deregulation and administrative simplification as ways to facilitate a sector closely linked to Andalusia’s tourism model. He proposed setting up a channel for communication and coordination with Faeplayas to identify the administrative procedures causing the greatest difficulties and work to simplify and expedite them. He said the ministry would continue working to reduce unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles, process cases more quickly, and facilitate investment and the creation and retention of jobs.
Villafaina said businesses needed a framework offering legal certainty and stability so they could develop projects and invest with confidence, without prolonged administrative uncertainty. He also conveyed the sector’s concerns about changes proposed by the central government in a draft General Coastal Regulation and their possible consequences for businesses located on public maritime-terrestrial land along the beaches. Villafaina warned that some proposed measures, including the elimination of basements in certain parts of facilities, could threaten the continued operation of numerous businesses, some of which have been active for more than 50 years. He called for rules that balance coastal protection with legal certainty and the continuation of economic activity.
The meeting also addressed the possibility of beach businesses operating throughout the year, contributing to Andalusia’s goal of reducing the seasonal concentration of tourism. Gavira said the regional government was working on measures to extend tourism activity across the year, sustain employment, generate economic activity outside the high season and strengthen the competitiveness of coastal destinations.
The ministry and Faeplayas agreed to keep the communication channel open and continue working on administrative simplification, legal certainty, reducing seasonality and improving the competitiveness of Andalusia’s sun-and-beach tourism.