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🏖 Magic World Resort sees a 52% revenue increase in 2025 compared to 2024, with July sales up by 27%. International tourism, especially from Eastern Europe with a 392% rise, boosts this growth. Magic Fantasy hotel reports a 75% income surge, while Magic Games and Magic Sports see 62% and 54% increases, respectively. The Pontiana Thalasso Hotel, opened in July, records a 20% sales growth. A €13 million investment is planned until December 2026.

📅 El Imserso has introduced fare changes, causing discontent among pensioners due to increased travel costs of up to €200 per trip. This state organization aims to enhance quality and promote equality, justice, and solidarity with these changes. Additionally, Imserso has created 7,447 spots with a flat rate of €50 for people with economic resources equal to or below non-contributory pensions.

🌍 En 2025, el ranking 'The World’s 50 Best Beaches' incluye ocho playas europeas, con Playa de Rodas en Galicia como la única española, situada en el puesto 18. Italia lidera con Cala Goloritzé en la posición número 1 y La Pelosa en el puesto 50. Grecia destaca con Fteri Beach (4), Voutoumi Beach (16), y Porto Katsiki (36). Francia y Irlanda tienen representación con Santa Giulia (46) y Keem Beach (48). Europa rivaliza con el Caribe en destinos playeros.

✈️ La Unión Europea advierte de retrasos aéreos este verano por carencia de personal y huelgas. Se operarán 37,000 vuelos diarios, como el verano pasado. Problemas graves en Francia, Alemania, Grecia y España. Eurocontrol recibió un 5% más de pedidos de vuelos. El tráfico aéreo debe absorber rutas que evitaban Ucrania. Incendios, como el reciente en Marsella, pueden afectar operaciones. Según un técnico, el verano pasado fue el peor en retrasos y cancelaciones; este año será similar.

✈ Iberia plans to boost operating profit to €1.4 billion, a 40% increase from 2023, with a €6 billion investment. By 2030, the airline will expand its long-haul fleet from 45 to 70 Airbus aircraft. Spending will peak at €1 billion in 2027. Madrid will strengthen its role as a key hub, with 50% more routes to Latin America since 2019. Business class passenger growth at Barajas reached 51%, compared to 9% across Europe.

🏨 Minor Hotels, with over 560 properties globally, was honored in the 2025 Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards. Anantara Hotels & Resorts ranked 8th among the top 25 hotel brands. Notable mentions include Kilindi Zanzibar (5th), Anantara The Palm Dubai (26th), and Anantara Quy Nhon Villas (75th). Regional accolades include Anantara The Palm Dubai as the best in North Africa and the Middle East, and Kilindi Zanzibar leading in Africa. Anantara Quy Nhon Villas also stands out in Asia.

🛩 Delta's Airbus A330 departed Barcelona for New York, experienced severe hail damage, and declared an emergency, returning to El Prat on Saturday, July 12, 2025. Numerous failed landings occurred due to storms, leading to a temporary halt in air traffic to Barcelona. The incident, reported by @locaeropuerto, shows significant damage to the aircraft's radome, though it landed safely without further issues.

🛑 Pensionistas, 2025/2026, España, protestan por la subida de hasta 200 euros en los viajes del Imserso. Tarifas aumentan 100 euros en temporada alta y otros 100 para segundos viajes. Quejas se dirigen al buzón del Imserso. Hasta 7,000 personas disfrutarán de una tarifa plana de 50 euros. Costos en la costa peninsular y Baleares subirán en octubre, mayo y junio; en Canarias, en diciembre, enero y febrero. Precios de 132,91 euros podrían llegar a 332,91 euros.

📜 El Tribunal Supremo decidirá si se revelan detalles del rescate de 320 millones de euros a Ávoris durante la pandemia. En mayo, la Audiencia Nacional ordenó a SEPI divulgar documentos, argumentando el interés público en conocer el uso de fondos estatales. Ahora, el Supremo podría favorecer a SEPI, siguiendo precedentes con Air Europa y Duro Felguera.

🌎 Adolfo Utor, president of Balearia, is closely aligned with Pedro Sánchez and part of influential tourism lobbies Exceltur and the Mesa del Turismo in Spain. He frequently attends Exceltur meetings, led by Escarrer, but rarely joins those of Juan Molas’ entity, attending only twice in recent years. Utor, a prominent Spanish fortune, leverages relationships with socialist governments for Balearia’s international growth, including in the Dominican Republic, while engaging with opposition figures, sparking some controversy.