Alex Cuenca

🌍 In Valencia, since October 29th, hotels have provided hundreds of rooms for emergency teams and those left homeless by the DANA impact. Hosbec implemented a database for hoteliers to update room availability, with over 500 rooms arranged in the last 48 hours. The collaboration with the Tourism Council ensures constant communication and a coordinated response. Establishments have also offered kitchens for preparing meals for emergency personnel and affected individuals.

✈ Iberia recently announced the reception of the world's first A321XLR, and Airbus released a video of the aircraft's final touches. The video includes the painting process and the design of the Spanish airline's livery. The A321XLR, with a range of up to 4,700 nautical miles, boasts 30% less fuel consumption and CO2 emissions compared to previous generation aircraft. Iberia plans to use this aircraft to fly from Madrid to Boston thrice weekly starting the second half of November, and to Washington DC six times a week from January 15, 2025.

🏖 Ignacio Poladura, president of the Canarian Association of Travel Agencies and Tour Operators (ACAVyT), highlighted the positive summer season, with growth in volume and margin compared to 2023. He emphasized the importance of the tourism industry for the Canarian economy and called for efforts to address "turismophobia" and regulate the surge in holiday rentals. Concerns were raised about the potential negative effects of tourism protests in the Canary Islands, but no short-term impacts were seen. The year 2024 is expected to outperform 2023, with anticipatory measures taken against inflation. Poladura also commented on the competition among airlines in Canarias, benefiting both the emitting and receiving sides of the business. He criticized the controversial Royal Decree 933/2021 and expressed optimism for strong sales in the final quarter of the year and into 2024.