Posts by author

Automatic

2074 posts
Ver Publicación
  • 3 min

El 54% de la inversión hotelera en España va a Baleares y Barcelona

🏨 In the first half of the year, Spain saw 56 hotel transactions totaling 1.600 billion euros, with Baleares and Barcelona capturing 54% of investment. National investors conducted 64% of the deals, signifying a strong increase from 2023. Institutional investors made 69% of purchases, with upscale hotels accounting for 38% and luxury hotels 30% of sales. Europe's hotel investment reached 11.600 billion euros, led by the UK, Spain, and France. The second quarter alone saw transactions double from the last year to 5.600 billion euros. Luxury and upper upscale hotels comprised 47% of Europe's total hotel investments in the first semester of 2024.
Ver Publicación
Share
Ver Publicación
  • 2 min

Hotelbeds retrasa su salida a Bolsa por la incertidumbre geopolítica

🏦 Hotelbeds delays its stock market launch, initially announced for October 2022, to Q1 2025 due to geopolitical uncertainty. Shareholders Cinven, EQT, and CPPIB cite Middle East conflict and upcoming U.S. elections on November 5 as reasons. The Mallorca-based company, valued at €4 billion, experienced record results in 2023 with a turnover of €8.4 billion, EBITDA of €369 million, and an operational margin of 56%. Hotelbeds registers over 5.6 billion daily searches and plans to float at least 30% of its capital.
Ver Publicación
Share
Ver Publicación
  • 3 min

Las tres noticias más importantes del sector turístico, 2 de octubre

🛫 Iberia and Air Europa suspend flights to Tel Aviv's airport until at least October 7, 2024, due to increased tensions in the Middle East. Lufthansa extends flight suspensions to Tel Aviv, Beirut, and Tehran amid Israel's bombing campaigns and incursions into southern Lebanon. Air France and its low-cost subsidiary, Transavia, pause flights to Beirut and Tel Aviv from Paris until October 8, 2024. Spain welcomed over 64.3 million international tourists in the first eight months of 2024, an 11.2% increase from the previous year, with a 17.6% surge in tourist spending reaching €86.471 billion. Club Med announces its first resort in South Africa, set to open in 2026, combining beach and safari experiences in Kwazulu-Natal along the Indian Ocean.
Ver Publicación
Share
Ver Publicación
  • 2 min

Más de 64 millones de turistas extranjeros visitaron España hasta agosto

🏖 España welcomed over 64.3 million foreign tourists in the first eight months of 2024, marking an 11.2% increase from the previous year. In August alone, 10.9 million travelers arrived—a 7.3% rise compared to August 2023. Tourist spending surged by 17.6% to €86.471 billion by August. Top sources were the UK (12.7 million, up 7.8%), France (9.2 million, up 10.1%), and Germany (8 million, up 9.3%). Catalonia, Balearic Islands, and Canary Islands were the most visited regions, with 13.7 million (up 9.7%), 11.2 million (up 6.2%), and 9.9 million tourists (up 10.3%), respectively.
Ver Publicación
Share
Ver Publicación
  • 3 min

Iberia y Air Europa cancelan vuelos a Tel Aviv por la escalada bélica

✈ Iberia and Air Europa suspend flights to Tel Aviv until October 7 due to increased tension in the Middle East. Iberia extended the cancellation from September 24 and previously planned to resume on October 4. Air Europa also canceled flights from September 29 and will reassess daily. Lufthansa's suspension affects Tel Aviv flights until October 31 and Beirut until November 30. Air France and Transavia halt Beirut and Tel Aviv flights from Paris until at least October 8.
Ver Publicación
Share
Ver Publicación
  • 3 min

Sarasola aboga por establecer cupos para evitar la masificación turística

🏖 Kike Sarasola, founder and CEO of Room Mate Hotels, calls for quality tourism and setting limits on tourist entries to prevent overcrowding. He suggests using technology to manage mass tourism, as seen with beach capacity indicators in San Sebastián. Sarasola highlights the need for diversifying tourist attractions and regulating public spaces according to seasonal demand. He has previously spoken about tourism challenges and emphasizes the tourism sector's importance to the economy.
Ver Publicación
Share
Ver Publicación
  • 6 min

Agencias de viajes, del mostrador a la era digital

📍 In 1996, online travel agencies (OTA) emerged as new competitors to traditional agencies in Spain, followed by low-cost airlines urging direct booking. By 2006, airlines like Iberia implemented 'zero commission'. B the travel brand, part of B Travel, launched a flagship store in Spain in 2015, as did Azul Marino and Pangea The Travel Store. In 2022, Globalia and Ávoris Corporación Empresarial merged, and Logitravel joined Grupo Viajes El Corte Inglés in 2021. The Asociación Española de Franquiciadores (AEF) reported 2,892 travel agency franchises in 2022. The sector faced changes with the Bolkestein Directive in 2009. Employment in travel agencies approached 70,000 in 2023, with a shift towards leisure spending post-pandemic.
Ver Publicación
Share
Ver Publicación
  • 3 min

Barcelona destinará 254 millones € a reequilibrar el turismo

🏖️ Ayuntamiento de Barcelona will invest €254 million by 2027 into improving "equilibrium" between tourism and resident life, aiming to position the city as a reference in tourism management. The "Medida de Gobierno para la Gestión Turística de Barcelona 2024 -2027" plan includes 55 actions targeting areas like accommodation, sustainability, and economic development. Notable projects include Zona Bus 4.0 to regulate tourist coach parking, a campaign against illegal tourist accommodations, and the creation of a tourist return fund (Fondo ReCiutaT) financed by a tourist stay tax. The plan also involves a strategy for high tourist influx areas (EGA), started this summer, and an international network of urban destinations. Barcelona's tourism economy represents 13.9% of the city's GDP and employs 150,000 people.
Ver Publicación
Share