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Para qué está utilizando Booking.com la inteligencia artificial

🧠 Matthias Schmid of Booking.com emphasizes AI's transformative potential in tourism, not following blockchain or the metaverse's unmet expectations. Booking applies AI to internal proactivity, improving machine learning, and understanding customer intentions for tailored offers. A Booking survey of 27,000 travelers from 33 countries shows 48% trust AI for trip planning, two-thirds for in-destination activities, and a third for discovering uncrowded spots. AI is expected to enhance customer understanding and personalization in travel assistance.
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Cuánto gastarán los alemanes en sus vacaciones en 2025

🏕️ German tourists set a spending record of €83.4 billion in 2024, a 5.6% increase from the previous year. Organized trips like combined and modular travels dominated with €40 billion, up 7%. Winter 2023-2024 saw a 13% rise in spending to €28 billion. Travel agencies earned €22 billion in 2024, a 6.3% increase. Cruise passengers reached 3.8 million, a 5% increase, with spending at €6.3 billion. Total German travel expenditure hit €115 billion, up 3.7%.
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La crisis se agrava en Cuba, con un 50% menos de turistas que en 2019

🇨🇺 Cuba welcomed 2.2 million international visitors in 2023, a 9.6% decrease from the prior year, marking a 50% reduction from pre-pandemic levels in 2019. In January, typically peak season, arrivals plunged 24.6% to 196,004 tourists, with Canada (88,980 visitors), the US (13,666), Russia (11,974), Germany (6,389), and France (4,561) as top sources. Germany was the only top 10 country to increase visitors by 3%. The Cuban tourism industry suffers from a severe economic and energy crisis, exacerbated by US sanctions and reduced flight frequencies, impacting major markets like Canada, Spain, and the UK. Cuba's inflation was reported at an annual 24% in January, with prices tripling since 2020. The pandemic, US sanctions, and domestic policy mishaps compounded Cuba's economic woes, resulting in significant social unrest and unprecedented migration.
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Ciudad Aeroportuaria: así será la futura sede de Aena

🏢 Aena awarded construction of its new corporate headquarters in Madrid, investing €7.8 million, situated west of T4 at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport. The two-hectare site features a 31,000 square meter building with a 775-space parking on 19,300 square meters. Designed by Batlle i Roig Asociados, it will have sustainable architecture and worker well-being certifications. It aims to centralize Aena's operations, reduce rental costs, and attract business to the Airport City. Project management by UTE Viarium Ingeniería / Intecsa-Inarsa, S.A. totals €5.19 million. Execution spans 55 months in two phases: 27 months for project drafting and 28 for construction. It will have BREEAM® Excellent, WELL Platinum, and WiredScore office certifications.
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Ya se puede solicitar la autorización electrónica para viajar a Reino Unido

🛃 Desde el 5 de marzo de 2025, ciudadanos españoles y de la UE pueden solicitar la autorización electrónica de viaje (ETA) para el Reino Unido, que será obligatoria a partir del 2 de abril de 2025, para estancias cortas (menos de seis meses) por turismo, negocios, visitas familiares o tránsito. La ETA no es un visado, se debe obtener antes de la salida y se recomienda solicitarla al menos tres días antes de comprar los billetes. La autorización está digitalmente asociada al pasaporte y no garantiza la entrada en el Reino Unido. La ETA caduca a los dos años o con el pasaporte, lo que ocurra primero, y cuesta 10 libras, con un anunciado aumento a 16 libras en una fecha por determinar.
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El desafío de atraer nuevos perfiles de cliente al enoturismo

🍷 VI Feria Internacional del Enoturismo (FINE) held in Valladolid, highlighted by Charlotte Fougère, president of Calice Hospitality and Wines, introduced five new client segments to boost the wine tourism industry. Spain has over 2,000 wineries, attracting 3 million annual visitors, while Italy boasts 20,000 wineries with 14 million enotourists, and France has 10,000 wineries with 12 million tourists. FINE 2025 saw a 22% increase in participating tour operators and agencies, resulting in over 2,200 scheduled interviews. The event featured over 100 professionals from 26 countries, and the enotourism sector is projected to be valued at $332.5 billion by 2034.
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El nuevo resort de Lopesan en República Dominicana abrirá en marzo de 2026

🏖️ Grupo Lopesan's new resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, set to open in March 2026 with a budget over €320 million, boasts more than 1,000 rooms and a convention center. Announced at Berlin's ITB, the resort aims to become the top themed establishment in the Caribbean, notably targeting the North American market with its innovative design, culinary options, and water-connected areas. Additional projects by Lopesan include the refurbishment of Madrid's Miguel Ángel hotel for the 2026 winter season and a proposed 956-room family hotel in Meloneras, Gran Canaria.
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ITB Innovators 2025 presenta las soluciones de turismo más avanzadas

🏠 ITB Innovators returns in 2025 for its third edition, showcasing 21 tourism industry innovations, including artificial intelligence (AI) in hotel management and sustainable mobility. AI solutions feature BookLogic's real-time rate adjustment RMS, Brainy RMS's customizable automation platform, Hotellistat's ARIS with over 1,000 data flows, Like Magic's 80% task automation, and W&W Systemberatung's real-time data tourism management. Duve introduces the Guest Experience Suite for digital guest interaction, while Nonius Digital Dining digitizes hotel dining experiences. Sustainable innovations include myclimate's Cause We Care carbon footprint platform and Albania's digital agrotourism initiative. The event offers guided tours of the most innovative exhibitors and presents tools like 80 Days' Hotel Benchmark, Cyberlogic's xCoRe, BridgerPay's omnichannel payment solution, eRoaming's eSIM management, and World Mobile Limited's eSIM Unlimited.
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España encara un aterrizaje suave del turismo tras el boom pospandemia

🏖️ Spain welcomed 5.1 million international tourists in January 2025, a 6.1% increase from January 2024. The UK led with 863,286 arrivals, up 3.6%, while Germany saw a 2.4% decline. Other countries like Belgium, Nordic countries, and Switzerland also experienced decreases. Tourism spending in Spain reached €7.132 billion, up 8.9% from 2024. The average spending per tourist was €1,408, a 2.7% year-over-year increase, and daily spending rose by 4.3% to €165.
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El Ayuntamiento invertirá 21 M € en reposicionar Playa de Palma

🏖 Jaime Martínez Llabrés, mayor of Palma, announced at ITB Berlin 2025 a plan to reposition Playa de Palma as a leading destination. From 2025 to 2026, €21 million will be invested in services and infrastructure, with improvements to accommodation, dining, and leisure offerings. The action plan focuses on sustainability, environmental integration, mobility, with a security plan operational this season. Palma's government seeks a Commissioner for the Rehabilitation of Mature Tourist Areas to expedite investments and excellence.
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