Alex Cuenca

✈️ Ryanair approaches tenth partnership with online travel agencies, announcing a deal with German company Omio. Customers of Omio will now have access to Ryanair's low-cost flights with full price transparency and booking access. This marks Ryanair's eighth recent partnership, previously teaming up with Viajes El Corte Inglés, Expedia, Tui, Lastminute.com, Kiwi, Etraveli Group, and On the Beach. Potential addition of Destinia is in negotiation, expected to be announced in the last quarter of the year.

🏠 Airbnb experienced a notable slowdown in growth causing a 14% loss in investor value on Wednesday, followed by a mere 1% improvement on Thursday. This downturn aligns with similar troubling forecasts from Delta Airlines, Marriott, and Booking anticipating a regressive fall. Despite this, Airbnb aims to transition into a more serious and professional organization, focusing on quality control improvements for its listings and service enhancements, while expanding into less penetrated markets.

🏖️ The Federación Empresarial Hotelera de Mallorca (FEHM) criticizes "extremist attacks" on tourism in the face of recent vandalism in Palma de Mallorca, impacting local community and deterring key markets. Palma woke up to anti-tourism graffiti, like "El turismo os hará libres" and "Stop Tourism". German and British media reported on a "Kill a tourist" graffiti in Manacor, deemed sinister and unjustified. The FEHM demands respect for Baleares' 203,495 tourism workers and calls for graffiti removal. Palma's city council promises cleanup and increases fines from €100-750 to €1500-3000 for vandalism.

🚨 Around 400 people, mostly British, were evacuated from the Royal Son Bou Family Club Hotel in Menorca due to a chemical leak involving a toxic cloud from the pool storage area. The incident occurred when hydrochloric acid was mistakenly poured into a chlorine tank. A dozen people were hospitalized as a precaution. Authorities are investigating the suspected human error. Mayor José Luis Benejam thanked emergency services and wished a swift recovery to all impacted.