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Miguel Praga

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Cerdeña: 20 millones para que las aerolíneas vuelen a la isla

🌊 The island authority of Sardinia approved a €20 million budget to encourage European airlines to fly to the island and bring tourists. The initiative will cover 50% of airport costs for airlines. The plan includes prioritizing routes to the United States, Istanbul, and Asia, and proposes new connections from Alghero and Olbia in northern Sardinia to Cagliari and Ajaccio in Corsica, out of 67 intended routes. Currently, Sardinia's primary tourist area is near Olbia. Flights to Rome and Milan are publicly subsidized, with Volotea, Easyjet, and Ryanair being key airlines.
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Barajas: medio millar de indigentes convierten el aeropuerto en su hogar

🛫 Madrid-Barajas Airport becomes an impromptu refuge for nearly 500 homeless, according to ASAE union. Aniceto Javier Armas, senator elected for El Hierro, brought up the issue in the Senate, highlighting the problem has been growing since the opening of Terminal 4 in 2006. Despite efforts by Madrid City Council, SAMUR Social, and the Government Delegation, the issue persists, with airport workers facing threats, insults, and fear due to aggressive behavior, along with damage to facilities, especially bathrooms.
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Ávoris: Competencia da luz verde a la compra de Dit Gestión

💰 The Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) approved Ávoris' acquisition of Dit Gestión, allowing the tourism conglomerate to exceed 3,000 sales outlets in Spain. CNMC received the transaction documents in November, with a ruling expected by the end of 2024, delayed due to Unida's non-payment of a fine from a 20216 cartel case. Prior to the acquisition, Ávoris had approximately 2,300 outlets, including brands Halcón Viajes, B travel, Viajes Ecuador, Geomoon, and a previously acquired group, Gea, with 500 offices.
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Ávoris, VECI, Nautalia e IAG7, sin noticias de la CNMC

📌 Travel agencies implicated in an infringement procedure by Spain's National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) received no notifications throughout 2024. The CNMC initiated the sanctioning file in late 2023 with a two-year deadline to issue a verdict. Agencies involved include Ávoris, Viajes El Corte Inglés, Nautalia, and IAG7 Viajes, all maintaining their innocence. The CNMC investigation focused on the CORA public tender for managing the Spanish government's centralized travel services, specifically a potential allocation of different lots. Inspections were conducted from March 28 to 31, 2023, leading to the procedural opening in November. Potential fines could reach up to 10% of the implicated companies' total business volume.
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Daño a largo plazo

📌 A Spanish government proposal to reduce working hours is politically favorable but could have long-term negative effects, particularly in the tourism sector, where productivity has been stagnant. Collective bargaining is suggested as a better approach to worker quality of life without damaging economic competitiveness. The legislation's potential side effects include wage imbalances and unrealistic general applicability. Despite tourism business owners' concerns, the government aims for voter appeal, with possible future consequences.
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Un avión de Binter sufre un fallo de motor camino de Gran Canaria

✈ Binter's ATR 72-600 experienced engine failure on a flight from Fuerteventura to Gran Canaria, leading to an emergency declaration. Air traffic controllers prioritized the aircraft, instructing other incoming traffic to hold. The incident, managed without further issues, ended safely with the aircraft's landing and clearance from the runway, supported by emergency services.
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¿Por qué viajar a Latinoamérica es tan caro?

✈ Round-trip flights from Europe to the Far East approximately take 10 hours and can be found for as low as 600 euros, thanks to competition from Chinese airlines. Crossing the North Atlantic from any European city to the USA or Canada costs about the same, even without opting for stopover flights in Ireland or Iceland. However, flights from Madrid to any South American country, with similar durations, are impossible to find under 1000 euros, typically costing around 1200 euros. The price discrepancy is attributed to fewer operators and less intense competition in Latin America.
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Los viajes del Imserso sufren “una severa crisis de calidad”

💰 The Spanish government's reduced budget for its social tourism program has led to a "severe quality crisis" in the travel experiences provided. Tirant eGob, a consultancy, warns this underfunding threatens the program's viability, especially with current inflation making the offered prices unsustainable for the hotel industry. Between 2011-2022, excluding the COVID years, the program generated €3 billion, nearly five times the €650 million invested by the state. An upcoming bid could revise pricing to align with industry needs without harming beneficiaries.
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