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🏨 RH Hoteles, a Valencia-based hotel chain, expands to Murcia by adding its first establishment in the region, the 3-star RH Murcia Centro with 61 rooms, previously operated as Zenit Murcia. Located next to Mercado Central de Murcia, the hotel provides easy access to the city's key attractions. This latest addition brings RH Hoteles' portfolio to a total of 22 establishments. The company continues to seek expansion opportunities in holiday and urban destinations, with properties in Benidorm, Calpe, Gandía, Valencia, Castellón de la Plana, Peñíscola, Vinaròs, and now Murcia.

🏦 Accor hired 142,000 people last year, 70% of whom were without university education or prior employment. CEO Sébastien Bazin at the Hospitality Investment Forum in Berlin stated the company needs 50,000 more staff for 300 upcoming hotels. The World Travel & Tourism Council highlighted the global tourism sector employs 348 million people, exceeding North America's population. Accor is tackling challenges including catering to younger travelers and appreciating human value over artificial intelligence in hospitality.

🏨 Bestprice anunció la apertura de su octavo hotel, el Bestprice Alegría, con 53 habitaciones en el distrito tecnológico de San Blas-Canillejas, Madrid, diseñado por Marta González Arquitectos. La cadena ya opera hoteles en Barcelona, Madrid, Girona, Valencia y Santillana del Mar y planea dos nuevos establecimientos en Barcelona y Málaga. Oscar Sánchez, presidente de Hoteles Bestprice, destaca el compromiso con la innovación y la excelencia del nuevo hotel boutique económico premium.

🌟 Overnight stays in non-hotel accommodations reached over 6.8 million in February, a 2.6% increase from February 2024, driven by a 7% rise in non-resident stays, while resident stays fell by 8.5%. Tourist apartments accounted for 66% of these stays. The average stay was 4.6 nights per traveler. Tourist apartment stays increased 7.2% to 4.49 million, with non-resident stays up 10.7%, and occupancy for tourist apartments was 36.5%. Canarias saw a 14.6% jump in tourist apartment stays, reaching more than 2.5 million. Campsite stays fell 2.7% to 1.51 million, with resident stays down 10.5%. The Comunidad Valenciana led campsite stays with 673,000, despite a 6.4% drop. Rural accommodation stays exceeded half a million, a 0.7% increase, with non-resident stays up 14.5%. Andalucía was the top rural stay destination with over 84,000 stays. Hostel stays declined by 21.1% to 339,486 in February, with the Comunidad de Madrid recording the highest number and occupancy rate (83,000 stays, 51.4% occupancy).