An Irish mother was arrested at Gran Canaria airport after her family was accused of trying to leave a Spanish hotel without paying their £2,000 bill. The woman had booked the all-inclusive holiday using a bank card, but the payment did not go through when the hotel tried to charge it.
An Irish mother was arrested at Gran Canaria airport after her family was accused of trying to leave a Spanish hotel without paying their £2,000 bill.
The woman, who stayed at the hotel with her partner and child for 11 nights, had booked the all-inclusive holiday using a bank card, but the payment did not go through when the hotel tried to charge it. Hotel staff attempted to contact her to resolve the issue, but she initially said she would pay the bill, then stopped replying without settling the amount.
Police tracked her to the airport, where she was arrested and taken to a police station on Gran Canaria's southern coast. She was then handed over to a judge. The police force said it remained 'firmly committed to protecting the Canary Islands' tourism sector. The investigation began after the hotel management reported that a family consisting of two adults and one minor had left the premises after staying for eleven nights on an all-inclusive basis without settling the bill.
The reservation was made through the hotel's website with a bank card provided as a guarantee. However, when the hotel attempted to charge the card after the stay had ended, the payment method did not allow the transaction to be completed. Hotel staff repeatedly attempted to contact the person who had made the reservation in order to resolve the situation.
Although she initially stated that she intended to make the payment, claiming she was unable to access her bank card because she was already at the airport, she ultimately ceased all communication without paying the outstanding amount. After becoming aware of the incident, National Police officers launched a search that enabled them to identify the alleged offender at the Border Control Post at Gran Canaria Airport, where she was arrested before leaving the island.
Following the arrest and the completion of the appropriate judicial procedures, the detainee was taken to the Maspalomas National Police Station for the preparation of the corresponding case file and was subsequently brought before the judicial authorities
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