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ICTES entregará los Premios Q el 23 de enero

🏖 The "Premios Q" and special 25th anniversary awards will be presented by the ICTE on January 23 during NocheQ at Palacio de Cibeles, Madrid. Notable recipients include the Ayuntamiento de Jerez, HOSBEC, five Axarquía malagueña routes, journalist Carles Lamelo, CEHAT, Estación de Esquí del Valle de Astún, and Hoteles Intelier. The event celebrates quality and sustainability in tourism, with the presence of industry minister Jordi Hereu and ICTE president Miguel Mirones.
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Riu vuelve a aplicar tecnología para mejorar la experiencia del cliente

📱 Riu Hotels & Resorts enhances customer service and embraces technology with a visually intuitive and content-rich new website, following Atomic Design methodology. Leveraging advanced technologies and a microservices architecture, the site offers real-time room availability, pricing updates, and integrates experiences like Elite Club and Riu Party. Concurrently, Riu's mobile app for iOS and Android, with 2.5 million downloads and a 4.8/5 rating on Apple Store, now boasts improved navigation, hotel and destination sections, and increased visibility of their loyalty program, Riu Class, with over 5 million members.
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BANDB Hotels abre su segundo hotel en Tarragona

🏨 B&B Hotels opened its second hotel in Tarragona, Valls, marking its 14th in Catalonia. The B&B Hotel Tarragona Valls features 83 double and triple rooms, offering free high-speed Wi-Fi, breakfast buffet, coffee and hot drinks, air conditioning, LCD TV with Chromecast, and indoor and outdoor parking. Lucia Méndez-Bonito, CEO of B&B HOTELS Spain and Portugal, highlights a growth strategy focused on Spain and Portugal, including acquisitions and new developments. The company recently opened its 15th hotel in the Community of Madrid and now has 57 hotels in Spain, 17 in Portugal, exceeding 5,000 rooms, with 20 more hotels under construction.
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Alejandro Coll, nuevo director de Expansión de Ona Hotels AND Apartments

🏨 Alejandro Coll Fuster joins Ona Hotels & Apartments as the new Director of Expansion, tasked with doubling the company's portfolio in 2-3 years. Coll has over 20 years of experience in the hotel and real estate sectors. Ona Hotels & Apartments, which has added 10 new establishments in the last two years, now boasts a total of 42 hotels, 29 owned by the chain. The growth plan includes acquisitions, rentals, or management for third parties, targeting 50 establishments this year.
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Las tres noticias más importantes del sector turístico, 15 de enero

🏨 In tourism news, the “150+ Influential” list by Sergestur, to be presented on January 22nd at Fitur 2025, highlights more female leadership and young talent in the industry. Magic Costa Blanca and Grupo Fuertes plan an 80 million euro investment in Valencia, including Magic Pirates Island and two hotel transformations. Accor is set to open three new hotels in Madrid in 2025, adding 509 rooms under ibis brands in strategic locations like Valdebebas, Las Tablas, and Albasanz.
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World2Meet y Soltour: tendencias en reservas del emisor español en 2025

🏖️ W2M enhanced Caribbean presence with a new flight frequency to La Romana, Dominican Republic, and maintains and expands operations in Cuba. Seven summer frequencies to Cancún, Mexico, are performing well, and the addition of a flight to Cali, Colombia, in 2025 has been well received. New 2025 routes include flights from Madrid to La Romana (June-October), to Isla Mauricio (June-September), and from Lisbon to Montego Bay, Jamaica. W2M's airline World2Fly introduced new packages to destinations like La Romana and Cali, following their flight connection since December 1. Soltour, anticipating a positive trend, will increase capacity by 15% for Easter 2025.
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Cinco tendencias a tener en cuenta en los viajes de negocios en 2025

💲 By 2025, SAP Concur predicts significant growth in business travel as workers return to offices, with greater investment in cybersecurity and user experience improvements. Key trends include increased focus on protecting against data breaches, tighter budget controls, an emphasis on exceptional expense reports, sensible skepticism around AI, and real-time updates for travelers regarding delays and anomalies. In 2024, only 1 in 10 Spanish corporate travelers used AI for easier and faster booking, suggesting a cautious approach to AI benefits in the future.
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Más de 40 directivos hoteleros debatirán sobre IA en Hoteltrends 2025

🏨 Hoteltrends Arena, organizado por Hotelverse y BEONx en Fitur 2025, congregará a más de 40 ejecutivos hoteleros. El evento incluirá debates sobre Inteligencia Artificial y estrategias sectoriales. Entre los participantes figuran Simón Pedro Barceló y Marc Rahola Matutes. Las mesas destacadas serán "Startups e Innovación en Hospitality" y “Estrategia e innovación, el arte de ver lo invisible” con Simón Pedro Barceló del Barceló Hotel Group, el miércoles 22 de enero. Se abordarán temas de personalización de servicio con IA y adaptación a la economía de la experiencia.
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Escampa Hotels crece en Cataluña con un sexto establecimiento

🏨 Hotel Hostalillo in Tamariu, a three-star establishment with 71 rooms on the Costa Brava, will open under new management by Escampa Hotels on February 7, becoming their sixth establishment. Now open year-round, it's the first hotel in the municipality to remain open during winter. Escampa Hotels, headquartered in Girona, now has five hotels in Costa Brava with a total of 330 rooms and one in Barcelona. The group emphasizes de-seasonalization and creating stable employment, with all hotels to stay open in winter 2025.
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Sir Richard Branson prepara su aterrizaje en la Alta Velocidad europea

🚀 Virgin Group, led by Richard Branson, is near finalizing a €600 million order for 12 high-speed trains to challenge Eurostar's monopoly on London-European continent connections. This move coincides with the liberalization of passenger rail transport across the English Channel. The total project investment for entering the Eurotunnel is anticipated to be around €1.1 billion. Manufacturers like Talgo, Alstom, Siemens, and Hitachi are contenders for the contract, expected to be awarded in the first quarter of this year, though Virgin's service won't start before 2029. Eurostar, facing potential competition, plans to expand its fleet with 50 new trains, while Evolyn has leased 16 trains from Alstom.
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