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Las early booking se disparan pese a la incertidumbre económica

🏨 Early booking hotel reservations in Spain, managed through TravelgateX, made up 35% of the total reservations for the week of December 23-29, increasing from 29% and 26% in the prior two weeks. Since late September, these bookings have consistently exceeded 20%. Couples' reservations accounted for 58% of the total during the same period, up from 51% the previous week. Regional growth saw double-digit increases: Catalonia (+49.67%), Canaries (+24.96%), Andalusia (+42.17%), Madrid (+39.88%), Valencia (+63.53%), Balearic Islands (+43.69%), Galicia (+40.44%), Aragon (+21.11%), Castile and Leon (+14.18%), and the Basque Country (+51.76%).
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Hyatt y Grupo Piñero formalizan la creación de la gestora conjunta

🏖️ Hyatt and Grupo Piñero formed a joint venture, each holding a 50% stake, adding 22 resorts and 12,000 rooms to Hyatt's Inclusive Collection. Brands include 21 Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts across the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Jamaica, and Spain, plus Cayo Levantado Resort in the Dominican Republic. Hyatt invested over €400M, earmarked for the renovation of Grupo Piñero's assets. Encarna Piñero, CEO of Grupo Piñero, will chair the joint venture, with Bahia Principe's CEO, Julio Pérez, leading it. Hyatt's VP of finance, Izet Mahalbasic, joins as CFO.
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Los destinos de viaje más buscados este 2024 según Google

🗺️ Google's annual search trends report for 2024 reveals Turkey as the most searched travel destination worldwide, with Spain leading in city and island searches, featuring Tenerife, Benidorm, and Lanzarote among the top global spots. Greece, Malta, Italy, and Egypt round out the top five countries, with Mauritius and Croatia highlighted for their travel appeal. Spain boasts five destinations in the top ten cities and islands, with Tenerife topping the list.
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Las branded residences crecen en España: los proyectos del 2024

🏠 SLS Hotels & Residences, part of Ennismore, to open SLS Madrid Infantas Residences in 2025 with 33 luxury residences in a historic 1920s building. Unicorn Royal Emirates invested €40 million in an Estepona hotel, planning an additional €150 million investment for a summer 2027 completion. Higuerón Developments announced a €26 million Leiro Residences project. Caledonia to build the first St. Regis residences by Marriott in Spain for 2026 with 46 homes. Four Seasons opened a luxury hotel in Mallorca in summer and plans further branded residences. Banyan Tree's first Madrid project set for 24 premium homes. Rafa Nadal and Abel Matutes' company Palya Invest to invest €200 million in Costa del Sol luxury residences. Palladium Hotel Group to debut branded residences in the Middle East.
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Las startups a las que seguir de cerca en 2025

🏗 In the latest Tourism Innovation Summit (TIS) in Sevilla, 400 companies competed with 40 finalists presenting to investors, resulting in nine winners. Key awards included Aumentur for PCT Cartuja, NaviSavi for Nebext, Turbosuite for La Fábrica de Sevilla, Takyon for Turijobs, SwiftOn for the WTTC sustainability award, and Hack Packing for Turismo Melilla. Thinktur's annual assembly featured five tech startups such as Effiwaste, WeSpeak, Destinno, Nommon, and Smartwaterhotel by AonChip. The V CETT Smart Tourism Congress Barcelona hosted its first hackathon with projects like Wiaura, Ecomove, and Ases Tech focusing on AI for user experience, sustainable mobility, and tracking lost luggage.
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Auge de los viajes todo incluido, nueva oportunidad para las empresas

📑 Expedia TAAP reports a surge in all-inclusive vacations, driven by higher quality offerings, attracting new traveler groups. Since 2019, demand for all-inclusive packages on Expedia and Hotels.com has increased by 70%, with top destinations being Mexico, the Caribbean, and Turkey. Bookings for 5-star inclusive resorts grew by 125%, with European travelers up 65% and Americans by 110%. Young travelers, particularly Gen Z, show a strong preference for this type of holiday, with 42% favoring all-inclusive resorts. Marriott and Hyatt, with its Hyatt Inclusive Collection, are investing in premium all-inclusive experiences, aligning with Spanish hotel operator Grupo Piñero.
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Los nombramientos más relevantes del sector hotelero en 2024

🏨 In 2024, significant appointments in the hotel industry included Aurelio Vázquez as the general director of Summum Hotel Group, aiming to implement their Strategic Plan 2025-2030 focused on expansion. Francisco Albertí joined Grupo Hotusa as the new director of Expansion for Eurostars Hotel Company, targeting growth in vacation destinations globally, notably in EMEA and the Caribbean. Beatriz Miguel became the new Business Director of Ilunion Hotels, integrating Operations, Commercial, and Business Intelligence. Helena Burstedt was appointed Hyatt Hotels Corporation’s regional vice president of Development for Iberia, with 50 establishments in Spain and Portugal. Lastly, on December 23, Millenium Hospitality Real Estate named Borja Escalada as CEO following a stake purchase by Sancus Capital.
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Los 10 destinos más buscados por los españoles para pasar el Fin de Año

🎄 Spaniards are favoring festive experiences, cultural traditions, and Christmas lights in major European capitals and domestic charming cities for the 2024 New Year's Eve celebrations. Flight searches have increased by 16%, and hotel searches by 19% compared to 2023. The top 10 destinations include London, Paris, Madrid, Rome, Tenerife, New York, Brussels, Prague, Amsterdam, and Barcelona. Palma de Mallorca and Ibiza are particularly popular among both Spanish and European travelers.
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Las 10 noticias más leídas de agencias y turoperadores en 2024

🏖 Over 177,250 Imserso travel program slots, or 20% of the total 886,269 available for the 2024-2025 season, went unsold as of September 28. Ávoris Corporación Empresarial reported 80% of slots were purchased in the first week. Initial trips started on October 6, after delays in 2023. Sales began on September 23 with 203 hotels, 5% more than the last campaign. The ETIAS authorization for non-EU tourists, effective mid-2025, costs 7 euros and is valid for three years. FTI Group filed for insolvency on June 3, 2024, owing nearly 1 billion euros to the German government.
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El lujo pausado se impone como tendencia en viajes de alta gama en 2025

🏡 By 2025, Belmond to underscore "slow luxury" with initiatives like England and Wales' first luxury sleeper train, Britannic Explorer, launching in July with three-night and six-night journeys, Michelin-starred gastronomy by Simon Rogan, and summer private residence Villa Beatrice in Portofino. Venice Simplon-Orient-Express adds artist-designed carriage L'Observatoire in March. Splendido, A Belmond Hotel, reopens in June after refurbishment, featuring a Dior spa.
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