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Habitaciones en los hoteles de Radisson donde mejora el sueño del cliente

📌 Radisson Hotel Group enhances guest well-being with Radisson Brilliant Basics and the new Revitalize Rooms, featuring high-quality mattresses, pillows, and duvets plus Biow's sleep technology, available in European hotels including Radisson Blu Hotel, Madrid Prado and Radisson RED Madrid. Biow E-OX device, powered by plasma, aids in eliminating toxins and improving sleep and energy. DUX data reveals only one-third sleep better in hotels; Radisson aims to improve this statistic. Senior VP Cristina Serra welcomes the "new wellness era," while Biow founder Pedro Llana believes the technology transforms sleep into a regenerative experience.
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Así será el mayor parque temático de Europa

🎬 Universal Studios will construct its first European theme park in Bedford, UK, an hour from London, with a £50 billion budget on 190 hectares, set to open in 2031. A whopping 28,000 jobs will be created—20,000 in construction and 8,000 in operation—80% sourced locally. The park, nearly four times larger than Disneyland Paris, aims for 8.5 million annual visitors. Attractions will include Regreso al Futuro, Parque Jurásico, Minions, and a James Bond stunt show, with a 500-room hotel and new rail stop included in the project.
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Marketing digital: aunar tecnología y contenido, más relevante que nunca

📈 Key players in the tourism digital marketing sector, such as eDreams Odigeo, Destinia, Meliá Hotels International, Volotea, Parques Reunidos, Traveltech.vc, Casual Hoteles, and Radisson Hotel Group, discussed AI, attribution, and media mix at the "Digital Trends Travel 2025" roundtable hosted by Taboola. The focus was on strategic AI integration for personalized marketing. Challenges include creating hybrid measurement models and combining appropriate tools for data interpretation tailored to business realities.
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Sol y playa: la oferta hotelera crece un 3% y la vivienda turística, un 20%

🏖 Since 2022, tourist accommodations in Spain's 728 coastal sun and beach municipalities have grown by 20.5%, adding 206,000 new spots, while hotel offerings increased by 3%, with 35,000 additional spots. Eight of the top 20 sun and beach destinations now have more tourist accommodation spots than hotel beds. These destinations include Costa de la Luz (Cádiz), Costa Tropical (Granada), Costa del Sol (Málaga), Costa Brava (Girona), Costa Blanca (Alicante), Costa de Castellón, Costa Valencia (Valencia), and Costa Cálida (Murcia). The Exceltur report SolyTUR 2024 highlights a "disorderly and uncontrolled growth" in tourist housing, with a total of 1.21 million spots surpassing hotel spots, which are at 1,202,243 according to INE data. Mallorca saw a reduction by 2,325 beds. Costa Valencia has the highest ratio with 2.9 tourist accommodation spots for every hotel spot, while Mallorca has the lowest at 0.4.
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Consumo detecta 9.125 anuncios ilegales de pisos turísticos en Galicia

📦 In Galicia, 14,960 tourist accommodation ads were identified, with 9,125 being illegal due to lack of license numbers. Minister Pablo Bustinduy and Santiago de Compostela Mayor Goretti Sanmartín discussed collaboration to combat illicit advertising. On one online rental platform, 406 ads were found in Santiago de Compostela versus 66 licenses granted. The government urges the Xunta de Galicia to avoid bureaucratic hurdles for municipalities in designating "tensioned zones" to cap abusive rents, per the Housing Law.
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BANDB abre su segundo hotel en Sevilla donde prevé rozar la decena

🏨 B&B Hotels opens its second hotel in Bormujos, 7 km from Seville, with 99 rooms and long-term guaranteed rental exploitation. The promoter, Retrada, partners with Buenavista Andalucía Urbano II, SICC, SAU as the financial partner. The brand plans to add five more establishments in the coming years. Currently, B&B Hotels has two establishments in Seville, seven in Andalusia, 59 in Spain, and 17 in Portugal, totaling over 7,000 rooms.
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Grupo Barceló: la cuarta generación avanza en los puestos directivos

📈 Marta Barceló Fontirroig appointed as president of Barceló Crestline, the North American arm of Grupo Barceló, acquired in 2017. Antonio Tovar Barceló named CEO for Central America and Caribbean, overseeing hotels in several countries. Marta joined the family business in August 2023 and worked as a Business Development Analyst at Crestline since October 2023. Antonio, with a 10-year tenure at W Barcelona, joins the management committee with other members, including Simón Barceló Tous.
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José Luque, reelegido presidente de Aehcos cuatro años más  

🏨 José Luque García reelected as the President of the Costa del Sol Hotel Business Association (AEHCOS) for 2025-2029, with María Francisca Peñarroya as first Vice President and Óscar Pascual as Treasurer. Achievements from 2021-2025 include the creation of the Energy Efficiency cluster and Training cluster, which trained over 2,500 workers, addition of legal and HR departments, and numerous agreements for tourism benefits. Goals for the next term include supporting members, improving governance, creative recruitment solutions, and progressive improvements in regional challenges. The Executive Committee comprises eight industry professionals representing diverse lodging types, supported by the Governing Board.
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