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Articles tagged “spain”

Airlines

Spanish Airports Outperformed European Peers and Pandemic Levels

Spanish airports have something that some of their European counterparts don't — a heavy tilt toward leisure travel, which is advantageous under the current circumstances.

Spanish Airports Outperformed European Peers and Pandemic Levels

News Blog

Travel Agency Pangea to Double Revenue on Retail Store Model

The conventional wisdom back in 2015 was that travel agencies were a shrinking business. But that year, Spanish entrepreneur David Hernández thought he saw a whitespace for creating a fast-growing travel agency business, and he launched plans to create Pangea. Fast forward to 2022, and his "travel store" invoiced close to 50 million euros in…

Tourism

Spanish City of Málaga Wants To Be Africa’s Sustainable Tourism Mentor

Creating tourism models for African countries hinged on sustainable cities sounds like a winning bid to host Expo 2027 — especially if it leads to the event being hosted in Africa eventually. It's the only continent yet to host one.

Spanish City of Málaga Wants To Be Africa’s Sustainable Tourism Mentor

Airlines

Spanish Airport Operator Aena Sees Swift Recovery in Passenger Traffic

Although many European airport operators have suffered staff shortages, Aena successfully retained its workers and is now seeing the benefits.

Spanish Airport Operator Aena Sees Swift Recovery in Passenger Traffic

Hotels

Spain’s Melia Looks for Partners to Grow Premium Resort Portfolio

We bet that Hyatt or one of its rivals will partner with Meliá by 2025, adding a bigger loyalty program and scale efficiencies. But the Spanish leader in resort locations worldwide should reject any offer that would dilute its strategy. Call it turn-down service.

Spain’s Melia Looks for Partners to Grow Premium Resort Portfolio

Online Travel

Spain’s eDreams Sees Strong Bookings and Subscription Signups in Its 3rd Quarter

eDreams Odigeo continues to build momentum in its subscription program, although the company is not close to being profitable yet.

Spain’s eDreams Sees Strong Bookings and Subscription Signups in Its 3rd Quarter

News Blog

Global Hotel Alliance Sees Boost from Spain’s Tourism Recovery

Global Hotel Alliance gained from Spain’s tourism recovery in the fourth quarter of last year, following the addition of NH Hotels into the fold. The country has now become the alliance’s second top earner, as it contributed $31 million in revenue in the last three months of 2022, the company said on Monday. The United…

Tourism

Spain Welcomed 71 Million Global Visitors Last Year Shy of 2019 Peak

Spain saw international visitors rise by 40 million last year from 31 million in 2021. The best part for tourism businesses, they spent $95 billion. That's significant for a country that relies on the sector for 12 percent of its gross domestic product.

Spain Welcomed 71 Million Global Visitors Last Year Shy of 2019 Peak

News Blog

Iberia Tech Failure Causes Delays and Cancellations

Spain’s Iberia has been hit by a computer glitch, affecting its booking and boarding system. “Due to a connectivity issue with our systems, today's flights are experiencing delays,” it said on social media on Saturday. “We apologize to our customers and thank you for your understanding. Everyone at Iberia is working to solve it as…

News Blog

Spain’s Renfe to Launch New Through Train Service to France by Summer

Spain's rail operator Renfe has begun testing two new cross-border high-speed rail routes to France that could begin carrying passengers by summer. Renfe tested through AVE train service from Madrid Atocha to Marseille on Tuesday, and from Barcelona Sants to Lyon on Monday. Once driver training and familiarization is complete, the operator aims to begin…