Distribución y Revenue Management

💸 KLM, a Dutch airline, grounded seven B787 Dreamliners due to maintenance issues, causing numerous cancellations, including flights to Mexico, Chicago, and Portland. The anomaly was discovered during a routine check on a refueling valve. KLM, with a fleet of 24 Dreamliners, states that other aircraft types like the B777 are not affected. The company is offering rebooking options to impacted travelers.

🏛 Spanish hotel chains have expanded globally, adding over 70,600 rooms from 2013 to 2024, totaling 279,228 rooms internationally, with Mexico, Dominican Republic, and Cuba as top countries for expansion. Meliá Hotels International leads with 14,252 rooms in Cuba. Eurostars Hotel Company grew from 4,527 to 8,670 rooms in the same period. H10 Hotels nearly doubled its rooms from 2,908 to 5,328. Conversely, Be Live Hotels decreased from 9,498 rooms at its peak in 2022 to 867 rooms by 2024 due to a management deal with Hyatt. Bluebay Hotels also reduced its presence after an agreement with W2M.

📌 In Tailandia, tourism is facing a critical decline, prompting Tourism and Sports Minister Sorawong Thienthong to hold an urgent meeting with stakeholders on a recent Wednesday. Key participants included ATTA, THA, the Tourism Council of Thailand, and the Airlines Association. Since 2025, visitor arrivals from major markets like China have dropped, despite an increase in individual tourist spending. China is Thailand's top market, followed by Malaysia, Russia, India, and South Korea. The crisis is partly attributed to a perceived decrease in safety, linked to unimplemented police measures.

💸 Michael O'Leary, Ryanair CEO, threatens to switch to Comac planes over Boeing if Chinese prices are 10-20% better. Comac has produced only five planes in three years, and its C919 isn't expected to be certified in Europe until at least 2028, making the shift currently impossible for Ryanair. O'Leary is skilled in leveraging media for publicity, even making unsubstantiated claims like offering alternatives to passengers not wishing to fly on Ryanair's Max planes after past crashes.

🏖️ Treguer Collection has transformed the 1-star Hotel Citric into Salino Port, a 4-star superior hotel in Puerto de Sóller, Mallorca. Salino Port, with 42 sea-view rooms, spans 3,609.73 square meters and features a spa area, pool, gym, and an adults-only policy (+16) operating from March to November. Room sizes range from 25 to 40 square meters. The company, founded by Rafael Balaguer Mestre and Jaume Alomar Garau, specializes in boutique hotels, restaurants, and beach clubs in Mallorca.

📈 Un RMS (Sistema de gestión de ingresos) para hoteles automatiza y optimiza precios de habitaciones para maximizar ocupación y beneficios. Basado en datos como tendencias históricas, precios de competidores, eventos locales y segmentación de clientes, RMS recomienda precios dinámicos. Atomize, de Mews, aumentó un 35% el RevPAR y un 37% el ADR para algunos hoteles, y ahorró 20-30 horas mensuales en el hotel Frimurarehotellet. Un RMS eficiente integra IA, ajustes en tiempo real y previsiones detalladas. Atomize, parte de Mews, ofrece una plataforma unificada para gestión hotelera.

🛫 Ryanair today accused Edreams of overcharging consumers and "deliberately" providing the airline with "false email addresses and postal addresses, as well as using Chinese payment data." The low-cost carrier has received thousands of complaints about inflated prices on bookings, including flights, seat selection, baggage, etc., through the online agency. Some passengers paid up to 52% more than Ryanair's price. Dara Brady, a Ryanair executive, expressed concern over Edreams' use of false information and sending European passenger data to third parties in China.

🚨 SNCF employees in France face a one-week strike starting this Monday, April 5. French air traffic controllers, after months of calm, will strike on May 9, 10, and 11, as announced by the second-largest syndicate, joined by CNA. France's Transport Minister, Philippe Tabarot, urged reasonableness, and the SNCF's director general sent a four-page letter to employees warning against the high costs of a strike, which usually exceed salary increase demands.

💰 Booking warns of the potential negative impact of geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty potentially affecting travel demand. In their latest quarterly report, the company, despite a stable global trend, sees risks due to tensions that could impact consumer spending and partner behavior. Booking, with about 90% of revenues from abroad, is less vulnerable to U.S. internal fluctuations compared to Airbnb or Expedia. The first quarter saw $4.762 billion in revenue, up 7.9% year-on-year, with operating income up 34% to $1.092 billion. However, net profit fell 57% to $333 million due to non-recurring factors. Accommodation bookings grew to 319 million nights, exceeding forecasts. Gross travel sales hit $46.7 billion. Second-quarter growth is projected at 4%-6% for nights and 10%-12% for gross bookings and revenue, but external factors may affect these estimates.

🏨 Hovima Hotels, owned by the Konrad family, purchased a hotel asset from Atom for €110 million last year. The Hovima Suites Costa Adeje, a 440-room facility in Tenerife's Costa Adeje near Playa de Fañabé, starts operations under the new management on Thursday. With this addition, the chain now boasts seven properties in Tenerife, offering suites and exclusive services aimed at families, couples, and solo travelers. Hovima Hotels was founded in 1973 by Chilean-origin entrepreneur Kurt Konrad Mayer and is currently managed by Roberto Konrad.