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Alex Cuenca

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Civitatis se alía con Atrápalo para integrar más de 90.000 actividades

🌍 Atrápalo, a prominent OTA, partners with Civitatis to expand its travel offerings. As of October 2025, more than 4,000 of Civitatis's 90,000 activities are integrated, with full integration planned. CEO Luis Alonso emphasizes the comprehensive travel planning available, while Verónica de Íscar from Civitatis highlights the alliance's strategic importance in Spanish-speaking markets. This collaboration aims to enhance the travel experience by providing curated, high-quality activities in various destinations.
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IAG acelera el plan para levantar la Ciudad Iberia en Barajas

💻 IAG plans to invest €600 million in Madrid's La Muñoza facilities, aiming to transform it into a European aviation innovation hub by 2026. Coordinated with the Barajas airport expansion, the 1.7 million square meter "Ciudad Iberia" will focus on major fleet maintenance. The existing 220,000 square meter facility serves over 100 clients, including IAG airlines. The center specializes in maintenance for the Airbus A321XLR, crucial for future long-haul travel. The project revives pre-pandemic plans.
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Partida insuficiente del Gobierno para salvar el descuento de residentes

🛩 El Gobierno español planea transferir 719 million euros to airlines and shipping companies operating in the Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla for pending resident discounts. Airlines will receive 350 million euros, and shipping companies 50 million euros. The remaining 319 million euros will be linked to a new air navigation law. However, a total of 1.2 billion euros remains unpaid to the sector, impacting liquidity and connectivity. Urgent resolutions have been requested, including from La Gomera's president, Casimiro Curbelo.
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Benidorm, imparable pese al frenazo hotelero en la Costa Blanca

📅 Benidorm, October 2023: The first half of October saw an 88.2% hotel occupancy rate, nearly matching last year's figures, despite a drop in the rest of Costa Blanca due to the absence of the Día de la Hispanidad holiday and recent DANA cancellations. British tourists dominate with 47.2% of visitors. Three-star hotels boast an 89.4% occupancy rate. The rest of Costa Blanca closed at 77.4%, down six points from last year.
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Viajes del Imserso: el Gobierno presume de no dejar a nadie fuera

🌎 En España, el programa de turismo social del Imserso, anunciado el 19 de octubre, reduce sus plazas de 886,629 a 879,213 para 2025. El ministro Pablo Bustinduy y la directora Mayte Sancho resaltan su objetivo universal. Sin embargo, con 4,329,606 solicitantes, la proporción es de 1 plaza por cada 5. Muchos destinos ya estaban completos antes del inicio de reservas, dejando a numerosos pensionistas sin acceso a viajes.
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El PSOE quiere tumbar el plan de Madrid contra los pisos turísticos

📅 Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid (TSJM) admitted PSOE's appeal against "Plan Reside" on October 2023, targeting Madrid's initiative to regulate tourist apartments. The plan, criticized for potentially transforming up to 73% of central buildings into tourist accommodations, faces claims of legal irregularities. The proposal allows for 215 private facilities to convert for affordable housing, restricts tourist flats in residential buildings, and permits a 15-year tourist use for obsolete buildings.
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Galicia y Baleares pierden capacidad aérea mientras el resto del país crece

✈️ Galicia and Baleares face significant flight cuts this winter: Galicia will see a 17% capacity drop, losing 440,000 seats, due to Ryanair's closures in Santiago and Vigo. Baleares will lose 150,000 seats, with Menorca hit hardest (9% decrease). A 1,000-million-euro debt from resident discounts is partly blamed. Contrastingly, Canarias gains 700,000 seats (up 2.4%), and Ibiza grows 1.8%. Elsewhere, seat availability increases—Andalucía 6.7%, Madrid 5.6%, Barcelona 6.1%, Alicante 11.1%.
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El handling de Iberia, a un paso de desembarcar en Portugal

🚀 South, a subsidiary of Iberia, leads the bid for ground handling services at Lisbon, Porto, and Faro airports in Portugal. The process began in October 2024, with South and Clece participating in early 2025. If awarded, the license will last seven years. South operates in 38 Spanish airports, employs over 8,000 people, and serves over 100 airlines. The decision will be finalized after a five-day objection period by the Portuguese aviation authority.
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Los partidos de Champions, una mina de oro para hoteles y restaurantes

🏟 Real Madrid vs. Manchester City on December 10 at Santiago Bernabéu will generate €4.4 million in direct tourism spending in Madrid. Breakdown: €2.4 million on food, €1.3 million on lodging, €720,000 on transport. 72,200 fans expected; 60% are local club members. Air capacity to Madrid rises by 8.7%, with UK flights up 22.7%. Hotel prices: 3-star up 6.2%, 4-star up 15.3%, 5-star up 30.6%.
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