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🏨 In 2023, the top 20 Spanish hotel chains exceeded 453,960 rooms, a significant growth from 357,806 rooms in 2013, mainly across Europe and the Caribbean. Meliá Hotels International leads with nearly 30,000 more rooms than Barceló Hotel Group and 35,900 more than NH Hotel Group. Barceló, now the second largest, added 17,715 rooms from 2016 to 2017, reaching almost 62,000 rooms at the end of 2023. Sercotel and Fergus Group experienced substantial growth, with Sercotel nearly sextupling its room count in a decade.

🏖 Over two million British tourists are set to travel abroad during the "great summer getaway" of 2024, from July 26-29, coinciding with the start of summer holidays for all schools in the UK. Spain, especially Costa del Sol, Baleares, and Canarias, remains the top destination for the British market, followed by other European countries and cities like Greece, Portugal, Turkey, Croatia, Italy, Malta, Cyprus, Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, and Lisbon. Southeast UK airports Heathrow and Gatwick, along with Stansted and Luton, anticipate high traffic, expecting 200,000 and 116,000 passengers respectively, while Manchester will see 210,000 departures, and Bristol will manage about 75,000. ABTA advises travelers to follow their airline's recommendations and to secure travel insurance.

🏡 In Málaga, the city council will request the deregistration of 1,120 tourist accommodations from the Andalusian Tourism Register for non-compliance with independent access and services as mandated by the Urban Plan for Tertiary Services. Announced by Mayor Francisco de la Torre in June, post a decree in February, this move is seen as a step to regulate and ensure compatibility with the well-being of residents, explained by Urban Planning Councilor Carmen Casero.