Divers

✈ Iberia to end 2025 with record capacity in Brazil, offering over 591,000 seats—a 27% increase from 2024. For H1 2026, Iberia plans to add 72,000 seats, totaling 365,000. 80% of the new capacity will start between December 2025 and January 2026, including routes like Madrid-Recife (starting December 13) and Madrid-Fortaleza (starting January 19), each with three flights weekly. São Paulo maintains 221,000 seats; Rio de Janeiro increases by 9% to over 70,000 seats.

🚉 Los aeropuertos de Girona y Reus, Catalunya, tendrán nuevas estaciones de alta velocidad, part of the 2025-2050 Catalonia Rail Strategy. This plan includes Girona-Lleida and Mataró-Vilanova i la Geltrú rail corridors. Sílvia Paneque states the strategy aims to support demographic growth in Penedès, Tarragona, and Girona. The rail network, currently 2,050 km for 8 million people, will be updated by 2050. €30 billion was invested from 2000 to 2024; 63 measures are planned.

📚 Ávoris refuerza su expansión en Portugal en 2023 mediante su alianza con Go4Travel, uno de los principales grupos de agencias de viajes portuguesas. La colaboración, iniciada por Ávoris Nortravel, ha integrado Welcomebeds en la plataforma 4Book, ampliando su alcance comercial. Actualmente, Dit Gestión cuenta con 120 agencias en Portugal, con planes de alcanzar 200 puntos de venta este año y 400 en dos años, concentrándose en Lisboa y Oporto.

📈 Ávoris and Go4Travel have expanded their alliance, which began in 2023, by integrating Welcomebeds into Go4Travel's 4Book reservation platform. This enhances access for Portuguese agencies to hotel chains and expands Welcomebeds' market reach in Portugal. Key figures include Eva Bermúdez of Welcomebeds, Constantino Fragoso Pinto from Ávoris, and António Loureiro of Iberojet Portugal. Ávoris aims to use Portugal as a strategic market for international expansion, focusing on cross-selling and value generation.

🛩 Canarias, con ocho islands, offers diverse landscapes, from Lanzarote's volcanoes to La Palma's forests. Binter Airlines, connecting the islands for over three decades, operates 250 daily flights, offering free internal connections. Their services include a stopover option and Airpass for up to eight hops. With added cabin space and gourmet snacks, Binter enhances traveler experience. Discover the archipelago's unique charm through well-connected flights, ensuring seamless exploration.

✈️ World2Fly partners with Rainbow Tours from November to March 2026 to operate flights from Katowice and Poznań, Poland, to Cartagena, Porlamar, Puerto Plata, Varadero, Bangkok, and Phu Quoc. Using its five Airbus A330s, World2Fly strengthens its international presence following Plus Ultra, which previously managed 180 long-haul flights for Rainbow. This strategic move enhances World2Fly's leadership in vacation travel.

🏆 En República Dominicana, el ministro de Turismo, David Collado, y el exfutbolista Diego Forlán destacan la creciente importancia del turismo deportivo. En 2021, Forlán visitó Miches por tercera vez, impresionado por su belleza y hospitalidad. El turismo deportivo es visto como una estrategia clave para diversificar la oferta y atraer mercados internacionales. Evento tras evento, la República Dominicana se posiciona como un destino diverso y atractivo para el deporte y el ocio.

🏖 Marriott International operates 23 hotels with 5,700+ rooms in the Dominican Republic, planning 19 projects adding 3,394 rooms. In 2024, five new deals will add 955 rooms. Punta Cana's daily average rate increased by 5.4%. Key players include Louise Bang, Brock Hochhalter, Paula Cerrillo, Roberto Henríquez, and Fabeth Martínez. Santo Domingo emerges as a strategic hub. New destinations like Bergantín, Pedernales, and Samaná expand offerings through public-private partnerships, ensuring quality with the Qualitur excellence seal.

🚀 En 2025, en la Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition en EE.UU., el director del Departamento Aeroportuario, Víctor Pichardo, destacó el avance de República Dominicana como hub de aviación ejecutiva caribeña. Este progreso, respaldado por el presidente Abinader, se debe al Protocolo para la Aviación Privada No Comercial. La NBAA 2025 reúne anualmente a más de 1,100 compañías y 27,000 visitantes. Empresas dominicanas como Grupo Puntacana y Universal Aviation RD promueven servicios de aviación de lujo.

🗺️ Iberia, from March 4 to April 29, 2024, adds an extra weekly flight between Madrid and Tokyo during cherry blossom season. This increases weekly flights from three to four. Since October 2024, Iberia has expanded due to tourist demand, adding over 6,000 seats, totaling 114,000 by 2026. The route is operated with Airbus A350, accommodating 348 passengers, generating 1,900 jobs, and contributing €100 million to both countries' GDP.