Aperturas de hoteles

🏨 Catalonia Hotels & Resorts acquired two four-star hotels from Meridia: one in Málaga and another in Barcelona. In Málaga's historic center, the 103-room Catalonia Molina Lario becomes their third hotel in the city. The 110-room Gallery Hotel in Barcelona, renamed Catalonia Boulevard, boosts their total to 30 hotels with 3,200 rooms. Expanding rapidly, Catalonia adds over 1,200 rooms globally and has 82 hotels across 25+ destinations. The company is also developing resorts in Jamaica and Zanzibar.

📈 Ibervalles Hoteles Socimi, on Friday, debuted on BME Scaleup with a valuation of €93 million, trading at €18.20 per share. The company plans to optimize hotel assets through strategic repositioning. Ibervalles owns two hotels in Spain and a 35.7% stake in Portugal's Cascais Miragem Health & Spa. In Madrid, it develops a luxury hotel opening in 2028. BME Scaleup aims to support SMEs with 14 companies joining in 2025, totaling over 150 listed.

🏨 Smy Hotels cerró 2025 con la compra de tres hoteles en España, Italia y Portugal, agregando cerca de 600 habitaciones a su cartera. En España, adquirieron el Occidental Isla Cristina en Huelva. En Italia, compraron un hotel urbano en Palermo con 117 habitaciones. También reforzaron su presencia en Portugal con la adquisición del Smy Santa Eulalia Algarve. Estos movimientos estratégicos consolidan su presencia en mercados clave, expandiendo su posición en el sector hotelero.

🏨 Riu plans to expand in London with a second hotel, The Westminster London, currently by Curio Collection by Hilton, featuring 464 rooms, a private bowling alley reopened in 2021, three meeting rooms, and a restaurant. The acquisition is set to complete in January. The hotel is situated 20 minutes from Riu Plaza London Victoria. Riu has not commented on the transaction. Hilton’s Curio Collection operates over 180 hotels globally.

🏠 SmartRental Group will open a new location in Athens, Greece, in January 2026 under the Smartr Stays brand. Smartr Athens Tzavella will offer 18 units: six studios, seven superior studios, and five apartments. This marks their third project in Athens, complementing Akeah Athens City Center and SUIO Athens Piraeus. SmartRental operates over 4,300 rooms and 5,000 beds across Europe. Expansion plans target the UK, Italy, Hungary, Germany, and Greece.

📈 Eurostars Hotel Company aims for growth in 2026, exceeding 2025's financial results. Amancio López predicts an 8% revenue increase and a 10% EBITDA rise in 2025. By 2026, revenues may increase by nearly 12%. The group plans to expand, with 300 hotels in 23 countries by early 2026, including new openings in Spain, Europe, and the U.S. Notable projects include high-end hotels in Málaga, Valladolid, and Rotterdam, focusing on quality and luxury.

🏨 Grupo Salas will introduce the first Holiday Inn Express by IHG Hotels & Resorts in Martorell, Barcelona, completing construction in the second quarter of 2028. The 98-room hotel, situated in La Sínia, will be operated by Hotel Collection International (HCI). La Sínia, a developing area, includes 1,100 homes and a 20,000 m² public park. This collaboration marks HCI's seventh hotel with IHG, expanding their portfolio to 16 hotels and 1,590 rooms.

💻 Gaiarooms opens a 2-star, 12-room hotel in Arrasate, Guipúzcoa, the first in the province to use a 100% digital, reception-less model managed via mobile. The hotel partners with local businesses to boost the economy. CEO Enrique Domínguez targets short stays and business travel, with plans to expand to cities like Madrid and Bilbao, aiming for 4,000 operational units by 2028.

🏨 Ibis Styles Madrid Airport Valdebebas, inspired by 'Alice in Wonderland', opened on April 28 with a unique design concept by Filipe Veiga. The hotel, the largest Ibis Styles in the Iberian Peninsula, features a flexible check-in process using laptops, enhancing customer experience. Located near T4 and IFEMA, it caters to diverse guests, with 260 rooms and an 8.2 rating on Booking.com. The hotel emphasizes sustainability, using energy-efficient materials and reducing waste.

🏨 Globalia, led by President Juan José Hidalgo, has reduced its hotel division to two directly managed properties: Be Live Talavera in Spain and Santo Domingo Bay Convention Resort in the Dominican Republic. The company sold and transferred management of about 30 hotels due to pandemic impacts. Santo Domingo's hotel was reopened after a €48 million renovation, with 600 of 1,000 apartments sold. Over the next 2-3 years, Globalia aims to add 2,000 more apartments.