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Marruecos supera sus previsiones y logra 17,4 millones de viajeros en 2024

🏖️ Marruecos registered a historic 14.5 million visitors in 2023, a 34% increase from the previous year. In 2024, foreign tourists accounted for 8.8 million (23% increase) and Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) reached 8.6 million (17% increase from 2023). Compared to pre-pandemic 2019, travelers to Morocco in 2024 saw a 35% increase. Marruecos is now positioned as an essential tourist destination and the top destination in Africa.
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Fitur acoge una jornada internacional para impulsar el turismo accesible

🎮 AccessibleEU European Event, focusing on strategies for more accessible tourism, will be held on January 23, 2025, at IFEMA in Madrid during Fitur 2025. This free event, organized by ENAT, Fundación ONCE, and Ilunion Accesibilidad, targets public administrators, policymakers, tourism businesses, researchers, and users. The program, from 10 am to 1:30 pm, features English subtitles, Spanish interpretation, and International Sign Language. Fitur 2025 also hosts the second edition of Fitur 4all on January 24-25, with international experts discussing social sustainability and technology in accessibility.
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Una familia catalana rechaza millonaria oferta por su hotel de Barcelona

🏡 The Casacuberta family in Barcelona has declined a €95 million bid for their 5-star Kimpton Vividora hotel, aiming for more than the offered price. Initially priced at €140 million, they've reduced their asking price to €115 million. The hotel, located in the Gothic quarter near Las Ramblas, opened in 2020 and won an award for Spain's best hotel interior design. The family, invested in real estate since 1986, also owns properties in Madrid, Bilbao, and Geneva.
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Animawings, registro de alquileres y otras noticias más leídas de la semana

✈ Animawings will connect Rumanía with Ibiza, Gran Canaria, and Palma de Mallorca in summer 2025. Spain's new single rental registry, effective from July 1 after its January 2 enactment, highlights five key aspects per the December 23, 2024, decree. Airbus narrowly missed its revised 2024 delivery goal by 10 aircraft, delivering approximately 760. TUI Group evolves its business model, focusing on scalable, efficient, and profitable vacation experiences. Three of the industry's oldest airlines will turn 106 in 2025. Quintana Roo matched its 2023 tourist record with over 20 million visitors in 2024, maintaining an 85% hotel occupancy. The search for an operator for Málaga's future 5-star GL hotel in the Correos building begins. A Spanish airline ranks as Europe's most punctual and the world’s leading low-cost carrier in 2024. Seven tourist attractions will be inaccessible in 2025 due to restoration efforts. Palladium Hotel Group introduces Grand Palladium Select, enhancing premium experiences in Mexico, Spain, and the Dominican Republic.
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¿Qué diferencia hay entre business class y primera clase?

✈ Clase turista es la opción más asequible en vuelos comerciales, ofrece asientos estándar con espacio limitado. Clase turista superior brinda asientos más amplios y mayor franquicia de equipaje. Clase business proporciona asientos que pueden convertirse en camas, acceso a salas VIP, y atención personalizada. Primera clase ofrece el máximo lujo con asientos convertibles en camas y servicio exclusivo. La clase business y primera clase se diferencian en el nivel de lujo y exclusividad.
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Los españoles tienden a incrementar más el gasto en hoteles que en agencias

🏛 In 2024, Spanish tourist spending experienced significant monthly variations, influenced by events like Easter and Black Friday. While spending at travel agencies fell in five months, hotel spending increased for eleven months. Specifically, in December, agency spending rose by 8.9%, rebounding from a 13% drop in November during Black Friday week. Hotel spending went up by 6.7% in December. Annually, notable changes included a 27% increase in March and an 18% decrease in April for hotel spending, attributed to the shift of Easter between quarters from 2023 to 2024.
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Calvià se posicionará como destino referente en eventos en Fitur

🏙 Calvià showcases its touristic appeal at Fitur 2025, from January 22-26 in IFEMA Madrid, featuring events, sports, culture, and gastronomy. Mayor Juan Antonio Amengual reports a 20% increase in low-season hotel beds to 3,331, despite a 30% drop in complementary sector sales in 2024. Highlights include the Mallorca International Football Cup with Vicente del Bosque, the Magaluf Literature Festival, and three new luxury hotels, raising the five-star establishments to 17. Magaluf and Peguera's modernization plans involve a €6 million investment. Fundació Calvià 365's 2025 budget is €1.72 million, emphasizing event sponsorship.
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Las tres noticias más importantes del sector turístico, 10 de enero

🏨 On January 10, Paris tops European cities in Airbnb density with 45 listings per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024. Valencia, Barcelona, Sevilla, and Madrid also rank high. HBX Group, formerly Hotelbeds, founded in Palma de Mallorca, was bought for €1.2 billion in 2016 and is now preparing for a €5 billion IPO. José Ángel Preciados, CEO of Ilunion Hotels, emphasizes sustainability as a non-optional core strategy, highlighting the award-winning Campus Mijas project for social inclusion and professional development.
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¿Qué cabe esperar del comportamiento del emisor alemán en 2025?

🏖️ The German travel market, led by the DRV, expects a 6% increase in travel spending for 2025, totaling €85 billion, despite economic challenges. Traveler numbers are predicted to remain stable at 139 million. The winter 2024/25 season anticipates a 6% spending rise to €27 billion, with a slight traveler decrease to 45 million. Summer 2025 forecasts a 5% sales growth to €58 billion, with high interest in cruises and Mediterranean destinations. Early booking trends and a robust analysis method underpin these projections.
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HBX Group: la evolución de una compañía que alcanza un valor de 5.000 M €

📈 Cinven and CPPIB acquired Hotelbeds from TUI Group in 2016 for approximately €1.2 billion. Renamed HBX Group, the company is now poised for an IPO with an estimated valuation of €5,000 million. HBX Group, with over 20 years of history in Palma de Mallorca, employs over 3,700 staff from 58 nationalities. It operates in 170 countries through four main brands: Hotelbeds, Bedsonline, Roiback, and TravelStack. In May 2021, Joan Vilà transitioned from Executive Chairman to a non-executive role, succeeded by Nicolas Huss as CEO.
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