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Todo lo que te interesa saber de distribución hotelera en 3 masterclass

📌 Enrique Fernández of Hotetec, Javier Pérez of Fideltour, and Fermín Carmona of Hotelverse led masterclasses at Updating Hotelero 2025, organized by HOSTELTUR. The sessions focused on improving user experience, loyalty program updates, and personalization. Hotetec's class was titled "7 ways to increase conversion by improving user experience," Fideltour discussed "News on loyalty," and Hotelverse presented "The economy of personalization".
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Alemania afianza su posición como destino cultural líder para los europeos

🏛 Germany solidifies its position as Europeans' favorite cultural destination with 18.7 million travelers interested in cultural tourism, as reported by Ulrike Bohnet of the German National Tourist Board. Spain is particularly interested, with 33% of its travelers enjoying cultural activities in Germany, compared to 22% from other nationalities. Germany aims to surpass the pre-pandemic overnight stays of 2019, which were nearly 90 million. Currently, the recovery rate stands at 94.9%, with 85.3 million international overnight stays in 2022, a 5.4% increase from the previous year. Spanish market contributions were 2.7 million overnight stays, a 7.7% increase, making Spain the eleventh-largest source market for Germany. The tourism board anticipates raising the number of stays to 91 million by 2025, with a 7% increase from 2019 figures, expecting growth particularly from overseas markets. Six new air routes between Spain and Germany are planned to open, improving connectivity.
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Destinos top de los españoles, según su lugar de residencia

🗺 Galicia prefers Fez, Roma, and Amsterdam for Easter travel. Cantabria leans towards Múnich, Bolonia, and Edimburgo. Andalucía's top 3 includes Roma and Madrid, along with Fez. Castilla-La Mancha and País Vasco favor Roma over Lisboa and Florencia, while Baleares chooses Milán, Nápoles, and Chaouen. Canarias opts for Marrakech, Budapest, and Londres; Cataluña for Ámsterdam, Roma, and Madrid; Comunidad Valenciana for Budapest, Cracovia, and Ámsterdam. Asturias, Aragón, Madrid, La Rioja, Navarra, Castilla y León, Murcia, Extremadura, Ceuta, and Melilla show varied preferences with Roma often leading. Italy is the second most popular country, with 16% of Spaniards booking free tours there, following Spain at 25%, and Morocco at 7%. Marruecos, Reino Unido (5.5%), Portugal (5.2%), Francia (4.5%), Alemania (4%), and Polonia (3.5%) are also popular. Japan, especially Tokio, sees a sharp increase in demand, forecast to grow by 500% over Easter 2024.
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¿Los españoles recurren a financiar sus vacaciones de Semana Santa?

💰 Spanish travelers expect to spend an average of €588 for Easter holidays, with 15.2% budgeting less than €200 and 21.8% over €800. A trend shows 22% considering financing their trip at 21% less than in 2024, dropping from €6,300 to €5,000. Young adults (18-34), low-income individuals, and men are most likely to seek personal loans. Most Spaniards (53.4%) seek a balance between payment time and interest rates for loan repayment, with a 20% cut in the return period to 48 months compared to last year, even as loan requests have doubled since 2022. Key considerations for financing include trust in the entity (60.2%), clear interest information (51.6%), and process simplicity (46.1%). Three out of ten participants choose Andalusia as their top vacation spot, with 67.1% planning to travel outside their hometown.
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Viajes corporativos: las nuevas generaciones exigen flexibilidad y rapidez

💸 Triporate, a business travel agency specializing in SMEs and self-employed professionals within Ávoris Corporación Empresarial, has launched a self-booking platform catering to the new generation of business travelers who value speed and flexibility. Jorge Carulla, the general director of Triporate, emphasizes the personalized experience the self-management platform offers, allowing each traveler to customize preferences for seating, airlines, hotel locations, and amenities. The platform is accessible via email, phone, WhatsApp, and the web, eliminating the need for agents and fixed schedules. This innovation not only enhances traveler satisfaction and performance but also helps companies attract and retain talent, as the freedom of choice is highly valued by newer generations.
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Los hoteles de experiencias de Cataluña eligen nuevo presidente

