65% of the corporate Christmas dinners scheduled for 2026 were booked before summer began, according to data from Simmer Events, the corporate events agency of VB Group, which has found a 15% increase in requests compared with 2025.In addition, 23% more companies than in the previous year have decided to...
Expedia Group closed the first nine months of 2026 with net profit of $1.902 billion (€1.689 billion), which amounts to an increase of 74.7% compared with the same period of the previous fiscal year, driven by greater momentum in the business and an improvement in operating profitability, the company said...
Hotel reservations in Madrid for the weekend of November 7 and 8 have grown by 18.7% compared with the same dates last year, driven by the staging of the professional American football league (NFL) game.At the same time, the average daily rate has become 19% more expensive, standing at 264...
The Sevillian Association of Tourist Companies (ASET) has expressed its "deep sorrow" over the Urda (Toledo) railway accident and has conveyed its condolences to the victims, their loved ones, and all the people affected. At the same time, the group has warned of the impact that this incident is already...
A security breach in the systems of the Spanish software provider Amadeus has allowed unauthorized access to air booking data, which has mainly affected companies in Asia, among them Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines and ANA Nippon Airways.In the case of Cathay Pacific, the cybersecurity incident reached approximately 53,000 bookings linked...
Bókun, the booking and channel management solution belonging to the Tripadvisor group, puts tourism experience providers in contact with more than 2,600 distributors spread throughout the world, with the aim of simplifying the operation of their businesses and expanding their commercialization channels.The platform is aimed at companies that offer excursions,...
The Official State Gazette (BOE) has disseminated this Thursday the order from the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge that authorizes a second release of minimum safety reserves of petroleum products. This new action involves putting into circulation another 4.4 million barrels, in compliance with the commitment made...
Spain consolidates this autumn as one of the most attractive destinations in southern Europe for long-distance tourists. According to the Long-Distance Travel Barometer from the European Travel Commission (ETC) and Interrail, 25% of potential travelers planning to move to the region show interest in the country.France leads the preferences, with...
Hatta Energy has claimed from the Government the "immediate release of the officially committed fuel reserves to alleviate the unbearable escalation of prices at gas stations," which are directly hitting the economy of families and small and medium-sized enterprises, after the CPI for September has stood at 4.9%, driven by...
Reservations for the Pilar bridge register an increase of 21% compared to the same period last year, while the average duration of stays rises by around 25% and the advance in bookings rebounds by 20%, standing close to 49 days, according to data released by Destinia.The average price per person...
Bratislava, Santorini, and Turin are consolidating as the destinations that are advancing the most among the choices of Spanish travelers for the bridge of October 12, with increases of 252%, 239%, and 211%, respectively, compared to the same period last year, according to data from eDreams.Regarding the total volume of...
The countries that make up the International Energy Agency (IEA) have given their approval to accelerate the market release of the crude oil reserves announced in March, of which about 100 million barrels are still to be released, with the aim of completing the operation as soon as possible, as...
The price of Brent oil was registering a decline of nearly 2.5% and the barrel was situated around 99.8 dollars after France proposed to European countries and members of the International Energy Agency (IEA) to put 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil on the market. At the same...
The Council of Ministers, within the framework of its third package of actions to mitigate the impact of the conflict in the Middle East, has decided to increase the volume of liquefied natural gas (LNG) planned in the Winter Action Plan (WAP) in order to address possible peaks in consumption...
The European Commissioner for Energy and Housing, Dan Jorgensen, has urged member states to analyze new measures to contain gas and electricity consumption ahead of next winter, in a context of "exceptionally low" storage levels and strong price volatility, although for now he rules out immediate risks to supply security."We...
Zaragoza will register during the Pilar bridge, from October 10 to 12, a volume of tourist accommodation reservations up to 18 times higher than that of an autumn weekend without holidays, according to data collected by eBooking.com.With this increase, the Aragonese capital is at the forefront of Spanish destinations that...
The European Commission and the member states have reiterated that, looking ahead to next winter, the gas supply in the European Union remains "stable," despite the fact that gas storage levels are below the usual records for this time of year. At the same time, they have emphasized that households...
The incorporation of artificial intelligence in the organization of trips, immediate access to mobile data through eSIM cards, and the advance booking of activities at the destination have solidified as the pillars that mark the new trends in international tourism, coinciding with the celebration of World Tourism Day on September...
TUI has revised down its financial projections ahead of the closure of its fiscal year 2026 and now places its underlying operating profit (Ebit) in a range of between 1.200 and 1.300 million euros. This range represents a setback compared to the 1.413 million euros obtained in the 2025 fiscal...
May and November are positioned as the months with the greatest appeal for traveling outside the high season, gathering together 20% of the reservations planned for 2025, a percentage very close to the 23% that July and August account for, according to data from WeRoad.The company highlights that the desegmentation...
The hotel commerce platform SiteMinder has announced this Tuesday "Dynamic Commerce Engine," a next-generation tool based on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, designed to boost hotel revenues both in pricing definition and in their distribution strategy.According to the company, the goal of the system is to close the "execution...
96% of citizens in Spain currently formalize their vacation bookings using digital payment methods. The bank card, whether credit or debit, remains the predominant option for 81% of users, according to the study "Payment Methods: The Definitive Decision," prepared in 2026 by the specialized firm PaynoPain.The report also confirms the...
Radisson Hotel Group has announced its latest advances in digital innovation and artificial intelligence (AI) applied to the process of searching and booking rooms, focusing on the launch of its own channel on ChatGPT and an automated price matching system, as detailed by the company in a statement issued on...
Vincci Hoteles has achieved between July and mid-September 2026 an increase of more than 8% in its billing volume compared to the same interval of the previous year, an advance mainly supported by the strength of international demand and the improvement of rates, according to the company has communicated on...
The president of the Chamber of Commerce of Ceuta, Karim Bulaix, has alerted this Thursday about the deep crisis that the Autonomous City is experiencing, estimating the accumulated losses at 33 million euros just in the first month of the conflict. His statements were made during the closing of the...