The Hotel association in the Spanish region La Rioja on 5 November 2026, Demetrio Domínguez confirmed as chair for another four years. The businessman from Arnedo was re-elected at the association’s electoral assembly, as reported by the news agency Europa Press and the regional news outlet Actualidad Rioja Baja. Domínguez has led the association since 2015.
The association is part of the regional business organisation Federación de Empresas de La Rioja. Domínguez, who is associated with Hotel Victoria, also heads its tourism committee. Alongside travel agencies and the hospitality sector, it represents campsites, the performing arts, the cultural economy and rural accommodation.
Daniel Muela Sáez of Hotel F&G Logroño was appointed deputy chair. The board also includes Germán García Genís of Hotel Carlton Rioja, Sonia Bartolomé Nájera of San Camilo Hoteles, Merche Virto of Hotel Ciudad de Calahorra and Zenaida Serrano Benés of Palacio Azcarate. Both Europa Press and Actualidad Rioja Baja give this list of members.
The hotel industry’s representative body also plays a role in collective bargaining in the region. On 24 June 2026, representatives of the hotel association reached an agreement on the employers’ side with the trade unions Comisiones Obreras and Unión General de Trabajadores near the Collective agreement for hotels and tourist accommodation. The competent regional authority published it in the Official Gazette of La Rioja on 7 July 2026.
The agreement applies for three years, until the end of 2028; its financial provisions apply retroactively from 1 January 2026. According to the agreement, it covers hotels, guesthouses, rural accommodation and campsites in La Rioja, among others. This also applies to businesses whose registered office is outside the region.
The agreement provides for a joint commission to interpret the collective agreement and monitor compliance with it. It consists of six representatives each from the employee and employer sides. Domínguez is listed as a member on the employer side.
The re-election is the current news; the collective agreement was concluded back in the summer. The reports on the election contain no figures for votes or new decisions on the association’s objectives.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).