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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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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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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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IHG y El Corte Inglés ultiman un acuerdo para abrir un Kimpton en Madrid

🏨 The American hotel group plans to open a five-star establishment under the Kimpton brand, owned by El Corte Inglés, situated at Calle Goya in Madrid's upscale commercial area. The building at the corner of Goya and Conde de Peñalver gained its hotel license in May 2022 after municipal approval to merge two plots into one. The hotel transformation will involve properties at Goya, 89 and Conde de Peñalver, 3, within Salamanca district's Plan Especial de Hospedaje (PEH) zone 2. The future hotel will feature around 110 rooms, pools, a gym, and maintain commercial tertiary use on the ground and first floors. Due to level 3 protection status, facades, portals, and interior staircases must be restored.
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Reconocimiento de TUI a Carmen Riu por su trayectoria profesional

🏨 TUI Group celebrated the TUI Global Hotel Awards 2025 in Berlin, awarding 18 hotels based on over 20 million customer evaluations. Four Spanish hotels won: Riu Gran Canaria (Best Megaresort), H10 Casa de la Plata in Sevilla (Best Urban Hotel), Grupotel Parc Natural & Spa in Mallorca (Best Hotel in Spain, Portugal and West Africa), and Club Lookéa Maspalomas (Best TUI Hotel for the French Market). Lindos Blu Luxury Hotel & Suites on Rhodes was named the "Best Hotel in the World" for the fourth year. Other categories included hotels favored by the Nordic countries, the UK and Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, and the Czech Republic, along with awards for new hotels, sustainability, and the TUI Foundation. Carmen Riu was honored for her professional trajectory.
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El 63% de las mujeres en turismo cree que el género ha frenado su carrera

🚨 63% of women in tourism feel gender hinders career progression, while only 32% of men agree. The Turijobs survey, involving over 700 professionals including 13% management, 24% middle management, and 57% operational positions, shows 67% of women and 49% of men have witnessed/experienced sexism at work. Additionally, 68% of women and 51% of men are dissatisfied with their pay, and 22% of women delay motherhood due to financial or work pressure, versus 12% of men.
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Las agencias de viajes aportan cerca del 3% al PIB de Canarias

💰 Travel agencies contribute 2.89% to the Canary Islands' GDP, equating to €1.382 billion. In 2023, the sector's total turnover reached €1.359 billion, with 7,368 jobs generated, 70% of which are direct (5,100 affiliates, including 1,376 self-employed). For each direct euro activity, the economy gains an additional €3.08, reflecting a 35% growth since 2019. Tourism represents over 35% of the Canary Islands' GDP and nearly 40% of employment. The study urges agencies to embrace digitalization and diversify services beyond reservations.
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