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✈️ Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas and ITA Airways have finalized a strategic agreement to connect Italy and South America via Madrid-Barajas. Passengers can combine flights from both airlines under a single ticket, ensuring smooth travel between continents. Coordinated schedules provide seamless connections, even during delays. Plus Ultra’s CEO Roberto Roselli emphasizes the importance of this agreement for Latino travelers in Italy and the Italian community in Latin America.

🌏 Durante los primeros cuatro meses de 2025 en España, llegaron 25,6 millones de turistas internacionales, un 7,1% más que el año anterior, gastando más de 34.000 millones de euros, un aumento del 9,3%. En abril, 8,6 millones de turistas visitaron, un 10,1% más. Reino Unido lideró con 4,7 millones de viajeros. Canarias, Cataluña y Andalucía fueron las comunidades más visitadas. Canarias acumuló el 25,6% del gasto total.

✈️ YouTube user spotting and more captured an Airbus A340 flying over San Sebastián Airport. This aircraft is becoming rare, with none remaining in Spain. Plus Ultra retired its last A340 after eight years of use. Iberia first flew the model in 1996 but phased it out in summer 2020 during the pandemic.

📈 En 2024, Nautalia registró un beneficio neto de 5.3 millones de euros, un aumento del 23% respecto a 2023. Sus 200 agencias alcanzaron ventas de 202.9 millones en los primeros diez meses de 2024, un incremento del 6.9% sobre 2023. El número de empleados creció de 644 a 700 al final de 2024. Rafael García Garrido, CEO de Travel Live, destaca una estrategia centrada en aumentar el margen, evitando descuentos y enfocándose en servicio y marca.

🛩 China, reversing its stance due to tariff conflicts, has resumed accepting Boeing 737Max deliveries from the U.S., initially halted over trade tensions. Meanwhile, the U.S. has paused exports of CFM Leap 1C engines, crucial for China's C919 aircraft, only 18 of which currently operate. This move follows China's decision to stop exporting rare minerals, vital for electric batteries, to the U.S. Boeing plans to resume aircraft deliveries to Chinese airlines in June, boosting cash flow.

💰 Mayte García, secretary-general of Hosbec, declares, "We won't accept less than 30 euros per person," threatening withdrawal from the Imserso tourism program if demands aren't met. Currently, the program offers 26 euros per person per night. This price dispute endangers Benidorm's status as a key destination, representing 20% of Spain's available tourism spots. García emphasizes economic viability and quality standards as critical for service provision in the Comunidad Valenciana hotels.

🇩🇿 Air Algérie, 2025, Argelia, eliminates French from passenger communications, retaining only Arabic and English. This change aligns with aviation norms in Arab countries, where English complements the local language. France, historically connected to Algeria, hasn't commented. Algeria's shift reflects a gradual detachment from France, amid tense diplomatic ties, despite enduring migration connections. The announcement was made on television, marking a significant cultural and operational shift for the airline.

🛩 Acaba mayo en China, una pasajera se convierte en la “viajera 2.000.000” en el nuevo avión C919, dos años y medio tras la entrega del primero. Actualmente, 18 aviones operan en 24 rutas entre 16 aeropuertos chinos, acumulando 28,000 horas en 11,400 vuelos sin incidentes importantes. Comac planea ampliar a 150 aviones anuales en cinco años, comparado con Boeing y Airbus que ya producen 38 y 40 aviones mensuales, respectivamente.

📁 El juez Juan Carlos Peinado, el 26 de mayo, en Madrid, rectificó una solicitud errónea a Hacienda sobre Globalia, dueña de Air Europa. En su lugar, debía investigar "Innova Next" de Juan Carlos Barrabés. La Audiencia Provincial de Madrid ha reprendido al juez tres veces por investigar el rescate estatal de Air Europa. Peinado ordenó a la Guardia Civil no preparar más informes sobre el rescate.

🌍 Sheikha Al Nowais, 38, was the most voted candidate to lead UNWTO in 2026, as confirmed by HOSTELTUR. The vote occurred in La Granja de San Ildefonso, Spain, with contenders from Mexico, Greece, and Ghana. Her election awaits ratification in November in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Al Nowais aims for governance reform, ecological regeneration, and digital equity. She is a finance graduate from Zayed University and holds leadership roles in UAE's tourism sector.