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Todos los ganadores de la octava edición del Premio de Turismo Responsable

🏖 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.
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Ramón Aragonés, flamante Premio Hosteltur, afirma orgulloso: “Soy hotelero”

🏡 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.
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Limehome se hace cargo de un edificio renovado en pleno Chamartín

🏠 Redentum Partners sold a Madrid building, operated by Limehome, transformed from an obsolete office into 41 fully equipped studios for short and medium stays, near Santiago Bernabéu and the financial district. Opened in November 2024, the sale was advised by Unen Real Estate. Limehome, managing over 450 units in Madrid and aiming for more in 2025, underscores a trend of repurposing vacant commercial spaces due to telework rise post-pandemic.
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Una cadena europea con 6.000 llaves pone el foco en España para crecer

🏨 Staycity, headquartered in Dublin with a total of 6,000 keys, aims to enter the Spanish market as part of its expansion strategy to reach 20,000 units in the next eight years. Founded in 2004, the aparthotel chain operates 35 establishments across France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and the UK, under two brands: Staycity and premium aparthotel brand Wilde, launched in 2017. Recent acquisitions include a 74.9% stake in Munich-based Grupo Felix, expanding into Leipzig, Dresden, and Vienna. Staycity opened its fourth Wilde brand establishment in September, the 106-room Wilde London Liverpool Street. In 2023, Staycity plans to open new aparthotels in Amsterdam and Cambridge, as well as Wilde properties in Lisbon and Porto, aiming for over 15,000 rooms by 2028. Investors include LaSalle, Union Investment, and Knight Frank Investment Management, with over €3 billion in Spanish hotel sector transactions reported last year.
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Fitur empieza con mucha fuerza ¿Qué será hoy lo más comentado?

🏠 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.
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Travelance refuerza su red con la incorporación de nuevos socios

📍 Travelance, an alliance of independent operators, expands its network in January with Jumbo Tours, Dimensiones Club, Itinae, and announced in November, Flexible Autos. After Luxotour's November exit, the alliance included Europamundo, Soltour, Coming2, TUI, Guest Incoming, and Intermundial. The new members aim to enhance the travel agency offer. At Fitur, Travelance introduced its new partners and announced the March launch of Travelance Rewards, offering up to €200 Amazon gift cards for bookings with alliance partners.
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Prudencia financiera y reinversión, la fórmula del éxito de Barceló

🏨 Grupo Barceló, in 2024, surpassed €6.5 billion in turnover with an Ebitda of €500 million, and aims to reinvest positive results to avoid debt. Barceló Hotel Group, part of the conglomerate, accounted for €2.1 billion of the revenue. Post-9/11 strategic shift prioritizes security over risk, allowing aggressive project planning due to a strong financial stance. The company plans to spend €400 million in 2024 for hotel acquisitions, renovations, and repositioning, focusing on organic growth, selective expansion in America, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and the Indian Ocean, avoiding overpriced markets like the Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Madrid, and Barcelona. In Spain, Mexico, and Morocco, where Barceló has a significant presence, they plan to double their portfolio.
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2025 será un año fantástico pero “va a haber que currárselo”

🏕 Destinia's CEO, Ricardo Fernández, declared the past year as the company's best ever, despite challenges such as Germany's consumption contraction, Turkey's rising competition, the USA's market slowdown due to elections, and Mexico's halt due to peso devaluation. Higher Average Daily Rates (ADRs) with less occupancy were reported. He participated in Fiturtechy's panel "La lámpara de las ideas: con los pies en la tierra" along with other industry leaders. Fernández forecasts 2025 as a "fantastic year" but anticipates the need for hard work due to competitive destinations like Turkey and North Africa. Opportunities in tourism are seen for 2025, with expectations of resolving two active conflicts and benefiting from a strong dollar. The long-haul markets, particularly the U.S. and Middle East, show promise with strong connectivity and high growth. Marina López from Grupo Hotusa and Cristina Cabañas from Guitart Hotels also highlight the benefits of a strong dollar and the higher consumption of long-haul customers in hotels.
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Ramón Aragonés recibirá hoy el Premio a la Personalidad Turística 2024

🏩 Under Ramón Aragonés' leadership, NH Hotel Group became a leading international chain, quickly recovering post-pandemic to cancel a €500 million ICO loan in January 2023, being the first Spanish hotel company to do so. On January 23, 2024, at 13:00, Aragonés will be awarded the Hosteltur Personality of the Year 2024 at FiturtechY. NH's expansion under Aragonés includes buying five Tivoli hotels in Portugal for €133.2 million at the end of 2023 and adding four hotels in Brazil for €212 million in September 2023. Aragonés, retiring in January 2025, will be remembered for his innovative contributions and strategic vision, contributing significantly to the tourism sector nationally and internationally.
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Limehome refuerza su presencia en el norte de España

🏠 Limehome partnered with Grupo Clavijo to launch a new project, Limehome Suites Gran Vía in Logroño, expected to welcome guests in summer 2026, adding to their three existing establishments in La Rioja. The property will feature 18 apartments near Gran Vía, the historic center, and calle Laurel. Xulio Rey, Head of Expansion Strategy for Southern Europe at limehome, and Diego Rodríguez, CEO of Grupo Clavijo, emphasize the project's role in Logroño's transformation and local value creation. Limehome is also expanding in Álava and Navarra.
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