SmartRental Group lands in Barcelona with Akeah in 2028
Read → SmartRental Group, Magg Capital and Onix join forces to open an Akeah-branded hotel in Barcelona in 2028. Here are the details of the deal.
Spain fills May like never before, but average spend stalls
Read → May tops 10.2 million tourists, a record that beats the pre-COVID August peak. Yet average spend per traveler is flat. Are we filling the country with low-value tourism?
Hospitech Advisors: the new consultancy bringing order to hotel tech
Read → Hospitech Advisors lands in Portugal to help hotels navigate the tangle of tech vendors. Joan's sharp take on why the market needs this profile.
Hotel headhunting reinvented: faster searches and hybrid profiles
Read → Headhunting firms are no longer looking for the classic executive. Now they prioritize agility, digital skills, and profiles that combine operations with technology.
AI as a booking channel, Exceltur launches Turismo que Suma, Enaire boosts air traffic control, Extendam
Read → AI emerges as a booking channel for independent hotels, and Spain braces for a record summer in flights.
Aena details terminal capacity at Barajas and El Prat for 2027
Read → Aena will present a terminal-by-terminal capacity proposal for Madrid and Barcelona, managing slots from summer 2027. Peak hours will still constrain growth.
Ávoris integrates Atrápalo, headhunters, JetBlue, Cabo Verde, Canary Technologies, and Ulyses Cloud by Septeo.
Read → The distribution battle heats up. eMascaró launches a platform giving hotels back digital control, while Ávoris integrates Atrápalo to patch its weakest link. Summer peak season adds urgency.
AI arrives in Spanish hotels: Canary and Ulyses Cloud partner up
Read → Canary Technologies and Ulyses Cloud integrate AI to automate hotel management in Spain. 73% of hoteliers already see a significant impact.
100 million tourists: Spain breaks records
Read → May sets a milestone with 10.3 million tourists and 9.5% growth. The Iran war safe-haven effect and deseasonalization accelerate the path to 100 million annual visitors. Is the sector ready to manage this volume without collapsing?
W2M five years on: stop adding pieces, start fitting them
Read → World2Meet marks five years since its verticalization moves. The strategy is no longer about buying more, but integrating what they own for real efficiency.