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🏖️ Rosewood Hotels & Resorts will open Rosewood Exuma in the Bahamas in 2028 on East Sampson Cay, with 33 suites, six bars and restaurants, a 6,000-square-meter wellness sanctuary, and a beach club. The island will only be 25% developed to ensure sustainable construction practices. W Ibiza, in collaboration with Oranja, will host "State of adventure" fitness retreats in September and October, with packages starting at €2,400 for solo travelers or groups, including a four-night stay, full board, and program activities.

🏕 Barceló Isla Canela, a four-star hotel in Ayamonte on the coast of Huelva, Spain, was named the best all-inclusive resort in the world at the World Travel Awards. The hotel has claimed this title five times, with wins in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2023. It boasts 349 rooms, a variety of dining options, extensive gardens, a large pool with Saturday pool parties during peak season, a kids' club, sport facilities, an indoor heated pool, and offers massages.

🏨 Spain's hotel investment reached over €4.2 billion in 2023, with €1.535 billion invested in the first half of the year, marking an 18% growth. EY reports that Spain will see at least 800 new hotel establishments with over 76,800 rooms in the upcoming years, with 47% opening throughout 2024. Of the total hotel sector investment, EY was involved in €562 million worth of transactions, including the sale of Six Senses and the purchase of Hotel Presidente in Ibiza with a €40 million investment for repositioning to a 5-star hotel, expected to open in 2025. In 2024 alone, there are at least 376 hotel openings, with Andalusia, the Valencian Community, and Catalonia leading in new establishments. A majority of these openings are 4-star hotels (165), followed by 3-star (52), 5-star (45), and luxury hotels (15), with 54 hotels yet to be classified. Looking ahead to 2025 and beyond, there are 275 planned openings for 2025, 118 for 2026, 15 for 2027, and 16 for 2028 and later, with a focus again on 4-star (157) and luxury hotels (99), and 116 remaining unclassified.