
Don’t provide the data of the person , you will not be staying in the hotel
Agota SPIEČĖ
The new tourist registration register regulation order in forceshocks the and owners of hotels. Since this year the stay in Lithuanian hotels is required to submit a large amount of personal data, which do not relate in any way to the stay in the place – not only the name or phone number, but the and the document of the personal document presented as well as the other data. Each guest who has arrived, more specifically – all data provided by each guest person,The hotel must register within 24 hours in the digital system of the National Tourism Information System (NTIS) ; “E. Tourist’. If guests refuse to provide data, they cannot be accommodated in the hotel. This has led to discomfort: people are unsatisfied, there is some resentation when people are tracked, scold because of bureaucracy,The fear of the tracking of collected data, the government is criticized as absurd and as hindering the conditions for business. The burden for hotel registrars is increasing the workload , the prolongation of customer service is not enough to invest in new digital systems or to pay for the of their adjustments.
Although hotel owners and their customers call the new regulations absurd,
the National The Tourism Review Agency “Travel in Lithuania” disagrees with their position and explains, that the main objective of the new order is where to more accurately calculate and analyse the tourist streams. The new order in force – registration of all guests – will contribute to the development of the tourism sector of the country and ensure greater security of the public .
Data fill about all guests
It is true that this data has been collected by the guests since 2011 , but thisforonethefamily or group member. Now also such data for the couple will be provided about each adult guest who is the only the place where the they reside.
About the extended range of registered individuals I have been known for the last few years. Since such registration was opened “At the moment we do not have the tools to make every day easy and therefore we have to introduce two multiple to two different systems. This takes time, especially when the occupancy is high. Nowadays there are some implementing agencies, there are those administering the system who are learning, refreshing and improving processes. We hope that the data collected by the will provide the State with real benefits for e.g. Evaluation of the tourist streams. But when something does require additional costs of time and increases the costs of operating the agency ” – said on one of the first after the regaining the independence The family business representative says that by the summer -tourism season the operations willoptimise processes and resolve gaps in the systems, of which will now work more smoothly so that the service of the sweden during the summer year will not be interrupted. For a company that has been operating for almost two decades, this is not the first challenge. All the new is managed but each new Since these data are already received as compulsory packages. For those who refuse to provide them, the website is not able. For non-compliance with the new order or refusal to collect the data, the order in the statutory order will be punished by the and by the own hotels. Aut. Aut.would be automated. There are no plans to add additional employees for this task. M. Petrulis says why, how and now ensures, that the personal data of their participants are properly protected in accordance with the Common Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), so they are working in the future. When asked what concerns the new regulations now have the hotel manager says, that it sometimes takes longer to explain to hotel guests about the changes in the rules and the arrangements, but most residents understand the situation and agree to provide their data, and with the proper explanation of the requirements, clients’ satisfaction with the system is remains stable. “Our clients are conscious and understand that we must adhere to the new order
When intending to reside in the city this year, keep your passport in mindand understand that the implementing authority will have toask every one of you for more data. Well, for those who think that the new facility could make the personal life difficult for the (after all, there are couples which book a room by avoiding, when the other side will know about thisandinthehotelwheretostayandinthelocationofthesameandtoordertwoindividualroomsin. Personalinformationcanbeprovidedtothetouriststhemselves.Thentheserviceproviderwill send youthegeneratedreferraltous.