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Cómo transformar el turismo: Grupo Hotusa apuesta por siete áreas clave

🏕 Grupo Hotusa, focusing on sustainable tourism, operates in seven key areas including heritage preservation and environmental impact reduction. Their Áurea Hotels brand embodies their cultural commitment, with plans to grow in historic buildings. The group surpasses 250 employees at their Chantada center, emphasizing local development and professional training, with 13 dual training partnerships in Galicia. Their 2023 ecological plan reduced kilowatt consumption by over 20% and aims to plant the equivalent of 27,583 trees in renewable energy generation. They guarantee 100% renewable energy in Italy and aspire to halve CO2 emissions in Eastern Europe hotels by 2024-2025. Over 70% of their purchases are local, kitchen oil is converted into biofuel, and water usage is meticulously managed, promoting sustainability across their Restel, Keytel, and Eurostars Hotel Company brands.
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Trip.com: optimismo ante las perspectivas de crecimiento en España en 2025

📍 Trip.com's General Manager for Europe, Andy Washington, remains positive about the company's growth in Spain, a key focus alongside France, Germany, Italy, and the UK in Europe. In just one year, the app has seen over 5.3 million downloads. The company, which reported a net profit of $1.4 billion globally in 2023, is optimistic about its evolution in Spain, particularly in Madrid and Barcelona, where it has a new office. With significant growth linked to airline relationships, more marketing investments are planned for 2025 to strengthen its positioning. Flight bookings in Europe have seen double-digit growth, while hotel bookings surged threefold year over year. International bookings from Spain rocketed by 432.78% compared to 2019, nearly double the European average of 296.76%. Spain ranks as the second most popular destination in Europe for Trip.com's international travelers, trailing the UK.
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Preferred Hotels AND Resorts y Beyond Green: fuerte impulso a su portfolio

🏨 Preferred Hotels & Resorts added over 60 new properties since early 2024, the largest increase since 2018, with its Legend Collection surpassing 100 properties, including 23 new Beyond Green properties for sustainable lodging. With over 600 locations in more than 80 countries, the 20-year family-owned company sees growth through strategic advantages. Forbes Travel Guide Star Awards recognized 60 Legend properties in 2024. Recent openings include Grand Velas Boutique Los Cabos, Only YOU Hotel Sevilla, and an expanded partnership with Virgin Limited Edition added iconic destinations like Necker Island. Beyond Green committed to donating 1% of annual sales for environmental nonprofits in collaboration with 1% for the Planet.
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Las 4 fases del relevo generacional en agencias de viajes

💰 Nearly 400 tourism professionals convened at the III Convention of Traveltool e-services from October 24-27 at the Grand Luxor Hotel & Village in Benidorm, discussing the need for talent recruitment and generational turnover in small and medium-sized travel agencies. Key topics included the Combined Travel Directive and data registration regulations per Royal Decree 933/2021. Strategies for succession involved involving descendants in management and adapting agencies to new customer generations. The event featured success stories and innovation strategies for travel agencies.
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IA para una mejor gestión del turismo urbano, nueva jornada Hosteltur

🏖 On November 21, a tourism event organized by Hosteltur, supported by the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria City Council and Turismo LPA, will gather 15 experts to discuss AI in city management and its role in controlling tourist flows. Participants include W2M, GetYourGuide, Civitatis, Riu Hotels & Resorts, Sercotel Hotel Group, among others. The event will feature presentations on AI's impact on urban tourism, success cases like CityMe AI, and how AI is implemented in destination experience companies and hotel chains.
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Las tres noticias más importantes del sector turístico, 7 de noviembre

🏥 Key tourism news highlights today, November 7: José María Rossell Recasens, founder of Senator Hotels & Resorts, established in 1967 in Almería, has passed away. The family, with his children at the helm, pledges to continue his legacy. The Spanish Confederation of Travel Agencies (CEAV) will soon create a recovery fund for travel agencies in Valencia affected by the DANA storm that caused severe flooding last week. Mallorcan hoteliers at WTM 2024 emphasize their role in the island's economy, aiming to strengthen family tourism and the tour operator model, despite Mallorca not yet reaching pre-pandemic visitor numbers.
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Snö Hotels asumirá la gestión del hotel La Corza Blanca en Alto Campoo

❄ Cantabria's Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Sport reached a 3-year agreement, extendable based on performance, with Snö Hotels for managing Hotel La Corza Blanca and the winter station's dining services in Alto Campoo. The 3-star hotel has 68 rooms, a restaurant, café, solarium terrace, and sauna. Luis Martínez Abad aims to boost local tourism and economy while reducing seasonality. Snö Hotels, now with 950 hotel places and 60 apartments totaling approximately 2,500 beds, plans to open nine months a year, up from the current three, and generate local employment without impacting Cantur's current staff. The chain has a presence in high mountain resorts across the Catalan and Aragonese Pyrenees.
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Amadeus obtuvo unos beneficios de 992 M € hasta septiembre, un 18% más

📈 Amadeus recorded solid financial results in the first nine months, earning profits of €992 million, up 18% over the previous year. Revenue increased by 12.6% to €4.6 billion; Ebitda rose 13.3% to €1.806 billion; operating profit grew 16.9% to €1.314,8 million; adjusted profit improved 17.4% to €1.028,2 million. Distribution revenue grew 10% to €2.230,5 million. Air IT Solutions' revenue increased by 16.2% to €1.636,2 million, and hotel and other solutions saw a 12.9% increase to €733.9 million. Free cash flow generated was €975.2 million with net financial debt of €2.511 billion as of September 30.
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