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Hotels

Inside Minor Hotels’ Global Expansion

Minor Hotels has an aggressive growth strategy to expand by 2025. Details about the company's strategy reveal a lot about bigger-picture trends in the hotel sector.

Sean O'Neill | 2 weeks ago

Tour Operators

Civitatis Finds Niche in Selling Activities to Spanish-Speaking Travelers

Civitatis is capitalizing on its leading position in selling Spanish-speaking tours and activities as it pushes into new markets thanks to private equity support.

Selene Brophy | 2 weeks ago

News Blog

Spanish Authorities Clear Amazon, Booking, Tripadvisor Over Alleged Fake Reviews

Spain's anti-trust agency CNMC on Wednesday cleared Amazon, Booking Holdings and Tripadvisor of participating in or facilitating fake reviews on their websites. CNMC had been investigating a complaint filed by the OCU, a prominent consumer organization in Spain. "CNMC found no indication that the platforms have participated in or facilitated the publication of these false opinions," the…

Rashaad Jorden | 1 month ago

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb and Booking Set to Benefit From EU Agreement on Short-Term Rentals

Establishing uniform short-term rental rules across the European Union would be a major step forward for the sector. Local opponents would not greet the news enthusiastically.

Foo Yun Chee , Reuters | 2 months ago

News Blog

Peter Dinklage Lends Voice to New Andalusia Tourism Campaign

Andalusia Tourism launched a campaign on Wednesday warning tourists they'll fall in love with Spain's Andalusia region. Called "Andalusian Crush," the campaign features a video montage of Andalusia's decorative architecture, culture, history and art with Games of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage as its narrator. Dinklage warns viewers the region will break you "in a thousand…

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 months ago

Airlines

Spain Flights to See 15% Increase in Seat Capacity This Winter

Airlines significantly bumping up their seat capacity for flights to and from Spain this winter is a major sign the country is expecting a tourism surge in the coming months.

Reuters | 2 months ago

Daily Lodging Report

Aimbridge Hospitality Signs First Property in Spain

Aimbridge Hospitality signed its first property in Spain, underscoring the company’s investment in the Iberian Peninsula and throughout greater Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

3 months ago

Tour Operators

Adventure Travel Shaping Youth Group Tour Itineraries to Africa

Contiki is seeing more seasoned travelers shifting their focus from Europe to far-flung African adventures as the company digs into the immersive choice the post-pandemic traveler is hungry for.

Selene Brophy | 4 months ago

Airlines

Spanish Airport Giant Aena’s Profits Show Recovery As Traffic Returns

Despite labour shortages across airports in Europe, Spanish operator Aena doubled its net profit as passenger traffic returned to pre-pandemic levels.

Corina Pons, Reuters | 5 months ago

Airline Weekly

Spain’s Airline Market is Booming Again

How do you say busy in Spanish? During the first half of 2023, airports in Spain handled 129 million passengers, up from 105 million in the first half of 2022. In the first half of 2019, they handled 128 million

5 months ago

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