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Emisor alemán en 2025: más paquetes turísticos y más reservas anticipadas

🏖 DRV forecasts Germans will spend €85 billion on travel in 2025, a 6% increase from the previous year. Early booking offers are popular, especially among families during summer holidays. Combined travel packages account for 50% of Germany's tourist expenditure, preferred for their flexibility and legal protection. Germany has around 8,000 physical travel agencies offering personalized services complemented by online and mobile services. Peak booking season for summer vacations begins early in the year, with discounts valid until late March. Preferred destinations include Mediterranean beaches, ocean cruises, and warm winter spots like the Canary Islands and Egypt.
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Stoneweg abrirá su hotel Gran Lujo de la Costa del Sol en febrero

🏨 Investment fund Stoneweg, celebrating its 10-year anniversary, plans to open the 5-star Grand Luxury Kimpton Los Monteros hotel in Marbella this coming February after extensive renovations. Expanding beyond Spain, Stoneweg, through Managing Director Hospitality Miguel Casas, seeks opportunities in Germany and Northern Europe due to market economic conditions and price corrections. With €450 million invested in seven Spanish hotel assets, the focus shifts to leisure segment hotels, particularly in Northern Europe, where corporate travel has not rebounded since 2019. Stoneweg strategizes to turn around poorly performing hotels by injecting capital and repositioning them in the leisure market.
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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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Cómo va a impulsar Hyatt su expansión en Europa, África y Oriente Medio

🏨 Hyatt Hotels Corporation targets 13 new markets in the EAME region (Europe, Africa, and Middle East) from 2025 to 2028, following growth in Europe with RevPAR up 12.1%, ADR increase of 5.8%, and occupancy rising by 3.8% in the first nine months of last year. In Spain, Hyatt's presence soared from 4 to 55 hotels, now encompassing over 14,500 rooms as of December 31, 2024. The company's portfolio has grown 90% since 2017, now exceeding 1,350 properties. Planned debuts include Estonia, Iceland, Romania, Cape Verde, and Mauritius, with an aim to add 50 new luxury and lifestyle hotels globally by 2026. Hyatt's European, African, and Middle Eastern portfolio includes over 200 hotels and 45,000 rooms across 40 countries, tripling its European room count since 2017.
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Los premiados de la V Noche del Agente de Viajes Hosteltur

🏠 On the eve of Fitur 2025, Hosteltur hosted the V Noche del Agente de Viajes at the Hotel Eurostars Madrid Tower, attended by 450 industry professionals. Since 2019, this event has become a networking occasion prior to FITUR. On January 21, sponsors awarded one of 8-10 selected travel agents per table and held gift raffles with a minimum value of €600. Overall, 34 brands recognized travel agencies for their contributions to Spanish tourism.
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La primera industria de España enfrenta la 'di-gestión' del éxito turístico

🏕 España alcanzó 94 millones de turistas internacionales en 2024, enfrentando retos como saturación y turismofobia. En enero 2025, la revista HOSTELTUR destacó la importancia de una gestión sostenible del turismo. Ramón Aragonés, CEO de Minor Hotels Europe & América, fue galardonado con el Premio Hosteltur a la Personalidad Turística 2024. España ocupa el décimo lugar en Europa y el 42 a nivel mundial en turismo sostenible según el World Economic Forum. El legado de Gabriel Escarrer Juliá, fundador de Meliá Hotels International, resalta la urgencia de un turismo sostenible y organizado. La colaboración entre administraciones y ciudadanos es esencial para consolidar a España como líder en turismo responsable.
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Nueva marca de H10 Hotels para sus 5 estrellas vacacionales en Canarias

🏖 H10 Hotels unveils H10 Horizons Collection, encompassing three 5-star vacation establishments in Spain: Tenerife's H10 Atlantic Sunset Horizons Collection, Lanzarote's H10 Rubicón Horizons Collection, and Gran Canaria's H10 Playa Meloneras Horizons Collection. These resorts focus on creating memorable experiences under the slogan "Donde empiezan los recuerdos". Each resort features a Despacio Spa Centre, exclusive Privilege areas, dining options, and family or adult-only zones.
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El turismo y la hostelería fijan población en el interior de España

🏕 The report "Contribución del turismo al desarrollo territorial en España" by Competur was presented yesterday, revealing tourism's positive correlation with public services and population retention, especially in rural Spain. About 5 million Spanish workers are employed in tourism-related sectors, nearly 25% of Spain's total employment. A thousand tourists in Spain create an average of 3.3 hospitality jobs, 0.4 in restaurants, 0.5 in travel agencies, and 4.9 in rental and transport. Municipalities gain €0.58 per capita in revenue and spend €0.56 per capita per thousand tourists. Spain has 1,300 municipalities without bars/restaurants and 2,700 with just one. Tourism supports educational centers, pharmacies, and bank branches in rural areas, reducing the risk of depopulation.
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Al menos 69 fallecidos en el incendio de un hotel de esquí en Turquía

🔥 In Turkey, a fire at the 12-story Grand Kartal hotel in Kartalkaya ski resort, built entirely of wood and opened in 1998, resulted in at least 69 deaths and 68 injuries among the 238 occupants. Four people, including the owner, have been arrested in connection with the tragedy situated midway between Istanbul and Ankara. The fire started around 3:30 AM local time and took firefighters approximately ten hours to extinguish, with 90% of the hotel's 161 rooms occupied, many due to school winter holidays. The wooden construction and location hindered firefighting efforts. Around 300 individuals were in the hotel at the time, and authorities have imposed an information ban to prevent false news and protect victim's families.
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SmartRental desembarca en Reino Unido con su marca más disruptiva

💰 SmartRental Group (SRG) closed 2024 with a record performance: revenues, RevPAR, and EBITDA grew by 44%, 30%, and 33% respectively from the previous year. They expanded into the UK with Malacuna brand and signed three assets there. New projects are underway in Portugal including Smartr Porto Bonfim and more in Lisbon and Oporto. In Spain, SRG launched seven new assets in 2024, and globally, negotiations are ongoing to include properties in Germany, France, Italy, and the UK. Two new brands were introduced: Evoca Living and Lemonade, with the latter's first asset in Santiago de Compostela nearing 1,000 rooms. SRG's portfolio now manages 4,373 rooms and 5,031 beds. For 2025, SRG forecasts a 27% growth in RevPAR and a 73% increase in EBITDA compared to 2024.
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