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🏢 José Elías has invested in a new 100-meter tall hotel with 520 rooms in Barcelona, expected to finish by late 2025. Hoteles Servigroup started 2025 with its first tourist apartment complex in Benidorm. Cádiz will get a new luxury hotel, Fairmont La Hacienda, with a €150 million investment announced in Fitur. BlueSea Hotels is likely to acquire Meeting Point Hotels' contracts, unaffected by FTI Group's bankruptcy. Jaime García-Calzada, president of FER, passed away. Óscar Perelli became Exceltur's vice president on January 1, 2025. Fitur 2025 saw over 255,000 attendees, 155,000 professionals, participation from 9,500 companies, 156 countries, and generated a €445 million impact on Madrid. Viajes El Corte Inglés appointed Ricard Plans for its wholesale division. Air New Zealand, Iberia, and Vueling ranked among the safest airlines in 2025. Independent hotels in Spain pay a 6.9% higher salary than hotel chains, according to Turijobs' "Salary Trends 2025" report.

🏗️ Calvià's Town Hall has signed a purchase agreement with the owners of Hotel Teix in Magaluf, to be made effective by March 30. Funded by the EU's Next Generation Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan through the Balearic Tourism Ministry, this includes a similar deal for Hostal Colom in Paguera. The Hotel Teix, closed for years, will be demolished to create public spaces as part of a municipal policy involving €20 million in improvements including Magaluf's first line, Peguera boulevard, and Santa Ponça's main avenue. The combined purchase and demolition of Teix and Hostal Colón total €5.78 million, marking the first 21st-century hotel demolition by the municipality.