15 april 2024. The Association of Tourist Housing and Apartment Professionals of Andalusia (AVVAPro) and the Andalusian Council of Associations of Property Administrators of Andalusia have just launched a 'Code of good practices for housing for tourist purposes and Property Administrators' with the aim of improving the coexistence of these accommodations in the communities of owners of the territory Andalusian. “This collaboration agreement is an example of will and union of efforts for the benefit of citizens and their quality of life.. We hope and wish that the example spreads to the rest of the Spanish territory.", assures the president of AVVAPro Carlos Pérez-Lanzac, who has signed the agreement in Malaga together with the president of the Andalusian Council of Associations of Property Administrators, Jose Feria, for whom “a necessary synergy between the rights and duties of the communities of owners and this type of business is established in this way after the approval of the Andalusian regulations”, in favor of coexistence between the parties and mutual respect.
This agreement already existed since 2022 between AVVAPro and the school of Málaga and Melilla, and now with this new collaboration, the joint work between tourist accommodation managers and property administrators extends to the seven remaining Andalusian provinces. At AVVAPro we are firmly committed to the professionalization of the housing and tourist accommodation sector.. The Andalusian association promotes the positive contribution of tourist homes and apartments to the local economy through increasing competitiveness and the level of quality of the service provided to users., providing the sector with security and guarantees.
The approved code of good practices includes commitments to action by the owners and managers of housing for tourism purposes and also by property administrators.. The first, For example, Provide guests with information on community noise standards, correct use of common areas, pools, terraces, bicycle parking lots, prohibition of garbage deposits at the door of the apartment or common areas, among other issues.
They will also promote respect for neighbors' sleeping hours., with special attention to the entrances and exits of the home, informing guests of sleep schedules. They will inform and avoid unseemly or aesthetic behavior such as hanging clothes from balconies or building facades.; They will have an emergency telephone 24 hours; will inform the presidents, administrators and neighbors who request it the telephone number of the owner or manager of the home; They also undertake to install a sound meter in case of repeated noise disturbances.; and they will also expressly prohibit holding parties in the home as well as renting it out for purposes such as alcohol tourism or bachelor parties..
Property managers, for his part, They will promote the inclusion of these norms in the internal regulations of the community; Both the members and the owners of the communities will be informed of this agreement.; These owners and the administrator will provide the manager of the housing for tourist purposes with the community agreements and the rules of coexistence of the building.; They will inform the managers and owners of these tourist homes of any incident that occurs..
The administrator will also respond as soon as possible to the incidents reported by the housing manager and will inform you of how the problem is being solved.. It will promote good coexistence between neighbors and homes for tourist purposes. Y, For example, The building manager will contact AVVAPro when the community has repeated problems with a home managed by a company associated with AVVAPro, so that, as far as possible, it brings order to the home that caused the problems..
The positive impact of tourist apartments and homes in Andalusia
The apartment and tourist housing sector hosted 2022 to a total of 4.458.425 tourists who generated 4.250 million euros of impact in Andalusia according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE) and is a fundamental driving pillar of tourism and the economy of the region. In fact, the 60 percent of all accommodation places in the autonomous community are apartments and tourist homes and rural houses, who create more than 20.000 direct jobs, 12.500 indirect and 9.000 self-employment.
The tourist housing market usually produces satisfied and loyal clients., with a large volume of demand and a very favorable impact on job creation, entrepreneurship, innovation and opportunities in the closest environment, It is proven that guests of tourist accommodation have a positive impact on local commerce such as restaurants., car rental and other services, given that 6 decade 10 euros (the 60 percent) What visitors spend is on purchases, local trade products and services. The average total travel expense per tourist housing reservation is 2.967 euros.
About AVVAPro
AVVAPro is an organization made up of companies, professionals and owners dedicated to the management of tourist homes and apartments in Andalusia, that provides competitiveness and quality guarantees to this accommodation segment, for the benefit of its users and related community.
The association holds the representation, through its members, from 12.000 tourist homes and apartments and close to 57.000 Accommodation places distributed throughout Andalusia. Also, AVVAPro defends and promotes the general and specific interests of tourist accommodation in the region., forming part of organizations such as the Spanish Federation of Housing Associations and Tourist Apartments (FEVITUR), the Confederation of Businessmen of Andalusia (CEA), the Costa del Sol Tourism Forum, the Plan8 of Seville and the Board of Tourism and Commerce of the City Council of Cádiz.
AVVAPro promotes the positive contribution of tourist homes and apartments to the economy in aspects such as the deconcentration of tourism in saturated areas, deseasonalization and visitor loyalty, the promotion of family tourism, residential and in areas without housing, increasing accessibility and comfort for users, the efficient use of the real estate stock and second homes, and the promotion of the rehabilitation of buildings in historic centers.
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