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Accor transforma el Novotel Barcelona Sant Joan Despí en un Ibis Styles

🏨 Ibis Styles, part of Accor group, opens a hotel in Sant Joan Despí near Barcelona after rebranding from Novotel and a major renovation. The Ibis Styles Barcelona Sant Joan Despí has 161 rooms, a strategic location in a business area with good transport links to Barcelona center, the airport, Gavà beach, and Sants train station. It features an outdoor pool, gym, four meeting rooms, coworking space, and the “Be Smart Food” bar restaurant with a Mediterranean menu. The hotel's design is inspired by the artist's workshop and Casa Lana in common areas, with nearly 650 Ibis Styles worldwide offering unique experiences through storytelling related to various themes.
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Millenium firma la paz con Javier Illán por 18 M €

🏦 Millenium reached a settlement with Javier Illán and Grupo Millenium Investment Partners (GMIP) in July to end ongoing legal proceedings. The company withdrew criminal actions from a complaint filed against Illán and others, announced to the market in March. As part of the deal, Illán/GMIP will acquire a plot in El Palmar de Vejer, Cádiz, and several farms in a Córdoba real estate project, valued at €6.3 million, for €18 million, resulting in an €11.7 million profit for Millenium's consolidated earnings, as per their 2024-2027 Strategic Plan. The assets are considered non-strategic for Millenium.
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Cómo funciona el sistema de puntos de los viajes del Imserso

🏖 Imserso's Travel Program for Seniors will begin on September 23 with 886,269 places available for the 2024-2025 season. Sales start on September 23 and 24 for regions including Andalucía and Madrid, with remaining places available on September 25. The second block, including Asturias and Cataluña, starts sales on September 25 and 26, with additional reservations possible from September 27 if spots are left. A scoring system assesses criteria like age, disability, income, and more, where the maximum points for age is 20, for disability is 10, and for not having traveled in the last two seasons is 225. Reservations require a deposit not exceeding 20% of the total trip cost. Trips start at €124 for 4 days in provincial capitals and €210 for 8 days in destinations like the Balearic and Canary Islands, excluding transport.
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Ya hay fecha para el permiso de entrada de europeos al Reino Unido

📌 Starting April 2025, the UK will require EU travelers to obtain an electronic travel authorization (ETA), a system that was previously announced in 2023 and is already applied to visa-exempt travelers from the Middle East, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. The ETA, costing £10 (~€12), will be mandatory for tourism, business visits, and students staying less than six months. Applications for the ETA will open on March 5, 2024, with an estimated processing time of three working days. No exceptions are planned for unanticipated business travel.
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Las claves para cambiar el modelo turístico, en el Overbooking Gran Canaria

🏖️ Antonio Morales emphasized the need for a tourism model change through effective communication at a forum in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Pere Vallés, CEO of Exoticca, highlighted innovation post-pandemic as a newfound necessity in tourism, contrasting the ongoing innovation in competitive sectors like telecommunications. The 12th edition of Overbooking Gran Canaria & Hosteltur Summit witnessed discussions on the importance of new technologies like AI, with contributions from Jorge Schoenenberger and Ricardo Fernández. Jesus Plaza from Sony Pictures noted the potential of generative AI in creative campaigns. Javier Escorihuela of Isostopy hinted at future advancements with the Vision Pro XR device. Influencer marketing's growth, especially on TikTok, was addressed by Sara Vicioso, while Sandra Andújar urged a focus on luxury travel to attract high-impact travelers. Magí Castelltort highlighted the U.S. as a valuable market for the Canary Islands. Lastly, industry professionals like Anna Viladot and María Umbert stressed the importance of educating the public on tourism's economic and social contributions.
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Barceló tendrá un cuarto hotel en Cabo Verde: un resort adults only

🏨 Barceló Hotel Group celebrated its first hotel opening in Cape Verde with a ceremony attended by its co-president, the Prime Minister, and other country officials. The hotel Barceló Praia Cape Verde, a five-star establishment, opened in May and features 80 rooms with ocean and city views in Santiago Island's capital, Praia. The Group has announced three more projects: the Occidental Boa Vista Beach hotel, the Barceló Marine Boa Vista, and an Adults Only resort in Isla de Sal, totaling an investment of nearly €50 million. By the end of 2024, over 1,600 jobs, with 95% being local, are expected to be created. The Group also focuses on sustainability and social support in Cape Verde.
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La vivienda turística recorta distancia con los hoteles tras la pandemia

🏨 Global accommodation bookings reached $1.07 trillion last year, with hotels contributing 76% ($792 billion) to the total. Tourist housing surged by 32% compared to pre-pandemic levels, while hotel revenues were still 6% lower than in 2019. By 2027, bookings are expected to grow to $1.66 trillion, with hotel and tourist housing revenues projected to increase by 56% and 48%, respectively.
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El Govern balear: “la 'enmienda March' no creará más plazas turísticas

🏨 Hotelier associations in the Balearic Islands are urging the PP to reconsider the "March amendment" of the Administrative Simplification Decree, which would allow illegal rural homes to be used for tourism. The Balearic Government assures that no new tourist accommodations will be created. Hotelier federations of Mallorca, Menorca, and Ibiza and Formentera express concern over the potential legalization for tourism purposes, emphasizing the need for balance between economic development and housing rights for residents. The government commits to combating illegal tourist offerings.
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Las tres noticias más importantes del sector turístico, 12 de septiembre

🏨 The 12th edition of Overbooking Gran Canaria & Hosteltur Summit 2024 focuses on transformative marketing, hosted at Alfredo Kraus Auditorium in Las Palmas on Thursday, September 12. Meanwhile, Belgium's Charleroi Airport cancels all flights for 24 hours due to a strike, impacting Ryanair and Wizzair operations. Mundiplan launches its senior tourism program for Autumn-Winter 2024-2025 with 39 hotels across Andalusia, Baleares, Canarias, Catalonia, and the Valencian Community, bookable from October to June next year.
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¿En qué agencias puedes reservar los viajes del Imserso?

🏖 Imserso's travel program starts on September 23, 2024, with 886,269 spots available for Spanish retirees. Sales open September 23-24 for Andalusia, Aragon, Cantabria, Castilla y León, Valencia, Extremadura, Madrid, Melilla, and Murcia; September 25-26 for Asturias, Catalonia, Castilla-La Mancha, Ceuta, Galicia, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, La Rioja, Navarra, Basque Country. Reservations can be made via Turismo Social's website or accredited travel agencies like B the travel Brand, Halcón Viajes, and Viajes El Corte Inglés. Additional bookings possible if spots remain after two business days.
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