Tendencias del mercado

🌎 29 de septiembre, Barcelona: En el Foro Acave, se discutió el turismo accesible como una gran oportunidad de negocio. María José Pujol de In&Out Hostel y Alberto Gutiérrez de Autism Friendly Club Global destacaron la importancia de adaptaciones para atraer turismo familiar. Julián Montero de Barcelona Zero Limits enfatizó que el 10% de los españoles tienen alguna discapacidad, transformando un nicho en un mercado masivo. Se subrayó la accesibilidad como inversión y no coste.

🙌 Barcelona, 29th September: At the ACAVE Forum, experts discussed challenges in attracting young talent to travel agencies. Key issues include low salaries, lack of career growth, and unpaid internships, while young professionals seek fair pay, work-life balance, and career development. Between 2021 and 2023, 649,511 young Spaniards emigrated. The industry must redefine its value proposition and offer clear career paths to compete with other sectors and combat the global talent drain.

🏖 Caribbean tourism arrivals rose by nearly 2% in H1 2025, as reported by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), despite a decline in U.S. demand. Hotel daily rates increased by 3% to $424, though occupancy fell to 73%. The region saw 18.5 million arrivals, a 6.1% increase over 2019 levels. The U.S. accounts for half of all tourists. Airbnb listed around 79,500 active rentals across 24 destinations. The CTO conference in Barbados highlighted these trends.

🗺️ CCOO highlights insufficient job growth in Spain's tourism sector, with employment increasing by 63,000 (1.6% in retail, 1.9% in restaurants, 3.5% in lodging) compared to 2024. Despite a 3.9% rise in tourist arrivals and a 7.1% increase in spending, employment grew only 2.8%, below the 4% expected. Salaries lag the national average (€2,026), with hospitality wages at €1,717, restaurant at €1,195, and retail at €1,598, widening the pay gap since 2019.

🏨 Atom Hoteles Socimi reported a 40% increase in profits for the first half of 2025, reaching €43 million. The company distributed €98 million in dividends, including €28 million in July and €70 million in December 2024. Atom manages 23 assets in Spain with 5,572 rooms and completed two divestments. Key projects include refinements at Meliá Valencia and METT Barcelona. Upcoming priorities focus on asset protection, profitability, and ongoing project completion.

🛴 Europlayas, a Spanish tour operator with over 50 years in the market, plans to grow its €80 million business by leveraging mid-season opportunities and launching a high-speed train vacation package this autumn. Collaborating with Renfe and Iryo, Europlayas aims to offer train + hotel getaways and expand to theme park packages by 2026. Their strategic partnerships with destinations like Catalunya and Costa del Sol focus on premium products for continued differentiation in a competitive market.

🗺️ Mallorca, 2025: The tourist season ends positively, with passenger numbers rising despite inflation challenges. The focus remains on quality over fluctuating prices. The season's results were discussed on Hosteltur TV by key industry figures like María José Aguiló and Pedro Fiol. The program, aired on fibwiTV and streamed online, featured insights from experts including Javier Soriano and Camila Pérez, supported by AETIB. Future prospects for 2026 remain part of the ongoing conversation.

🚀 A partir del 1 de abril de 2025, easyJet Holidays lanzará su nueva línea de lujo, "Luxury Collection", con más de 70 alojamientos de cinco estrellas. Las reservas comenzarán el 2 de octubre de 2025, para estancias desde abril de 2026. Ubicaciones clave: Mykonos, Montenegro y Marrakech. En 2024, easyJet transportó a más de 2.5 millones de clientes en el Reino Unido, Suiza, Alemania y Francia. Este movimiento busca captar el segmento premium con mayores márgenes y exigencias.

🏨 Iberostar Hotels & Resorts anticipa cerrar 2025 con resultados récord. En los primeros nueve meses, las ventas crecieron un 10% y la tarifa media diaria subió un 8% respecto al año anterior. El mercado británico creció un 20%, con incrementos de dos dígitos en Suiza, Bélgica, Holanda y EEUU. México, República Dominicana y Brasil destacaron en América, con ventas incrementadas un 15% por el mercado latinoamericano. Argentina y Canadá crecieron más del 30% y 11%, respectivamente. Inversiones previstas: 210 millones de euros.

🏨 En agosto 2025, las pernoctaciones en alojamientos extrahoteleros aumentaron un 0,6% hasta 26,1 millones, según el INE. Las estancias de residentes crecieron un 1,4%, pero las de no residentes disminuyeron un 0,4%. Los apartamentos y campings vieron incrementos del 1,5% y 0,6% respectivamente. Canarias lideró en apartamentos con un aumento del 14%; Cataluña fue preferida para campings. Las pernoctaciones rurales y en albergues cayeron un 1,9% y 3,1%. Hoteles aumentaron 0,9% con 48,1 millones de pernoctaciones.