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Miguel Praga

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Las 800 agencias de Dit Gestión se unirán a Ávoris en abril

🏩 Ávoris, owned by Barceló, will surpass 3,000 sales points after acquiring Dit Gestión in early April 2023. Dit Gestión, with approximately 800 agencies, will join Ávoris but maintain independence. The acquisition, previously having CNMC approval, will add to Ávoris's existing ~2,300 points of sale from brands like Halcón Viajes and B travel. Ávoris's associated division, led by Endika Ormaeche since spring 2023, will include Dit Gestión, still under Jon and Lander Arriaga's leadership.
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Escarrer: “Queda un importante recorrido para subir tarifas”

🏨 Gabriel Escarrer, CEO of Meliá, states in an interview with El Economista that hotel prices in Spain have not reached their peak, with significant room for growth. Destinations like Marbella or Ibiza are far from rivals like Santorini or the French Riviera. Despite recent price increases, Spain remains competitive against non-European destinations and cities like London or Paris. Meliá's luxury market strategy aims to increase resilience against economic downturns. Early year trends show rising demand, with a 16% increase in confirmed business compared to the previous year, bolstered by strong sales from Black Friday.
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Qatar, sobre el vuelo con un muerto: “Todo se hizo bien”

✈ Qatar Airways faced criticism for making passengers fly for four hours with a deceased person seated beside them. The airline responded, saying the crew acted "quickly, appropriately, and professionally," following their manual. The complaining couple was moved to different seats, and a crew member sat next to the deceased until landing in Doha. Compensation was offered to the deceased's family and affected passengers. Jennifer Ring, a witness, expressed her dismay on Australian TV, stating that passengers were not allowed to disembark before the body was moved.
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Las grandes cadenas lanzan su propia asociación en Canarias

🏨 Major hotel chains are forming their own association in the Canary Islands, challenging existing hotelier guilds like Ashotel. The unnamed new business group will include Iberostar, Meliá, Riu, H10, Barceló, Piñero, and Hyatt, which together have 114 hotels in the archipelago. Barceló leads with 28 hotels, followed by Meliá and H10 with 20 each, Hyatt with 19, Riu with 16, and Iberostar with 11. The initiative, focusing initially on Tenerife, aims to represent the industry's interests in key negotiations.
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El mayor propietario de aviones no es una aerolínea

✈️ AerCap, an Irish aircraft leasing company with 1,676 planes, is the world's largest passenger airplane owner as of 2025. Founded in 2006 by Tony Ryan, AerCap grew significantly after acquiring ILFC in 2014 and GE Capital Aviation Services during the pandemic. Their fleet includes 278 twin-aisle aircraft and numerous Embraer models. The second-largest lessor owns 761 planes, and the third owns 583, with subsequent firms based outside of Europe. Ireland's favorable tax regime is beneficial to these leasing companies.
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Un avión de Ryanair con destino Londres se desvía de urgencia a Santander

🛫 A Ryanair Boeing 737 flying from Oporto to London Stansted diverted urgently to Santander above the Cantabrian Sea due to a passenger's "serious medical problems." Air traffic controllers facilitated a continuous descent and direct approach to runway 29 while medical assistance was coordinated on the ground. Recent weeks have seen a high number of similar incidents in Spanish airspace, often involving elderly passengers with serious health issues. In mid-February, a passenger on a Jet2 flight from Tenerife Sur to East Midlands died, with an emergency landing in Santiago de Compostela where medics could only confirm the death.
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Civitatis ficha a un ex de Amazon para acelerar su expansión

💸 Andrés Spitzer appointed as the new Chief Product Officer (CPO) at Civitatis, aiming to increase sales by 40% in 2025. Formerly a product and engineering director at Amazon Business and co-founder of car-sharing platform Bluemove, acquired by Europcar in 2012, Spitzer's role focuses on enhancing scalability, expanding B2B and B2C business, with a strategic priority on Latin America, and improving customer experience.
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W2M refuerza Úbico con la agencia corporate Abramar

🏢 World2Meet (W2M), owned by Iberostar, acquired Abramar Viajes, a corporate travel agency based in Vigo, founded in 1998. Abramar, part of Lufthansa City Center, operates from a 350m² central office and a 160m² branch in Porriño, Pontevedra. This acquisition expands Úbico's network, led by Javier Longarte, to beyond 22 offices after its launch in March 2021. W2M also recently bought Spatravel, a vacation agency in Málaga, joining Azulmarino's near 200 sales points network.
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Esta historia me suena

✈ A county in Great Britain is striving to attract tourists by promoting Kirklees for its historical value. However, Kirklees' location is unknown to many as its name is recently coined from an interesting estate in a neighboring county. The dilemma mirrors the situation in Spain with Ibiza, known locally as Eivissa. Despite authorities using the local name, it's not widely recognized, leading them to often use the globally known name, Ibiza, in promotional campaigns.
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La Torre Eiffel ofrece ahora un puente colgante

🌏 In Paris, a new attraction at the Eiffel Tower named “Le vertige de la tour” features a 40-meter-long suspension bridge, 60 meters above ground, connecting two pillars of the structure. It opened on February 19 and will only be available until March 9. This urban bridge, the tallest in France, is on the level of the tower's first floor. Visitors must register via a free QR code to cross the bridge within a reserved time slot. The bridge, equipped with double-layered safety nets, can support up to 30,000 kilograms per square meter, ensuring no risk of accidents or dropped possessions.
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