Nombramientos

💻 HBX Group restructures with five new business verticals: Sourcing, Distribution, Fintech, Mobility & Experiences, and Hoteltech. AI and automation adoption aim to boost efficiency, scalability, and profitability. Carlos Muñoz steps down, becoming a senior advisor, with a board nomination proposed for February 2026. New executive appointments include David Amsellem (Chief Distribution Officer), Xabi Zabala (Chief Sourcing and Operations Officer), Daniel Nordholm (Chief Information Officer), and Stephanie Fougou (General Counsel). Paula Felstead leaves the CIO position.

🏨 HBX Group, November 2024, undergoes a structural reorganization to meet evolving market demands. Five new verticals: Sourcing, Distribution, Fintech, Mobility & Experiences, and Hoteltech are established. David Amsellem becomes Chief Distribution Officer; Xabi Zabala leads Sourcing and Operations; Daniel Nordholm oversees technology and Fintech; Stephanie Fougou, new General Counsel. Paula Felstead and Carlos Muñoz resign from their positions. CEO Nicolas Huss aims for sustainable growth. Carlos Muñoz's advisor role confirmation is expected by February 2026.

📈 Confusión en Air Europa: el 23 de junio de 2027, Jesús Nuño de la Rosa, CEO desde julio de 2022, fue reportado como saliente, pero esto fue desmentido como un "error del registrador". El 9 de octubre, se publicó en el Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil. En 2024, la aerolínea facturó cerca de 3.000 millones de euros y ganó 64 millones, estimando 120 millones en 2025. Turkish acordó comprar el 26-27% del capital por 300 millones para saldar deuda con SEPI.

✈️ Iberia's COO, Ramiro Sequeira, reports improved performance from their A321XLR fleet, with four active planes and three expected by 2026. One aircraft (EC OOJ) is under repair due to a bird strike. Iberia plans for eight A321XLRs but desires more. The airline will also receive four A320s and three A350s in 2026. Their A330/350s average 15.5 flight hours per day, while A320s average 10.2 hours—better than previous years.

📖 Ralf Corsten, former CEO of Tui, passed away at 83, surrounded by family at his home by Lake Starnberg. His leadership had a lasting impact on Tui and the tourism industry in Germany and Europe. Tui and Riu highlight his strategic direction and loyalty, with Riu noting his significant contributions to Tui Group and Riu Hotels & Resorts. The companies express gratitude, admiration, and condolences to his family.

🏨 Meliá Hotels International will manage six MIM hotels owned by Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, effective from November 1, 2025. The management transition follows an agreement signed by Gabriel Escarrer, CEO of Meliá, taking over from Majestic Hotel Group.

🏨 Catalonia Hotels & Resorts honored Manuel Valenzuela Morales on September 30 for 50 years with the company at Catalonia Plaça Catalunya, Barcelona. Manuel joined in 1975 and helped transform the firm into an international hotel chain, notably opening its first vacation hotel in Tenerife and expanding to Punta Cana. The event featured a special dinner, highlighting Manuel's hometown, Granada, with regional dishes. Co-CEO Guillermo Vallet emphasized Manuel's lasting impact and future inspirations.

📈 In late 2022, Ávoris, led by Vicente Fenollar and Juan Carlos González, acquired Welcomebeds from Globalia. Now, under the direction of Javier Castillo and Fernando Laborda, they've expanded key areas: national contracting, offline clients, and flash sales. This aims to offer a more segmented and personalized service. The flash sales department, established a year ago, provides hotels with competitive, time-limited pricing solutions, offering customers unique price opportunities.

📅 IAG7, September 2022, Madrid: IAG7 appointed Carlos Moreno Díaz as the new director of Rutas Culturales after a three-year tenure at the company. He transitioned from Halcón Viajes. Following María José Quintana's abrupt exit from IAG7, after joining in September 2022, she became subdirectora general at Ávoris. Quintana had been director of the department overseeing Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha programs and was recently named director of the vacation network.

🌍 Juan Molas, president of La Mesa del Turismo, registered the organization in Brussels' transparency register to influence EU tourism policy. This initiative, partnered with JRB Consulting Advisory, aims to enhance Spain's strategic tourism influence. With competitors like Italy and France having established lobbies, the 4-year action plan starts October to assert Spain's tourism voice in the EU. Molas emphasizes the need for Spanish tourism to be heard in Europe.