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El 45% de los hoteleros españoles, preocupados por el cambio climático

🌍 Hoteliers in Portugal (59%), Norway (46%), and Spain (45%) feel most threatened by climate change, as per Booking.com's "European Accommodation Barometer 2024". The study indicates 41% of European hoteliers anticipate a high or very high impact on their business within three years due to extreme weather conditions caused by climate change. Additionally, 40% of Spanish travelers find sustainable certified accommodations more attractive, although 53% don't consider sustainable travel a key factor in planning, and 33% believe the damage is irreversible.
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El peso de los viajes organizados en tres mercados clave para España

🏖 In 2023, UK tourists led with 17.2 million visitors to Spain (20.3% of total international arrivals), preferring independent travel (60.9%) but still valuing ATOL-protected packages (39.1%). France followed, sending 11.8 million visitors (13.9%), with a minimal 8% using travel packages, largely due to geographical proximity. Germany ranked third with 10.8 million tourists (12.7%), with 77% opting for travel packages, significantly higher for Canaries (88%) and Mallorca (84%).
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Imserso, ETIAS, Royal Caribbean y otras noticias más leídas de la semana

💰 The Imserso travel program will start selling 886,269 slots for the 2024-2025 season on September 23. The ETIAS is expected to be operational by mid-2025, affecting non-EU tourists traveling next summer. Royal Caribbean orders a fourth Icon-class mega cruise ship, with construction by Meyer Turku. The program offers trips to Spanish provincial capitals from October 2024 to June 2025. Nearly three million letters (2,853,985) are being sent to pensioners at a rate of about 200,000 per day for reservations. Rafa Nadal and Abel Matutes are planning branded residences on the Costa del Sol. Tourist saturation in Galicia is of increasing concern, with a 5.6% growth in arrivals in the first half of the year.
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Ya hay fecha para la venta de los viajes del Imserso en Murcia

🏖️ Murcia starts sales for Imserso travel program season 2024-2025 on September 23, with 886,269 spots across three lots. Enrollment began July 1, and nearly 3 million letters (2,853,985) are being sent to pensioners, averaging 200,000 daily, for travel accreditation. Sales proceed in two phases: September 23-24 for select regions, and September 25-26 for the rest. Trip costs range from €124.68 for a four-day trip to €331.49 for a 10-day Balearic trip. Reservations require a maximum 20% deposit and can be made through accredited agencies or Turismo Social's official website.
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Un ex Musement dirigirá la división de TUI para Holanda, Bélgica y Francia

📈 Elie Bruyninckx, CEO de la Región Occidental de TUI Group, dejará la compañía a partir del 1 de octubre para enfocarse en nuevas iniciativas comerciales. David Schelp, que se reincorporó a TUI en enero, lo sustituirá, reportando a él Arjan Kers y Christophe Fuss. Bruyninckx comenzó su carrera en TUI en 2000, lanzó el modelo de operador turístico híbrido en 2003 y fue miembro del Comité Ejecutivo de TUI desde 2015.
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Las tres noticias más importantes del sector turístico, hoy 30 de agosto

🏡 Magic Pirates Island, a pirate-themed resort, will open on April 30, 2025, in Benidorm by Grupo Fuertes and Magic Costa Blanca, having started construction in January 2024 over 32,000 m2. The joint venture expects to create over 200 jobs. Hotelatelier acquired Sunotel, adding four hotels in Barcelona and nearly 300 rooms. Air passenger demand surged by 8% in July compared to July 2023, with a capacity increase of 7.4% and seat occupancy reaching 86%.
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Hotelatelier da un gran salto en Barcelona tras adquirir Sunotel

🏨 Hotelatelier acquired Sunotel, adding 4 establishments in Barcelona to its portfolio. Hotelatelier now operates 42 hotels, including 7 in Barcelona. The acquisition adds nearly 300 rooms and a team of about 90 people. The move comes three months after Hotelatelier's majority acquisition by Kartesia. Horwath HTL served as strategic advisor for Sunotel in the transaction. The expansion aims to enhance Hotelatelier's standing in leisure, boutique, and urban hotel segments.
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Room00 se expande con la compra de Toc Hostels

🏨 Toc Hostels, founded by Ignacio Catalán in 2014, has been acquired by Room00 and Dorsa Holding for €20 million. Toc Hostels operates five hostels in Madrid, Barcelona, Granada, Sevilla, and Málaga. After the acquisition, Room00 will manage 10 hostels, with 20 more in development, aiming to double its 2023 revenue to over €80 million in 2024. Ignacio Requena, CEO of Room00, attributes the growth to expansion and new openings.
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Fusiones de empresas turísticas, la evolución constante del sector

🏨 La industria turística ha visto estratégicas fusiones y adquisiciones (M&A) en las últimas tres décadas, resultando en la transformación del sector turístico español. La consolidación en la industria aérea ha sido notable con ejemplos como Delta Airlines y Northwest Airlines (2008), United Airlines y Continental Airlines (2010), y American Airlines y US Airways (2013) en Norteamérica. Latinoamérica ha presenciado la unión de Avianca y TACA (2009) y LAN Airlines y TAM Airlines (2011). En Europa, Air France y KLM (2004), y las aerolíneas del Grupo Lufthansa (desde 2005) destacan. En el sector hotelero, grandes grupos como Marriott, con su fusión con Starwood (2016) por 13.600 millones de dólares y 107 hoteles en España, y adquisiciones como la de Hyatt Hotels por Apple Leisure Group (2021) por 2.300 M€, reflejan la búsqueda de escala y eficiencia. Agencias de viajes y turoperadores no se quedan atrás, con movimientos destacados como Grupo Globalia-Ecuador Viajes (2000), Viajes Iberia-Iberojet (2006), y la fusión de Viajes El
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