🏖️ Calvià's new campaign 'One tourist, one friend' aims to welcome tourists amidst recent protests against over-tourism. Mayor Juan Antonio Amengual emphasized the campaign at London's World Travel Market (WTM) 2024, targeting the key British market. The strategy, responding to concerns of 'tourism phobia,' seeks to improve cohabitation with residents and includes regulating illegal tourist offerings to release housing for local needs. Calvià will host the ABTA Annual Convention in 2025, bringing 450 British travel agents, representing 4,500 companies, to the spotlight.
🏨 María Frontera, President of the Hotel Business Federation of Mallorca (FEHM), highlights the United Kingdom's recovery from recession and the need to strengthen family tourism, the tour operation model, and desestacionalización. At World Travel Market (WTM), she noted increased arrivals in February, March, and April, but pre-pandemic figures haven't been reached. The British market, third in spending growth at 25% since 2019, is now averaging €197.51 per person per day, up 9% from 2023. Despite a 6% drop in occupancy this summer, the sector is aiming to extend the hotel season; 30% of hotels to open in February and 50% in March next year. Investment over €3 billion repositioned hotel assets between 2015 and 2022, with 4 and 5-star establishments now representing 70% of the offer. Hotel employment reached 500,000 workers in the sector this year, with wages increasing 33.6% in the past decade, outpacing the Consumer Price Index (CPI) by 10 points.
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Sunrise Miches Beach Resort, a Marriott International property, offers a beachfront location with 6 km of golden sands, 90 minutes from Punta Cana International Airport. The resort features year-round sargassum-free beaches averaging temperatures of 28°C. Currently, it has 116 adult-only rooms with sea views, a luxury spa, and a gym. In 2025, the resort will expand to include 252 family section rooms, a water park, and a convention center for 500 people, becoming the second all-inclusive Marriott Hotels brand in the Caribbean and Latin America. Guests can enjoy a variety of high-quality dining options, including international, Asian, Mediterranean cuisines, a café, and a snack bar.
🏖️ Grupo Lopesan to invest over $300 million in the second phase of Lopesan Costa Bávaro Resort, Spa & Casino in Punta Cana, announced at WTM 2024 in London. The expansion covers 181,000 square meters and includes a complex with over 990 rooms featuring three distinct concepts for various clienteles. The project will boast 6 themed restaurants, a 225-room 'Adults Only' area, a 'Family & Fun' zone with 222 rooms, and a 'Premium Resort' with 544 rooms, adjacent to a conference center for over 700 attendees.
🏖️ In Valencia, a recovery plan for the DANA-affected areas includes 136 measures and a €31.402 billion budget, with €175 million requested for over 1,000 hospitality and food establishments, plus €7.5 million for the hotel and vacation sector. ABTA predicts a good 2024 season for Spanish tourism, with 31% of Brits choosing Spain over France, Italy, and the US. Canarias targets respectful tourists with its new winter campaign in Europe, launched at the WTM in London.
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🏖 Turismo de Canarias launched a new winter campaign at the 45th World Travel Market, targeting tourists who respect the Canary Islands' environment, culture, and society. Presented by Tourism and Employment Councilor Jéssica de León, the campaign focuses on responsible tourism and will run from November to March in the UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, and Norway, with a €2.5 million budget funded by the European Regional Development Fund. The strategy also aims to diversify markets and reduce vulnerabilities, increasing the presence in France, Italy, Poland and opening new routes to the US, Hungary, Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Croatia, and soon Greece and Serbia.
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Toni Raurich-Marcet, IA professor at ISDI and co-founder of eBooking and GP Traveltech.vc, highlighted the issue of digitalization in tourism, stating European technologies are largely owned by US and Chinese companies. Morgann Lesné of Cambon Partners, during the Tourism Innovation Summit in Sevilla, mentioned Europe, especially France and Spain, could produce leading travel tech companies with a radical growth approach. Examples include Booking.com, Amadeus, and TravelPerk. Lesné emphasizes the need for aggressive mergers and acquisitions and going beyond national borders to create global leaders. With lower costs in Europe and available talent, Lesné predicts 2025 could see a peak in sector mergers and acquisitions.
🏢 The World Travel Market (WTM) in London opened on November 5, with the Spanish tourism sector in attendance, amidst mixed economic indicators from the UK. The event boasts approximately 4,000 exhibitors and aims to be the largest in its history. Boeing's workers in the US ended their strike, with 60% approving a collective agreement that includes a 38% wage increase over four years and a $12,000 bonus for each worker. The average Boeing salary will rise from $75,600 to $119,300. Global air traffic reached a record high in September, with demand (measured in PKT) up 7.1% over September 2023, outpacing capacity (measured in ASK) which grew 5.8%, leading to a load factor of 83.6%.