Protest on April 17 Albergues

[NerdGjerd]

Hello,
I just heard back from an albergue that they will be closed April 17th to protest these new regulations. They thought most albergues and other accommodations may be closed this day. I'll be somewhere between Uterga and Estella that night, wondering if I will find a place to sleep! It was unclear if this protest is for all of Spain. Anyway, not sure what I'm going to do that night, and had not seen these future protests discussed on the forum yet.

Related to these threads on the new regulations: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...nal-information-at-lodging.89898/post-1313542

 

[Robo]

Hello,
I just heard back from an albergue that they will be closed April 17th to protest these new regulations. They thought most albergues and other accommodations may be closed this day. I'll be somewhere between Uterga and Estella that night, wondering if I will find a place to sleep! It was unclear if this protest is for all of Spain. Anyway, not sure what I'm going to do that night, and had not seen these future protests discussed on the forum yet.

Related to these threads on the new regulations: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...nal-information-at-lodging.89898/post-1313542

An interesting approach if true.
Who do they think they will 'hurt' as a result?

 

[J Willhaus]

Hello,
I just heard back from an albergue that they will be closed April 17th to protest these new regulations. They thought most albergues and other accommodations may be closed this day. I'll be somewhere between Uterga and Estella that night, wondering if I will find a place to sleep! It was unclear if this protest is for all of Spain. Anyway, not sure what I'm going to do that night, and had not seen these future protests discussed on the forum yet.

Related to these threads on the new regulations: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...nal-information-at-lodging.89898/post-1313542

Maybe some of our albergue contacts will respond. This is before Easter, so many may not be open yet anyway. @wisepilgrim have you heard anything?

 

[GettingThere]

Interesting timing, in Semana Santa. As @Robo says, who do they think will be impacted? Not those responsible for the new rules. I wonder how widespread this will really be, if it happens?

 

[J Willhaus]

I find after experience that "strikes" are often associated with holidays on europe.

 

[Robo]

Interesting timing, in Semana Santa. As @Robo says, who do they think will be impacted? Not those responsible for the new rules. I wonder how widespread this will really be, if it happens?

On my last Camino, a couple of Camino Amigos and I found a whole town closed!
Granja de Moreruela.

Not that it was a large town.

But it had a bar. Closed.
Two Casa Rurals. Closed.
One Albergue. Technically open. The front door was left unlocked.

A couple of locals explained that the whole town had migrated to a bridge outside town to celebrate Romería de la Pedrera. Everything was closed for the day. They were just heading there themselves and appeared to be the last occupants left! But they were kind enough to dash back inside their homes and come out brandishing a bottle of wine, some homemade Chorizo and two sticks of lovely fresh bread!

We kept going, but enjoyed great picnic lunches over the next 2 days!

Every cloud has a silver lining

 

[wisepilgrim]

Maybe some of our albergue contacts will respond. This is before Easter, so many may not be open yet anyway. @wisepilgrim have you heard anything?

This is news to me. I will send a few messages to feel things out.

 

[Sirage]

Not that it was a large town

But if it has the only Albergue within Cooee, which it does, in one's imagination it looms very large indeed as you walk towards it anticipating lunch and a bed.

 

[Robo]

But if it has the only Albergue within Cooee, which it does, in one's imagination it looms very large indeed as you walk towards it anticipating lunch and a bed.

It was somewhat of a let down Yes.
But there are always options, Plans B and C.
Is this case a lift to the next town

 

[SabsP]

I find after experience that "strikes" are often associated with holidays on europe.

This is not at all relevant for ALL of Europe.
Also the connection with national holidays is not true. National holidays are paid holidays in most European countries.

You might refer to the parades and speeches on a central plaza on the 1st of May. They are not strikes seeing the people have a paid day anyway. Yes , national holidays come with income in most European cities.
The parades and speeches are just a way for unions and locals to commemorate they gained workers rights all those years ago.

Strikes are normally always on a regular workday in the week.
We had one this last Monday ( not a national holiday at all ) in our country from the educational departments, civil servants and transport companies.
I am not being pro or contra but want to point out that a minimal service is always guaranteed here.
Even if all teachers will be at the manifestation in Brussels , schools will open doors for children whose parents do not have plan B.
Also the big trainlines will have a minimal sevice between the bigger cities.

 

[Kathor1]

This is news to me. I will send a few messages to feel things out.

Thanks. It would be best not to spread this “news” if it is just a “thought” and not a wide spread organised action. The 17th of April is Maundy Thursday - high demand perhaps not for municipal albergues and similar but certainly for hotels and private albergues. I still remember, years later, the unusually high price for a night for the Hotel Norte y Londres in Burgos.

 

[Kathor1]

I find after experience that "strikes" are often associated with holidays on europe.

I don’t understand your comment. Did you mean to say that there are strikes so that employees use strike days as additional holidays? Or that strikes are organised during a time when people go on holidays as to cause maximum disruption for travellers? I’ve not observed either of this, as a rule, and I’ve lived in Europe for many decades.

Odd vocabulary anyway because this is, if true, not a protest action by employees and workers but by owners of albergues (I guess - in the absence of hard information).