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Las reservas de hoteles ya se acumulan para Semana Santa y verano

🏨 Hotel bookings in Spain are increasing due to early booking, with a market share exceeding 40% for three consecutive weeks. The demand is concentrated in the Canary Islands, Catalonia, and Andalusia, which combined for almost 53% of the bookings through TravelgateX in the last week. Early bookings (over 90 days in advance) accounted for 41.2% of total bookings from January 13-19. The UK market saw a 9.4% decrease in bookings compared to the previous week. Peak early booking months are December, January, and February.
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RH Hoteles invierte 9 M € en la transformación de un hotel en Gandía

🏨 RH Hoteles started renovating the Hotel Principal de Gandía, acquired in early 2023, with a reopening set for June 2025 after a €9 million investment. The overhaul aims to enhance outdoor spaces, mobility, double the elevators, improve energy efficiency, and update aesthetics. The 4-star hotel will feature 176 updated rooms, a new outdoor pool, a slide area, complete room refurbishments, updated hotel equipment, and an all-inclusive option. The renovations align the hotel with the RH Hotels quality standard.
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Retos para un hotel independiente en su lucha contra la estacionalidad

🏨 Ricardo Sánchez, General Director of Cap Negret Hotel in Altea, addresses challenges like staff shortage, absenteeism, sustainability costs, unfair competition from tourist apartments, and meeting diverse customer needs. The hotel tries to attract local talent due to the high rent costs for non-local seasonal staff. Cap Negret offers nine rooms for interns and minimizes split shifts due to staffing difficulties. They witness 7-9 monthly absenteeism cases, often long-term psychological leaves. Sustainability efforts include waste reduction, energy efficiency with photovoltaic panels, and eliminating single-use plastics, valued by international customers. The hotel stays open all year, attracting professional sports teams during off-peak times, avoiding the significant hiring challenges faced by purely seasonal hotels. The hotel adapts to different customer profiles throughout the year, from international cycling tourists to Spanish vacationers and event attendees.
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Expedia: Aspiramos a que el B2B sea el 50% de la empresa en unos años

📈 Alfonso Paredes of Expedia Group's B2B division announced at Hotusa Explora, chaired by Amancio López Seijas, optimistic forecasts for 2025 after a positive 2024, aiming for B2B to constitute 50% of the company in 2-3 years. Expedia exceeded 106 million overnight stays sold in 2023 by September 2024. In the B2B segment, Asia accounts for 35% of sales, with 81% of Asians considering travel, half eyeing Europe. In the US, 50% plan to travel, favoring the Caribbean and Europe. The strong dollar is expected to boost tourism. Expedia handles over 15 billion calls daily, incorporating AI and machine learning for decision-making, hotel selection, and fraud prevention—reducing fraud by $2 billion last year from the industry's $20 billion annual loss.
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¿Se mantendrá en 2025 la tendencia a las reservas anticipadas?

📅 Since November 15, Ávoris Corporación Empresarial has made 95% of its products available across all its tour operation brands, a milestone not achieved in previous years, as noted by commercial director Gustavo Serrano. This early availability allows travel agencies to offer options sooner, resulting in a significant increase in early bookings. Looking ahead to 2025, companies like Ávoris and World2Meet anticipate an even greater trend towards early bookings, as observed by World2Meet's Distribution Director Guillermo González. In response, Ávoris has moved up its entire product launch for 2025 to September 2024, boosting demand notably during the last part of the previous year, particularly with Black Friday sales. Spanish travelers are expected to continue this early booking trend into 2025. Soltour CEO Tomeu Bennasar confirms the positive trend, leading the company to increase capacity by 15% for Easter 2025 with diverse offerings.
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Travel Line se estrena en los viajes premium con la marca Nautalia es +

🏡 Travel Live, renamed from the known Nautalia brand, aims to double its EBITDA to 40 million euros within four years. With a current turnover around one billion, and Nautalia's EBITDA recently reaching nearly 10 million euros, a 30% increase over 2023. Travel Live's strategy, without its profitable airline division Wamos Air, focuses on leisure and live entertainment. They manage over 200 agencies, mostly owned, with plans to launch a premium travel brand in 2025 in Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, and Valencia. During the last Black Friday, sales increased by 37%. The Group Mapa set a sales record of around 200 million euros, and their Portuguese market matches Nautalia's 400 million euro sales. They face the challenge of improving profitability in the travel agency sector.
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Nace Welvia Hotels, nueva gestora hotelera orientada a un modelo sostenible

🏡 Welvia Hotels, co-founded by Neus Tarrés and Tolo Gomila, launches to redefine hospitality focusing on sustainability, innovation, and transparency. The company offers services including property conceptualization, sales optimization, investment strategies (Capex), and Asset Management, aiming to maximize hotel asset value while committing to environmental impact reduction and community engagement. They tailor their approach for urban and vacation destinations, positioning themselves as leaders in value creation with operational excellence.
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Minor vota en junta extraordinaria la OPA para sacar a NH de la Bolsa

💰 Late last year, MHG Continental Holdings attempted to delist Minor Hotels Europe & Americas, formerly NH Hotel Group, from Spanish stock exchanges in Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, and Valencia by launching an offer at €6.37 per share. The bid, complying with CNMV requirements, approximated the €6.4 per share Minor paid in 2018 for 94% of NH. The offered premium was 37.6% over the pre-announcement price of €4.63, totaling €114.8 million for the company valued at €2.775 billion. This second attempt follows a halted 2023 effort due to CNMV and independent advisors' opposition.
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Hacia dónde apunta el capital: ¿hoteles individuales o carteras?

🏨 España cerró 2024 con 94 millones de turistas internacionales, un aumento del 10% respecto al año anterior. Inversiones en el sector hotelero desde 2020 alcanzaron más de 17.000 millones de euros, con 60% en activos individuales. En 2024, se invirtieron 3.330 millones de euros, con un enfoque en activos urbanos (52%). El año marcó un récord en transacciones individuales, totalizando 2.452 millones de euros. Seis operaciones destacadas equivalen a 751 millones de euros. Los inversores nacionales lideraron 75% de las compras, con grupos hoteleros españoles invirtiendo 809 millones de euros.
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Extremadura en Fitur: turismo sostenible alejado de la masificación

🏕 Extremadura to be featured at the 45th International Tourism Trade Fair (Fitur), set for January 22-26 in Madrid, highlighting sustainable tourism under the motto "Extremadura extraordinaria: un destino para el mundo." After a record-breaking year in tourism with significant increases in travelers, overnight stays, and employment, the region promotes its natural and cultural refuge. It boasts three World Heritage Sites, three Biosphere Reserves, nine Blue Flag inland beaches, and 1,500 km of freshwater, making it ideal for birdwatching, astronomy, and water activities. FiturNext will award Extremadura for its Sustainable Gastronomic Routes, and the Directorate-General for Tourism will receive the third prize in the Integral System of Spanish Tourism Quality (SICTED). The stand at Ifema will occupy 980 sqm, offering immersive experiences and tastings of local products. Extremadura will also participate in Fitur Woman on January 22 and unveil the Regional Strategy for Internal Tourism to encourage local travel.
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