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🌱 ASHOME signed a collaboration agreement with Bioscore on October 23, 2024, in Maó, Menorca. The partnership aims to enhance sustainability in the island's hotel industry by providing member hotels with preferential rates for Bioscore's sustainability certification and specialized advice on circularity plans. The benefits include access to sustainability tools, training, and increased visibility on travel platforms like Booking.com, Google Travel, and Expedia. The initiative supports compliance with environmental regulations and positions Menorca as a leading sustainable tourist destination.

📦 Resuinsa Group will participate in Equip Hotel Paris from November 3-7, 2024, showcasing their latest textile innovations at Hall 7.1, Stand F20. The company is the only Spanish textile sector representative at this global hospitality event. With over 10,000 clients across five continents, Resuinsa offers customized articles and collections that blend quality with sophisticated style, aiming to enhance guest experience through design and environmental respect. General Director Félix Martí emphasizes the company's commitment to textile excellence and industry transformation.

🛈 The Spanish Parliament fears that the legislative proposal (PNL) will not succeed due to opposition from various parliamentary groups. The PP party criticizes the government for disregarding the chambers' decisions and highlights the tourism sector's significant unrest caused by a Royal Decree (RD 933/2021). The PP requested appearances by the Secretary of State for Security, Rafael Pérez Ruiz, and the Secretary of State for Tourism, Rosario Sánchez Grau, on Wednesday. They contend the RD is unnecessary, as it demands excessive information from tourists, causing distrust and potential damage to Spain's international tourism image. The PP alleges that the RD could transform hotel receptionists and travel agents into law enforcers, further complicating check-in processes and harming business operations.

🏨 Javier Arús from Azora participated in a panel discussing "Hotels as an investment asset: trends" at the Hospitality Real Estate Forum by Planner Exhibitions. The Spanish hotel investment market attracts long-term investors like sovereign and institutional funds, positioning Spain as a top choice in Europe. Nicolas Cousin of Christie & Co and Montse Rius of HIP highlighted the shift to long-term capital with the entry of sovereign funds. The sector's resilience to inflation and adverse cycles makes it more attractive for institutional portfolios, as seen in France, which is gaining momentum compared to the office segment. The transition represents a natural evolution from private equity to longer-term capital from sovereign funds and family offices, focusing on the vacation accommodation segment due to growing global tourism demand. The availability of capital is increasing, with diverse investors, including non-Spanish and non-bank financiers, strengthening the investor market. The trend towards long-term investment by pension funds and insurance companies is seen as a positive direction for the sector.

📍 Málaga hosted the ITH Hotel Energy Meetings 2024 on October 22, 2024, focusing on hotel sustainability and energy efficiency. Key figures like Javier Hernández and Coralía Pino led the event at Hotel NH Málaga. Topics included renewable energies, self-consumption, energy management, and technological innovations for hotels. The ITHSaveHotel program, backed by the Secretary of State for Tourism, was presented, aiming to improve energy efficiency and generate immediate economic savings. Experts from Bosch, Mitsubishi, Daikin, and others discussed heating, cooling, fluid management, and alternative energies, emphasizing cost reduction and eco-friendly practices.

🏨 Keytel, part of Grupo Hotusa, aims to boost the business of independent hotels by offering comprehensive services including sustainability, technology, direct sales, cost management, marketing, communication, commercialization, and training. At their annual convention in Madrid, titled "Acelerando," Grupo Hotusa's president Amancio López discussed adapting to a market in constant evolution. Economist Pep Ruiz from BBVA Research highlighted an increase in investment leading to improved quality and high occupancy rates in the hotel sector. The convention gathered a hundred associated hotels to explore current sector trends and opportunities. Technologies such as AI integration with big data, digital strategy centered around direct sales, and cybersecurity for the connected hotel were presented as competitive tools for independent hotels.

🌱 Ten hotels in Madrid, including categories from 3 to 5 stars, are participating in the "BI Green" project, which was launched in November 2023 by the Asociación Empresarial Hotelera de Madrid (AEHM) with support from DG de Turismo y Hostelería and collaboration with Instituto Tecnológico Hotelero (ITH). The initiative aims to achieve up to 20% energy cost savings for hotels by analyzing electricity, gas, and water consumption using a Business Intelligence (BI) platform. These Madrid hotels represent around 1,000 rooms and seek to reduce operational costs, improve customer experience, and enhance sustainability positioning.

📍 Airbus saw a significant number of orders in September, but deliveries fell by 9% compared to the previous year, while Boeing, despite a strike, maintained a healthy number of deliveries. British Airways, due to issues with Boeing 787 engines and parts from Rolls-Royce, has postponed its service to Malaysia and reduced operations to Qatar and New York, with 15% of its fleet grounded. In Spain, hotel chains with fewer than 1,000 rooms saw a revenue increase in 2023, with 36 out of 37 reporting growth, often in double digits. The III Global Summit by Ilunion Hotels discussed innovative practices for talent retention in tourism. Bookings.com's hotel scores declined between 2020 and 2023 due to changes in the scoring system. Destino Pacha Hotel Ibiza will reopen as a 5-star hotel, Five Ibiza, in 2025 after Five Holdings acquired the Pacha Group's hotels and nightclubs for approximately €320 million. Ryanair and Eurowings are reducing their operations in Germany in response to increased airport taxes, with Ryanair ending 22 connections and cutting Hamburg flights by 60%, and Eurowings canceling over 1,000 flights next year. The tourism sector is looking towards AI for advancements in sustainability, discussed at the third edition of the Ágora de Turismo Sostenible hosted in Madrid.

🏦 Sidenor, an industrial group from the Basque region, has shown interest in acquiring 100% of Talgo, a train manufacturer. This bid, backed by the Basque Government and potentially supported by Spain's central government and the CEOE, follows failed attempts by Magyar Vagon and Skoda. The Basque Government, with funds like Finkatuz used for investment in companies like ITP, Kaiku, and CAF, emphasizes support for a project that maintains local roots and boosts employment. This development marks a new chapter in Talgo's ongoing rescue operation.

🏖 In October, Benidorm's hotels operated at near summer levels, with around 40,000 beds available. Occupancy rates hit 88.8% in the first half of October, close to the 92.8% record in August. Positive trends are expected to continue with bookings above 81% for the latter half of the month. The British market led tourism contributions with 45.6%, followed by domestic tourists at 37.8%. Belgium, the Netherlands, and Ireland each contributed over 1% of visitors.