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Miguel Praga

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Imserso: Ávoris rectifica y evita el caos de hace un año

📅 Turismo Social (Ávoris) corrected previous issues in the Imserso tourism program for the 2024/2025 season, launching with the promised 886,269 spots. Sales began on September 23 for privileged clients in various Spanish regions and expanded on September 24. Asturias, Cataluña, and other regions follow on September 25-26. Reservations can be made online or at 8,893 authorized travel agencies. Four million accredited pensioners have access to three travel packages: 443,887 coastal spots, 230,039 insular, and 212,343 inland.
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Los Hidalgo aportarían inmuebles para salvar Air Europa

✈ Air Europa, valued between €600-800 million, must address its equity balance within three months as the accounting moratorium extension ends on December 31. The Hidalgo family hired EY and PwC for the valuation ahead of a capital increase to avoid dissolution. Air Europa’s Ebitda for 2024 is projected at €200 million, with debt exceeding €2,000 million, including €1,300 million from aircraft leasing contracts. The company has until 2026 to repay €475 million to SEPI. Capital increase estimates range from €80-€200 million. IAG, owning 20% of Air Europa valued at €125 million, may need to participate to prevent dilution.
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El sector turístico gana su batalla a Marlaska con el registro documental

🏨 The Spanish Interior Ministry has succumbed to significant pressure from both national and international tourism sectors, delaying the implementation of the controversial decree 933/2021, which mandates extensive documentation for hotels and agencies. The CEOE is awaiting official confirmation and seeks meetings with the Ministries of Tourism and Interior. Originally set to commence on October 1st, the decree's suspension brings considerable relief to an industry advocating against its "impossible compliance.
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Ultimátum de la justicia a Ryanair por su campaña contra a Edreams

🛩 Ryanair faces potential criminal charges for defying a judicial order from Barcelona's Commercial Court No. 12 to cease its attacks on Edreams Odigeo and its Prime program. Despite previous warnings, the Irish low-cost carrier continued its denigrating campaign, prompting the court to reiterate the removal of all offensive content from their platforms. In July, the court determined Ryanair's actions violated Article 9 of the Unfair Competition Law, citing a calculated campaign to promote its own website for flight bookings.
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Air Belgium, en liquidación y con 11 mil viajeros abandonados

✈ Air Belgium faced a critical deadline in early October to restructure its finances to avoid bankruptcy, needing €18 million. Failing to secure funds, the semi-public airline petitioned for partial bankruptcy, halting passenger services while seeking an investor. A judge ordered compulsory liquidation, giving four months to find a buyer or dissolve. Eleven thousand passengers, primarily flying to or from Africa, lost their tickets and money. The airline operates seven long-haul aircraft, all leased, with some permanently grounded. The ACMI business, leasing aircraft with crew to other airlines, may survive.
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Air France prueba en dos rutas a volar sin comida a bordo

✈ Air France will start testing traveler reactions to flights without free onboard meals on routes from Charles de Gaulle to Lisbon and Helsinki beginning January 2025, targeting flights under three hours. Passengers will instead receive a complimentary drink and sweet item like a cookie. This change mirrors practices by airlines such as Lufthansa and British Airways, amid market trends. However, Business Class services remain unchanged with full service maintained.
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Play de Islandia abre una ruta aérea de Valencia a Reikiavik

📍 Play, an Icelandic private airline inheriting a legacy of predecessors' failures, is making a profit and expanding its European routes, including twice-weekly flights to Valencia, Spain, on Tuesdays and Saturdays starting next summer. The airline, which flies to Madrid, Barcelona, and other Spanish destinations, also plans a new route to Porto. With ten single-aisle aircraft, Play connects 40 destinations in Europe and North America, leveraging Iceland's strategic location for transatlantic flights.
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Una directiva de Hidalgo admite al juez “un trato muy cercano” a Begoña Gómez

✈ Leticia Lauffer, former director at Wakalua, testified on August 26 about her close relationship with Begoña Gómez, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, during the investigation into Gómez for alleged influence trafficking and corruption. Lauffer directed Wakalua from May 2019 to June 2023 and detailed her connections within the investigation led by Judge Juan Carlos Peinado, Juzgado de Instrucción nº 41, Madrid, regarding Gómez's interactions with Javier Hidalgo amidst negotiations for a state rescue of Air Europa.
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En defensa de Booking

🏨 Booking.com critiqued for being favored over hotel websites despite hotels' ability to offer lower prices without contractual obligations to the American portal. Travelers often find hotel direct booking prices higher than on Booking.com, except for one major hotel chain promoting direct purchases with slightly better rates. Hotels faulted for not understanding consumer price-searching behavior and not offering the lowest prices on their websites, contrary to the practice of low-cost airlines. ????️
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El Imserso sufre en Benidorm: solo 16 hoteles continúan

🏖 Benidorm, previously holding nearly one in five Imserso program spots, sees a drastic reduction in its hotel offerings for the upcoming season starting September 23, due to hotels refusing contract conditions that don't cover operational costs. Only 16 participating hotels are confirmed—11 three-star and 5 four-star establishments. The number has nearly halved from 28 hotels in 2022/2023 to 20 in the last campaign. Hotels will receive 25 to 26 euros per person per night, well below the desired 34 to 35 euros.
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