Aperturas de hoteles

📍 Barceló Hotel Group, with over 300 hotels in 30 countries and 4 million My Barceló members, expands in Asia, including Malaysia, the newest addition. The Richmond Estelar hotel in Kuala Lumpur, opening by late 2028, will feature 199 suites and signature dining experiences. Located in the KLCC - Bukit Bintang area, it promises luxury hospitality, gastronomy, and sustainability, marking a significant milestone in the group’s Malaysian development.

🏨 B&B Hotels expands in Spain with two new openings: B&B Hotel Burgos and B&B Hotel Tarragona Reus, adding 175 rooms. B&B Hotel Burgos, located on Calle Vitoria, 69, is the first in Castilla y León with 90 rooms. B&B Hotel Tarragona Reus, a new build on Carretera de Reus a Tarragona km 4.5, has 85 rooms. The chain now operates 63 hotels in Spain. Both offer breakfast buffets, Pet Friendly policies, early check-in, and late check-out options.

🏨 GF Hoteles reabrió el GF Gran Costa Adeje en Tenerife tras 8 meses de obras, invirtiendo 40 millones de euros. Este hotel de 5 estrellas modernizó sus habitaciones con tecnología domótica y amplió su oferta familiar. Implementó medidas de eficiencia energética como climatización y energía solar. Victoria López, presidenta de Grupo Fedola, destacó el compromiso con el turismo de calidad. Los nuevos servicios incluyen un miniclub, teen club, y una zona splash.

🏨 Barceló Hotel Group's 2023 expansion includes opening Royal Hideaway Corales Villas in Spain, a €70M investment for a 338-room hotel in Paris, their first hotel in Faro, Portugal, and Barceló Nasandhura Malé in the Maldives. They plan 20 new projects annually, with a €500M investment capacity. Upcoming openings include hotels in Morocco, Dubai, and Egypt. Their strategic focus includes destinations like Germany, Portugal, Italy, and emerging markets in Asia and Africa.

📍 En 2025, España añadirá 17 hoteles a la Guía Michelin, totalizando 109. El Canfranc Estación, a Royal Hideaway Hotel en los Pirineos, fue inaugurado en 2023 tras su restauración, recibiendo dos Llaves Michelin. Este hotel, con 104 habitaciones, incluye el restaurante Canfranc Express, galardonado con una Estrella Michelin, único en un tren en España. Francia lidera Europa con 203 Llaves. La Guía evaluó 7,000 hoteles globalmente: 143 recibieron tres Llaves, 572 dos, y 1,742 una.

📈 En 2024, España envió 897,336 visitantes a EE.UU., creciendo un 8.66%. Chicago, con sólo el 2.45% de visitas españolas, destaca por su oferta cultural. En 2024, Chicago recibió 55M de visitantes, con 2M internacionales. España contribuyó con 49,000 turistas, aumentando un 17.5% en 2025. La conectividad aérea desde Madrid y Barcelona refuerza el flujo turístico, y las cadenas Riu y Eurostars consolidan la presencia española en la ciudad. Chicago ha sido elegida la mejor ciudad de EE.UU. por 9 años consecutivos.

🏨 Five hotels with 3 Keys, including Mandarin Oriental Ritz (Madrid) and Atrio Restaurante Hotel (Cáceres), maintain their status, while 2 Key hotels increase to 13. The 1 Key category sees the most growth, jumping from 80 to 91 hotels. 17 new accommodations gain Michelin Key recognition in 2025, reflecting geographic diversity and architectural heritage. Barcelona leads with 15 hotels having 1 Key. Michelin evaluates based on architecture, service quality, and contribution to surroundings.

📍 Riu Plaza Toronto, the first urban hotel by Riu Hotels & Resorts in Canada, sold 218 rooms within 48 hours of opening on September 19. Announced six years ago, its completion faced a four-year delay due to the pandemic and construction slowdown. Occupying 23 floors of a 49-story skyscraper, the hotel offers 352 rooms (initially selling 250), emphasizing a vacation-focused design. Its strategic downtown location, two streets from the theater district and 25 minutes from the airport, enhances urban accessibility.

🏨 Luis Riu announced the opening of the Riu Plaza Toronto hotel in downtown Toronto with 352 rooms across 23 floors. The hotel received a remarkable welcome with 218 rooms booked within 48 hours of opening. The project took six years to complete, four years longer than initially planned. Riu praised the hotel's interior design and strategic location, just 25 minutes from the airport, near Lake Ontario, and 1.5 hours from Niagara Falls.

📈 Millenium Hospitality Real Estate (MHRE) closed H1 2025 with a 34.8% revenue increase to €13.35 million and a 14-fold rise in net profit to €29.4 million. This growth was driven by new hotel openings in Madrid and Cádiz, and asset revaluations. EBITDA reached €8.13 million, 50% higher than H1 2024. Their asset value increased by 6.44% to €728.4 million, and they sold holdings for €175 million. A total of €181 million was distributed to shareholders.