🏡 Yassine Bouallala is appointed as the new president of Grans Hotels de Catalunya, succeeding Jordi Mias who served for 8 years. The consortium comprises 67 hotels specialized in experiences like gastronomy and cycling, located across Catalonia. Bouallala, with his management experience, aims to expand the association. The General Assembly on March 25 also presented plans for 2025. Despite global uncertainties, the entity reports strong pre-Easter bookings from the UK and the USA. Grans Hotels de Catalunya was established in April 2024, merging Costa Brava Hotels and Blau Verd Hotels, now including 38 under its own name and 29 as Petits Grans Hotels.
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Accor alcanzará los 100 hoteles en España este mes

🏨 Accor to reach 100 hotels in Spain with the April opening of Ibis Styles Madrid Aeropuerto Valdebebas. The French chain has 99 hotels nationally, 92 in the PME division with 11,057 rooms, and 7 in Lifestyle & Luxury with 2,064 rooms. Accor's low-cost hotel portfolio in Spain consists of 76 establishments with 7,846 rooms. Upcoming openings include Ibis Budget Madrid Albasanz in May, Ibis Madrid Las Tablas in September, and Greet Alicante by early 2026. Accor operates around 5,100 PME hotels globally. In 2024, their PME division generated revenues of €3.103 billion, a 5% increase, with an EBITDA of €809 million, up 8%. The Lifestyle & Luxury hotels earned €2.587 billion, up 19%, with an EBITDA of €427 million, a 21% increase from the previous fiscal year.
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Semana Santa: los europeos disparan las búsquedas a destinos de playa

🏖️ Flight searches for Easter week, April 7-21, rose by 36%. Spain leads Europe in hotel booking rebound, with coastal, Canary, and Balearic destinations driving positive outlooks. Later Easter dates compared to last year (March 18-April 1) and warmer weather increase attraction for international travel, especially in Southern Europe. Beach destinations see a 59% spike in flight searches. Palma de Mallorca, with a 3.1% market share, saw a 79% jump in searches. Shopping and urban destinations experienced a 28% and 26% increase in flight searches, respectively. European cities like Amsterdam, Geneva, London, Paris, and Berlin face slight declines in regional visitor shares.
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Reino Unido: nace un gigante de los receptivos en Europa

🏖 Tour Partner Group, a British inbound travel agency with offices in London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and Copenhagen, acquired JacTravel, a specialist in trips to Great Britain and Ireland. The transaction is expected to close by the end of April. JacTravel, with a 50-year history, was owned by Web Travel Group and is known for group and independent travel, serving markets including the USA. Tour Partner Group was formed by merging several companies, including Hotels & More (UK), Irish Welcome Tours (Ireland), Authentic Vacations (USA), Trans Nordic Tours (Denmark), and Experience Scotland (Scotland). The merger positions Tour Partner Group as a leading DMC in Europe. JacTravel will operate under its existing brand this year, ensuring continuity for clients and suppliers. Karen Robertson remains as JacTravel's director. There will be no immediate changes to customer terms, bookings, supplier agreements, or operational processes.
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El turismo vacacional sube de categoría sin crecer en camas

🏖️ Entre 2019 y 2024, las plazas hoteleras en destinos de sol y playa en España solo subieron un 0,5%, aunque el 60% de la inversión hotelera se destinó a hoteles vacacionales. Los hoteles de 4 y 5 estrellas vieron un incremento del 12% en sus plazas, con 59.875 nuevas plazas, mientras se eliminaron casi 50.000 camas en establecimientos de menor categoría. La inversión hotelera en España aumentó a 3.500 millones de euros anuales, con un enfoque en el turismo vacacional y una mejora del 37% en el RevPar en comparación con 2019. Destacan las inversiones en la Comunidad Valenciana, Baleares, Cataluña, Canarias y Andalucía, y la Costa Blanca lideró con un crecimiento del 36,5% en plazas de 4 y 5 estrellas.
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