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💰 Hotels can monetize energy savings with Energy Saving Certificates (CAE), verified by entities like Balantia for sale to energy marketers such as Iberdrola. Valid interventions for CAE include replacing old climate systems with heat pumps, installing LED lighting, and improving insulation. Photovoltaic panels are excluded as they don't reduce energy consumption. The CAE system, part of the National Fund for Energy Efficiency, is available until 2030, with each action having three years to be settled. Combining CAE with other subsidies like Next Generation funds can recover up to 80% of investment costs.

🏤 In 2025, key global railway developments include the Orient Express La Dolce Vita in Italy from April, connecting cities like Rome, Venice, and Palermo. The Britannic Explorer in the UK, starting in July, links London with Wales and Cornwall, offering Art Deco cabins and Michelin-starred dining. France's Le Grand Tour from 2025 gives a six-day journey from Paris through Champagne and the Alps. Brussels-Venice will have a new European Sleeper route, while Deutsche Bahn launched a high-speed Paris-Berlin service in December 2024, taking eight hours at speeds up to 322 km/h, with tickets starting at $60. Saudi Arabia's Dream of the Desert in November 2025 offers a 1,290 km high-speed route connecting Riyadh to Al Qurayyat at speeds up to 300 km/h.