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🔧 On November 19, 2024, an article emphasized the importance of a structured maintenance plan for industries to prevent failures, reduce repair costs, and ensure continuous operation. The plan's purpose is to maintain production systems and their components in optimal conditions, with a proactive approach to minimize production interruptions and associated costs. Different maintenance types include preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance, each with specific strategies to prevent, repair, or predict equipment failures. Key elements of a maintenance plan entail an inventory of machinery, a maintenance schedule based on manufacturer recommendations, documentation of activities, performance indicators (like mean time between failures), and qualified maintenance staff and tools. Implementing a maintenance plan can lead to reduced operational costs, extended machinery lifespan, increased equipment availability, improved workplace safety, and compliance with legal standards. Technology and specialized maintenance management software, such as Solmicro ERP for industries, play a crucial role in planning and organizing maintenance tasks to ensure safety, protect assets, and maintain production efficiency.

🏨 Los "hoteles de 7 estrellas" ofrecen lujo extremo sin categorización oficial. Ejemplos destacados incluyen Burj Al Arab en Dubái, con su distintiva arquitectura, y el Emirates Palace en Abu Dhabi, conocido por su decoración de mármol y oro. Estos hoteles ofrecen servicios exclusivos como mayordomos personales, suites gigantes, muebles lujosos, tecnología avanzada, y amenidades de ensueño, como spas y piscinas privadas. Además, prometen experiencias únicas y aventuras personalizadas, con un fuerte enfoque en privacidad y sostenibilidad. Algunos de los más famosos son Burj Al Arab, Emirates Palace, Laucala Island Resort en Fiyi, The Mark Hotel en Nueva York, Pangu 7 Star Hotel en Pekín y Hotel Seven Stars Galleria en Milán. Estos hoteles representan el pináculo del hospedaje de lujo para quienes buscan una experiencia extraordinaria y están dispuestos a pagar por ella.

🎮 Hospitalidad Emprendedora partners Albert Pérez Llanos and Gian Franco Mercado emphasize the tourism industry's reliance on collaboration among hotels, airlines, travel agencies, tour operators, and customers, highlighting the need for secure, transparent, and efficient transaction systems. Introducing "Camino," a blockchain aimed at transforming sector interactions, it provides a decentralized infrastructure addressing excessive intermediation, trust, and complex administrative processes. Camino Messenger, a communication protocol on this blockchain, allows businesses to connect through one API, standardizing interaction formats across different internal systems, granting immediate global network access. Over 120 validators, including TUI, Lufthansa, Eurowings, Sixt, Hotelplan, HolidayCheck, Juniper, Universal Beach Hotels, MTS, and Dertour, participate in Camino's network, which has registered over 250,000 transactions.

🏨 Hosteltur organizes an online urban tourism event on Thursday, November 21, supported by the City Council of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Turismo LPA. Riu Plaza Hotels, under CIO Miguel Reynés, showcases AI use for intelligent chatbots and dynamic pricing strategies. Urban hospitality will soon see tasks like room assignments and energy resource optimization influenced by AI. The event features a roundtable with industry leaders discussing AI's role in hotel management.

🏩 Ávoris Corporación Empresarial focuses on dynamic packages due to growing demand for customization. Welcomefly, a new business area, includes three consolidators: Welcomefly Vistatravel, Geoclick, and Travelgea. On November 5, Welcomefly Vistatravel's new website was launched, targeting active clients and the entire market by year's end. The change enhances operational automation and a vast inventory access through Ávoris systems. Endika Ormaeche, the director since May 2023, emphasizes the integration of consolidators into internal operations and the new brand image for Vistatravel.

✈ Iberia's Airbus 321XLR flight from Madrid to Boston was filled with aviation enthusiasts documenting their experience online. Michael Goldstein from Forbes noted it could carry 182 passengers with 60% larger luggage bins compared to JetBlue. Mateusz Maszcznski highlighted the crew's small workspace and compared seat density with JetBlue, mentioning Iberia's 24 Business against 14 and 114 Economy against 168 seats. Tom Boon praised the 30-inch seat pitch, 4-inch recline, and in-seat entertainment. Chris Sloan commended Iberia's onboard service, but noted longer boarding times and limited lavatories. The in-flight entertainment featured over 250 movies, and the Panasonic Avionics system provided quality Wi-Fi and maps.

🏢 InteriHotel 2024 will open on Tuesday, 19th at IFEMA, establishing itself as a global benchmark in the contract sector. Founded in La Sénia, Tarragona, during the furniture sector crisis at the end of the 2000s, the ÁMBIT cluster propelled sector reinvention. The event, starting in La Sénia 15 years ago, evolved into Europe's largest design and hospitality event. The 2024 edition features 240 exhibitors, over 180 speakers, and thematic sessions emphasizing innovation and sustainability, with plans to expand to the UK and attract international stakeholders.

🌌 69% of Spaniards plan to explore dark-sky destinations for astronomy experiences in 2025, with 79% interested in stargazing baths. 66% want to witness unique cosmic events, 62% aim to increase night activities to escape high daytime temperatures, and 63% are concerned about UV protection. 66% would pay more for advanced therapy-focused holidays, with 72% incorporating new wellness activities into daily life. 63% are keen on AI for personalized travel itineraries, with 70% using AI to find less crowded areas. Half of Spaniards prefer a trip of a lifetime over leaving an inheritance, and intergenerational travel support is on the rise due to the cost of living crisis. 45% encourage wellness-focused trips for men. Baby boomers show a 10% increase in comfort-zone-breaking adventures. 51% of neurodivergent travelers demand better inclusion, with 69% wanting sensory rooms. 57% plan to buy clothes on vacation, with 51% interested in second-hand stores; 72% have purchased vintage items abroad. 24% choose airports based on onsite experiences, with 50% wanting diverse airport services. According to Booking.com, travel trends for 2025 emphasize personal transformation and deeper world connections.

📌 Viajes El Corte Inglés (VECI), after a decade of transformation, now boasts over a dozen subsidiaries. It started with Club de Vacaciones in 2015, followed by Tourmundial and Utópica Travel in 2018. In 2021, VECI integrated Logitravel and its related brands, approved by the CNMC in October. Recent additions include Baluma, Passengy, Holiday Clubs, and Muchosol. In 2023, VECI's revenue hit a record €3.305.9 million, a 12.6% increase from €2.935 million in 2022 and 21% more than the pre-Covid figure of €2.731 million in 2019. Profits soared to €49.6 million, quadrupling from €12.2 million in 2022.

🏖️ Hosteltur's Urban Tourism Conference, backed by the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria City Council and Turismo LPA, is scheduled online for November 21, from 10:30 to 12:40. The event, themed around the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in urban tourism management, features 15 experts including representatives from Riu Hotels & Resorts, W2M, Civitatis, Sercotel, Simpleview, Casual, and VisitBenidorm. Speakers include Pedro Quevedo, Joan Barceló, Esperanza Molina, Guido Schinocca, and Manuel Molina, with multiple sessions on AI applications and hotel chains' challenges with AI moderated by industry professionals.