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🏖 Lonely Planet lists Ses Illetes Beach in Formentera as the 10th best in the world for 2025. FITUR 2025, hosted in Ifema Madrid from January 22-26, expects 250,000 attendees, including 150,000 professionals, 9,500 companies, and representatives from over 156 countries, with an estimated economic impact of €445 million. Air Europa launches a new route from Madrid to Istanbul starting May 12, with four flights a week, increasing to daily in July. Palladium Hotel Group introduces a new luxury brand, The Unexpected Hotels, to Ibiza's Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel. Cabo de Gata will feature a new luxury hotel inspired by "Lawrence of Arabia" with 54 rooms, involving over €10 million investment. Grupo Barceló surpasses €6.5 billion in turnover for 2024, with the hotel sector contributing €2.122 billion. Post-FITUR activities in Madrid are expected to result in 232,000 night outings, generating €18.4 million for the leisure industry. Spain hit 94 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, facing challenges such as destination saturation and environmental impact. Javier Águila to lead Hyatt's global All-Inclusive portfolio, in addition to his current role.

🏖 Fundación Intermundial, in collaboration with Fitur and ONU Turismo, awarded the Responsible and Sustainable Tourism Prize, highlighting tourism companies' commitment to the environment and societal benefit. The event, marking the award's eighth edition, featured six categories: Hospitality, Transport, Tourism Products and Services, Destination, Social Media, and Special Solidarity DANA Prize. Notable winners include Minor Hotels Europe & Americas for their Founder's Day initiative, Vueling for their Optipath project aimed at CO2 reduction, TUR4all Travel for promoting accessibility, Gijón for its sustainability plan, Japonismo for sustainable travel to Japan, and Civitatis for raising 38,530 euros to aid DANA victims.

🏡 Ramón Aragonés, recognized for over three decades in the hospitality sector, received the Premio Hosteltur a la Personalidad Turística 2024, paying tribute to his career and personal values. Esteemed by industry leaders like Rosario Sánchez Grau and Hugo Rovira, Aragonés was praised for his role in the rapid recovery of NH Hotel Group post-COVID, with its swift reopening of hotels in Europe. His journey began with practical learning in all hotel departments, rising to prominence by age 31 at Hesperia de Javier Illa. His intuition and family background in hotels were highlighted as key factors in his successful career.

🏠 45ª Feria Internacional de Turismo (FITUR) started on January 22 in Ifema Madrid, to run until January 26, with over 250,000 expected attendees, 150,000 professionals, 100,000 general visitors, and 9,500 companies from 156 countries. Economic impact projected at 445 million euros in Madrid. World2Meet (W2M) announced first positive EBITDA (17-20 million euros) at the end of 2024, with a turnover of 3.196 billion euros expected in 2025. Illes Balears mobilized a historic 1.120 billion euros for sustainable tourism. CaixaBank awarded the "Premios Hotels & Tourism." Meliá Hotels International anticipates surpassing 106,000 rooms by 2025. Booking highlighted the support of 1,000 SME accommodations in Spain, reaching a combined turnover of one million euros.