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📅 El Imserso abrirá el plazo de solicitudes para su programa de turismo para mayores el 1 de julio de 2025, cerrando el 23 del mismo mes. Las solicitudes son necesarias para nuevos participantes; los ya acreditados pueden modificar sus datos hasta el 23 de julio de 2025. Las inscripciones pueden hacerse online, por correo o en registros oficiales. Los elegibles incluyen pensionistas, personas con prestaciones de desempleo, y asegurados de la Seguridad Social, además de españoles residentes en el extranjero.

💰 Atom Hoteles Socimi sold the B&B Hotel Vitoria General de Álava in the Basque Country for €9.2 million. This 3-star hotel, with 107 rooms and five meeting rooms, will change operators in early 2024. The sale aligns with Atom's strategy to invest in higher-segment hotels. Recent sales include the EXE Rey Don Jaime in Valencia for €50 million and the Labranda Costa Adeje for €110 million. The company has 23 hotels with 5,572 rooms.

🏨 Carlos López Melón, director del Hotel Gran Vía de Logroño, recibió el Reconocimiento TH a la Mejor Trayectoria Profesional en los TH Awards, el 19 de junio en Madrid. Con una carrera iniciada en los años 80, ha formado a muchos profesionales, incluyendo a jurado de los TH Awards. Asistieron más de 130 profesionales, y el premio fue entregado por su hijo, Carlos López, resaltando la huella imborrable que ha dejado en la hotelería española.

✈ Iberia, Iberia Express, and Air Nostrum will operate 1,921 flights from June 27-29 for the summer travel surge. 266,498 seats are available across short (916), medium (778), and long-haul (227) flights. 10 additional charter flights will support cruise logistics to key ports. Madrid-Barajas hosts 800 departures to popular Spanish, European (London, Paris, Rome), and Latin American (Bogotá, Mexico City) destinations. Iberia offers 3.2 million seats to Latin America, a 4% increase from last year.

🏖 Daily Mail reports Benidorm's division between Spanish and British tourists on April 2025. Spanish visitors frequent the old town, while British tourists are drawn to New Town's nightlife. Locals note the separation; a local ice cream shop worker describes British behavior as disrespectful and drunken. A New Town pharmacist comments on British tourists' inappropriate attire and incivility. British tourists feel unappreciated despite their economic contribution, claiming the economy would suffer without them.

✈ Level expands significantly from October 26, 2025, to March 28, 2026. Barcelona's El Prat Airport sees a 51% increase in seats. U.S. routes grow by 64%; NYC connections rise 126%, offering daily flights November-January and six weekly in February-March. Boston, Miami, and Los Angeles routes expand too. In South America, Buenos Aires and Santiago see a 38% increase. Level aims to surpass 400,000 seats using its expanded fleet, enhancing long-haul options.

📅 June 2025, Doha and Dubai faced major disruptions. Airports in both cities halted Qatar Airways and Emirates flights on Monday and part of Tuesday due to security concerns linked to regional conflict. Hamad Airport canceled 250 flights and delayed 238, while Dubai saw 145 cancellations and 450 delays. With 80% of passengers in transit, demand surged. Operations resumed Tuesday, with hopes of normalcy by Thursday. An Israeli attack led to further diversions despite a ceasefire announcement.

🗺 Alltours aims to expand in Turkey by launching its own receptive agency starting November 1, 2025. Co-owned by Can Tolga Eroğlu, the agency seeks to boost traveler numbers to 750,000 by 2026 and target one million thereafter. Alltours currently operates 1,300 flights weekly to Turkey and plans to enhance its hotel offerings, including new itineraries for Istanbul and Cappadocia. The country’s hospitality, five-star beach hotels, and value-for-money are driving tourism growth.

✈️ Airbus entregó a Iberia el tercer A321XLR, matrícula EC ONR, en octubre 2024. Volará de Madrid a Santo Domingo, cubriendo 6,699 km, la ruta más larga para este modelo (capacidad de 7,960 km). Solo dos vuelos semanales del 2 al 23 de octubre, reduciendo de los actuales siete. Actualmente, estos aviones también vuelan a Boston y Washington, y se espera que pronto cubran rutas a Puerto Rico, Recife, Fortaleza y Nueva York.

💻 En 2024, la hotelería enfrenta desafíos tecnológicos clave: integración de sistemas como PMS, RMS y CRM es crucial para evitar errores y mejorar la eficiencia. Con más de 250 proveedores en el ecosistema B2B, la fragmentación tecnológica afecta la experiencia del cliente. El informe AHLA & ZS destaca la necesidad de una conexión fluida entre sistemas para optimizar la rentabilidad y la experiencia del huésped. La tecnología es vista como una inversión estratégica, no un gasto.