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Cómo viajarán los españoles en 2025: priman las experiencias compartidas

🏖️ En 2025, los españoles buscan experiencias de viaje que unan a las personas, según Skyscanner. Prefieren gastar más en vacaciones: 33% en vuelos, 29% en alojamiento, y 15% en coches de alquiler en comparación con 2024. El precio es decisivo, con 56% priorizando tarifas de vuelos y 55% costes de hoteles. Experiencias como comida (60%), clima (56%) y cultura (53%) influyen en la elección de destino. El 38% de jóvenes españoles desea asistir a eventos deportivos, y más del 50% están interesados en ver auroras boreales. La salud y bienestar son prioritarios para el 57%, con un 76% visitando jardines durante sus viajes. Videojuegos inspiran el 44% de los destinos escogidos, con un aumento en búsquedas de vuelos para ferias de videojuegos y hoteles con consolas.
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Los intereses turísticos de Rafa Nadal

🎾 Rafa Nadal invested over 10 million euros in two Mexican hotels in 2013 and later partnered with AMResorts. He co-founded the restaurant chain Tatel with Pau Gasol and Enrique Iglesias in 2015. The Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre was launched in 2018 at TRS Coral Hotel, followed by a second center in Greece in 2019 at the Sani Resort with eight clay courts. In December 2022, Nadal and Meliá Hotels International created Zel Hotels, a 50% joint-ownership luxury brand. Zel currently has two hotels, with plans for more than 20 in five years across Europe, America, the Middle East, and Asia. The brand's expansion includes Zel Punta Cana, Zel Gran Vía, and Zel Sayulita by 2025, and a new location in Albania by summer 2026. Additionally, Nadal's personal project, the Rafa Nadal Sports Centre, offers a comprehensive sporting experience at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar.
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La alternativa de Mundiplan en Andalucía a los viajes del Imserso

🏖️ Turoperador Mundiplan started selling its senior tourism program on September 12th in all autonomous communities, offering over 100,000 spots, including international destinations for the first time. With a 20% growth in their second season and 14 hotels in Andalusia, they provide alternatives to the high-demand Imserso program which often runs out of space for retirees. The program features 38 hotels across five autonomous communities for travelers over 55 this fall.
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Atasco gigante de 100.000 turistas en la Gran Muralla China

📍 Over 100,000 tourists visited the Badaling section of the Great Wall of China on October 3, causing up to two-hour-long traffic jams during Golden Week. Badaling, 70 kilometers northwest of Beijing, is a well-preserved and famous part of the wall. During Golden Week, China experienced 1.9 billion domestic trips, with 155 million train tickets booked online. Golden Weeks, aimed at boosting tourism and domestic spending, occur during Chinese New Year and from October 1-7, the latter marking the anniversary of the People's Republic of China's founding in 1949.
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Iberia, KPMG, Airbus y otras noticias más leídas de la semana

🌍 Iberia resumes flights to Tokyo-Narita Airport from Madrid-Barajas on October 27, 2024, after a four-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, providing over 45,000 seats and the only direct connection between Spain and Japan. Valencia is voted the best European travel destination in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2024 Readers' Choice Awards by over 125,000 readers, surpassing cities like Rome and Berlin. Cebu Pacific Air, a Filipino low-cost airline, acquires 152 Airbus A321neo aircraft for approximately €21.9 billion, marking the largest agreement in Philippine aviation history. The Palacio de Paradinas in Segovia will be transformed into a 5-star hotel next summer. The Imserso's Social Tourism Program launches with over 4,500 users traveling within 48 hours. The tourism sector opposes the new booking data registry imposed by Spain's Interior Ministry, causing concern for business travel. Business travelers in Europe are increasingly opting for tourist apartments over more expensive hotels.
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Maribel Rodríguez sale del WTTC para iniciar nuevos proyectos profesionales

🏖️ Maribel Rodríguez, with over 25 years in the tourism sector, is leaving her position as senior vice president of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) after joining in 2014. She contributed to its diversification in size and geography, and played a key role in bringing the WTTC's annual summit to Madrid in 2015 and Sevilla in 2019. Rodríguez, also president of Women Leading Tourism (WLT), will now focus on international business consultancy and continue her involvement in tourism.
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El sector turístico confía en la IA para avanzar en sostenibilidad

🏖️ Natalia Bayona, executive director of ONU Turismo, emphasized the human aspect of tourism and its need for tech for service improvement and sustainability. The third edition of Ágora de Turismo Sostenible, held at Umusic Hotel Teatro Albéniz in Madrid, included a panel on "AI Technology for Sustainable Tourism". Post-pandemic tourism has increased digitalization, facing the challenge of integrating AI, which has been evolving since the 1940s. HBX Group's ESG head, Carlota Galván, highlighted AI's potential for creativity in solutions. Iberostar's CIO, Tomeu Bennasar, discussed managing data and costs while Toni Raurich-Marcet from ISDI and eBooking noted the loss of control over data to U.S. and Chinese tech companies. The panel called for less regulation to foster innovation and emphasized public-private data sharing to address overtourism.
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El Parador de Zamora cierra 16 meses por una reforma de 11 M€

🏡 Paradores de Turismo de España, led by Raquel Sánchez, announces a €10.9 million renovation funded by €4.3 million from European funds via Turespaña and €6.6 million from Paradores' own funds. Key improvements in Zamora include energy efficiency upgrades with new insulation, boiler replacements, and smart control systems. Also, all rooms and bathrooms will be fully redecorated and remodeled, enhancing guest comfort and experience. The historic façade and main entrance will be restored, as well as the adjoining section of the Zamora wall, with improved lighting for prominent building areas.
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El “Imserso” valenciano comienza su andadura

🏖 Turismo Comunidad Valenciana issued the first 500 "Viaja +65" vouchers on a Friday, offering a 40% discount for 5 to 10-night stays with half board for travel in the last quarter of the year. The pilot program, with over one million euros in funding, anticipates more than 7,000 users and 50,000 off-peak overnight stays. Reservations can be made between October 14 and December 20 with about 70 participating accommodations, including 57 hotels, mostly in Alicante. The program has 194 registered businesses, with Alicante leading at 85, followed by Valencia (78), and Castellón (31). The maximum subsidized cost ranges from 600 to 900 euros, depending on whether travelers are solo or with a companion.
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El hotel Destino Pacha Ibiza en 2025 reabrirá como 5 estrellas

🏡 Destino Pacha Hotel Ibiza, after the summer season, will transform into Five Ibiza, a 5-star hotel by 2025. Five Holdings acquired Pacha's hotels and clubs for €320 million in July 2023. Renovations include outdoor bathtubs, state-of-the-art minibars, and a new outdoor gym. The hotel reduced water consumption by 25% in July 2023 and saved 70,000 liters daily in 2024. They aim to achieve LEED Zero Water certification by surpassing potable water use with treated, reused water. Pacha Group secured a 100% green energy contract for 2024-2025, striving for LEED Zero Energy certification, a world's first for a hotel group.
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