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🏨 Atom Hoteles Socimi is in the final stages of selling the Trademark Avenue Louise hotel in Brussels, its sole international property. Acquired in Q1 2020 and valued at €13.5 million, this 78-room, 4-star hotel is situated in a prime area near Avenue Louise. Post-renovation completion in 2024 and licensing in 2025, a Spanish family office plans to acquire it alongside an international hotel chain, aligning with Bankinter Investment and GMA's strategic investment goals.

🔍 Un audio de Víctor de Aldama desvinculó a Begoña Gómez del rescate de Air Europa, aunque más tarde afirmó que sí influyó. Grandes medios no cubrieron esta declaración. Las pruebas, aunque no concluyentes, sugieren una investigación más profunda sobre el trato de favor en el rescate. Javier Hidalgo planeó contactar a Gómez para avanzar el asunto, y José Luis Ábalos se comunicó con Pedro Sánchez. Nuevas investigaciones se esperan en semanas.

🚆 Agosto, España: Tres días seguidos de incidencias técnicas han afectado el transporte ferroviario. La primera avería ocurrió entre Brazatortas y Puertollano, causando retrasos entre Madrid, Sevilla y Málaga. El martes, problemas en Córdoba generaron demoras de 20 minutos. En Sevilla, una avería dejó a 2,200 pasajeros varados hasta la madrugada. El miércoles, fallos en líneas de cercanías y señalización en Madrid-Levante causaron más retrasos. El caos persiste en el sur y este peninsular.

✈️ Vueling, October 27, Barcelona. Routes to Essaouira and Tirana continue from July, operating Mondays and Fridays, with Tirana adding Wednesday and Saturday. A new Seville-Esseouira route launches October 4, expanding to two days weekly on October 28. Domestic flights from Barcelona to Córdoba start September 18, initially Thursdays and Sundays, switching to Tuesdays and Saturdays from October 28. New international routes to Ljubljana, Agadir, and Strasbourg begin in November, with Santander-Alicante starting October 28.

✈ Emirates will launch its 12th daily flight between Dubai and London. Starting February, a fourth daily flight to Gatwick will be operated with an Airbus A350-900, featuring 32 business, 28 premium economy, and 238 economy seats. The flight departs Dubai at 17:05, landing in London at 20:50, then returns at 23:55, arriving at 11:00. This complements existing services to Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted, enhancing connectivity to the Gulf and beyond.

✈️ Ryanair increased its passengers by 3% in July 2024 despite French air traffic controller strikes, reaching 20.7 million passengers. It operated 113,000 flights, averaging 3,650 daily, with only 680 cancellations due to strikes. The load factor remained at 96%. From July 31, 2024, to July 31, 2025, Ryanair transported 203 million passengers, up 7%. Partial economic data for the first half of the year shows significant profit increases due to higher ticket prices.

🔥 Tarifa, Cádiz faced a wildfire on August 5, 2025, prompting a rapid evacuation of over 5,000 vehicles and numerous hotel, camping, and chiringuito guests. Extinction efforts continued on August 6, with eight forest firefighter groups, supported by five water tankers and four reinforcement brigades. The blaze, which started at 16:13 from a burning motorhome near the La Torre campground, led to N-340 road closures. Seventeen aerial resources, including helicopters and amphibious planes, were deployed to combat the fire.

✈️ Vueling modifies boarding pass policies with travel agencies after discussions with ACAVE. Since this spring, Vueling's policy allows check-ins from 15 days to a year before flight departure, depending on the fare. Fly Light offers check-in 24 hours prior or 15 days if a seat is selected; Fly and Fly Grande allow check-in 365 days prior. Online check-in closes 50 minutes before departure, with different times for flights outside Schengen or from specific airports.

🐾 En 2025, RedCanina.es actualiza su mapa de playas dog-friendly en España. Cataluña, Comunidad Valenciana y Andalucía destacan por más y mejores playas para perros. Mazarrón (Murcia) cuenta con cinco arenas habilitadas. Sin embargo, el País Vasco no permite perros en sus playas en verano. Andalucía limita el baño humano en playas caninas. La demanda de turismo con mascotas aumenta, con destinos ofreciendo servicios específicos para viajeros con perros. España tiene más de 8,000 km de costa.

✈️ Ryanair cuts 750,000 seats in France this winter, abandoning Bergerac, Brive, and Strasbourg airports due to a 180% air tax increase. This follows a previous exit from Bordeaux, reducing annual passenger numbers by 14.4%. Ryanair pledges a €2.5 billion investment in 25 new planes and 750 jobs if the tax is scrapped. Conversely, Italy, Sweden, Hungary, and Poland have zero airport taxes, enhancing competitiveness.