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Convivencia y responsabilidad: el nuevo paradigma del turismo en Mallorca

🏖 Mallorca is reshaping its tourism strategy to prioritize responsibility, coexistence, and authenticity, aiming to be a reference destination while remaining a home for its residents. The transformation, based on over 100 interviews with local social and economic stakeholders, focuses on responsible tourism that respects the island's culture and environment. This new tourism model seeks to balance tradition with innovation and ensure that the tourism industry benefits both locals and visitors, preserving Mallorca's Mediterranean heritage, hospitality, culture, and biodiversity.
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Imserso abre un nuevo plazo de solicitudes para participar en los viajes

🏖️ El Instituto de Mayores y Servicios Sociales (Imserso) abrió un nuevo plazo para solicitudes de su programa de turismo senior 2024-2025, empezando el 13 de noviembre de 2024 hasta mayo de 2025, para mayores que no participaron entre el 1 y 22 de julio de 2024. La solicitud puede realizarse telemáticamente o por correo, según Orden SCB/926/2018. El programa, que promueve un envejecimiento activo, también ayuda a sostener el turismo en temporada baja.
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Prestige Hotels invierte 15 M€ en comprar y reposicionar dos hoteles

🏨 Prestige Hotels invested around €15 million to reacquire and refurbish Prestige Mar y Sol and Prestige Goya Park in Roses, after a strategic sale & lease back of Hotel Prestige Sant Marc that enabled a category rise from 3 to 4 stars, boosting rates by 40% between 2019 and 2024. The Mar y Sol upgrade includes 37 room renovations, with Goya Park slated for a comprehensive two-year overhaul. Prestige Hotels, ranking 23rd in small Spanish hotel chains, owns 2 and manages 3 hotels.
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Restel arranca el año con fuerza y presencia en Fitur, tras un exitoso 2024

🏨 Restel, founded in 1982, managed over 3.5 million bookings in 2024 and collaborates with more than 15,000 partners globally. As part of Grupo Hotusa with 45 years of history, Restel has expanded into strategic markets like Asia-Pacific and the United States. The company operates in over 150 countries and 10,000 destinations, marketing more than 130,000 properties. It has over 5,000 professionals in 17+ commercial locations. Restel initiates 2025 with positive outlooks, participating in Fitur, Spain's annual tourism event.
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Hosteltur organiza la V Noche del Agente de Viajes la víspera de Fitur 2025

🏠 Hosteltur celebrates travel agents with the fifth edition of "Noche del Agente de Viaje" on January 21, at Hotel Eurostars Madrid Tower. The gala dinner event gathers industry leaders and starts at 19:15, with a gala dinner at 20:30 and open bar party from 23:00. Fitur 2025 is set for the following day. Each sponsor can invite 8 travel agents to their table and award one. All attendees are entered into gift raffles worth at least €600.
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Qué pasaportes son los reyes en 2025: los que más puertas abren sin visado

💶 Singapore reclaimed the title of the world's most powerful passport in the Henley Passport Index 2025, with visa-free access to 195 destinations. Japan holds second place with 193 destinations, while Spain, previously tied for first in 2024, now shares third place with Germany, France, Italy, Finland, and South Korea, each having access to 192 countries. The Henley Passport Index ranks 199 passports based on visa-free access. The United States fell from second to ninth place from 2015 to 2025, whereas China climbed from 94th to 60th, increasing its visa-free destinations by 40 within a decade. In 2025, key milestones include the expansion of the UK's ETA system and the expected launch of the European ETIAS in May.
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Los destinos que serán tendencia en los primeros meses de 2025

🌏 Key destinations in Asia are forecasted to trend in the first half of 2025, with a total recovery expected for Oceania, particularly Australia, New Zealand, and Polynesia, and growth in sub-Saharan Africa led by South Africa. Mabrian's analysis is based on international tourism demand and flight search trends from the top 20 airports per region between January and June. Southeast Asia commands 13.5% of inspirational demand, East Asia 12.6%, and Southern Asia 6.5%. Bangkok, Phuket, Delhi, Mumbai, Manila, Bali, Hanoi, Colombo, and the Maldives are among the top trending destinations. Oceania surpasses 3% of global demand, with North America at 5.6%, and Latin America and the Caribbean at 2.5%. Europe's growth is modest but significant, standing at 17.2%, with Madrid, Lisbon, and Rome (celebrating the Jubilee Year of 2025) being noteworthy.
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Nuevo plazo para apuntarse al programa de balnearios del Imserso

🏠 Imserso's Termalismo Program for 2025 ended its priority registration for February-August turns on January 9th. Waitlist for the first turn remains open until May 14th, 2025, and for the second turn (September-December), priority registration closes on May 15th, with the waitlist available until October 31st. Offering 197,000 spots over 84 spas across Spain, starting at €302.14 for a 10-day full board stay.
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2 destinos españoles entre los 52 que recomienda New York Times para 2025

🏖️ The New York Times included Valencia and Canfranc station in Aragon, Spain, in its annual list of 52 recommended destinations for 2025. Valencia showcases a mix of historical heritage and modernity, with the renowned City of Arts and Sciences, Mediterranean beaches, and famous paella. Canfranc station, after being closed for 50 years, reopened as a luxury hotel and cultural site. This recognition may boost Spain's tourism sector by attracting more international visitors and encouraging local businesses to create specific tourist packages.
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