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Miguel Praga

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W2M: Madrid y Barcelona, prioridades de Azulmarino

🏢 Azulmarino targets strengthening its presence in Madrid and Barcelona for the current year, avoiding mass office openings. The company led by Gabriel Subías ended 2024 with 194 sales points, including 162 owned (136 Azulmarino, 19 Grand Azulmarino, five Viajes Cibeles, two The Sphere) and 29 Azulmarino franchises. The group aims to approach 100 offices in three years, having opened 15 Azulmarino agencies, nine Grand Azulmarino, and one The Sphere atelier in Madrid in 2024.
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Terremoto en Birmania: mueren 5 controladores al caer su torre

🌡 Myanmar (also known as Burma) was struck by an earthquake last Friday, causing the collapse of Naypyidaw International Airport's control tower and killing five air traffic controllers. The airport's runway also sustained significant damage. Air traffic in the region was temporarily suspended but has since resumed except for Naypyidaw, where the impact is minimal due to the low number of flights. Details on victims and the airport's reopening timeline remain undisclosed due to the Burmese military regime's lack of transparency.
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Imserso: España planea abrir los viajes a ciudadanos portugueses

🏖️ Imserso, the Spanish state agency for senior tourism, is in talks with the Portuguese public administration to potentially add Portugal as a destination for its program and allow Portuguese seniors to participate. The proposal, presented by Imserso Director María Teresa Sancho in February, has faced strong opposition from the tourism sector over low profitability. However, Ávoris' General Director of Social Tourism, Beatriz Varela, supports the move, noting it could attract 100,000 to 300,000 additional beneficiaries and benefit Spain's economy in the off-season.
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W2M: acuerdo con BlueBay para explotar su planta hotelera

📍 W2M has formed a new strategic alliance with BlueBay, managing a portfolio over 12,000 beds pending bank approval. Negotiations lasted over two months after BlueBay ended a prior contract in January to renegotiate, which was originally signed in December 2023 aiming for a €2.5 billion business volume. The partnership includes 10 BlueBay establishments in Spain (Baleares, Canarias, Costa del Sol, Valencia) and 6 more in international locations (Riviera Maya, Puerto Plata, Samaná, Dubái, Fujairah).
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El dirigente de la OMT se alía con Zapatero para perpetuarse en el cargo

📆 Zurab Pololikashvili, secretary-general of the UNWTO, seeks to maintain his position despite opposition and controversies including accusations related to masks in the Dominican Republic and a trip to St. Petersburg. Spain will not vote for his candidacy in May's elections. Pololikashvili has enlisted former Spanish President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to help gain China's support, which could influence African countries. The alliance between Zapatero and Pololikashvili is not new; they have a history of frequent interactions.
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Plus Ultra se despide del último A340 operativo en España

✈ Plus Ultra retires its last operating Airbus A340, named Santa María Portugalete (registration EC-MQM), from its fleet after eight years of service. This marks the end of an era for Spain's A340s, as Iberia first flew the model in 1996 and sold its last units in the summer of 2020 during the pandemic. Plus Ultra now standardizes its fleet to only A330s for better operational costs in maintenance and fuel consumption, with the retired A340 heading to the Netherlands for dismantling.
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Ávoris pone el foco en Costa Rica tras su aterrizaje en México

📈 Ávoris, led by Juan Carlos González and Vicente Fenollar, focuses on Costa Rica for international expansion after recent Mexico entry with Catai brand. The decision is not final, but Costa Rica is likely the next market for Catai. Iberojet operates flights from Madrid to San José twice weekly, increasing to three times from June to October. Ávoris partnered with Travel Shop in Mexico, entered Italy in January with Travelplan and Welcomebeds, and plans for France and Morocco. In 2024, established presence in Brazil and Argentina via CVC consortium, offering Special Tours circuits, Welcomebeds, and Welcome Incoming Services.
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Catastrófica caída de los viajes de Canadá a Estados Unidos

🛫 Travel between Canada and the US is expected to plummet by 75% in the coming months, an alarming drop revealed by the OAG study portal and reported by Canada's Toronto Star. March 2024 saw 1.2 million flight reservations for April, which drastically fell below 300,000 this year. May's figures also declined from 817,000 to under 230,000. Despite this, airlines haven't changed their summer flight plans, except for Transat and Flair from Canada, which reduced their US flights by 22% and 26%, respectively.
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Barceló: “Es muy difícil que alguien quiera comprar Ávoris”

📈 Simón Pedro Barceló, co-president of Barceló Group, in an interview with Diario de Mallorca, doubts the sale of Ávoris, projecting aggressive results that potential buyers may not acknowledge. Ávoris faced over €300 million in losses from 2020 to 2022, aiming for a swift recovery. With €4.5 billion in sales last year and an Ebitda of €45 million, 1% of sales, Barceló anticipates doubling the Ebitda this year, highlighting a significant growth in results.
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