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March 14, 2015

José Manuel Barroso and Ana Botín among speakers at the WTTC 15th annual Global Summit in Madrid

José Manuel Barroso will speak at the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) 15th annual Global Summit in Madrid, 15-16 April 2015. At a press conference at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum today, Spanish government authorities and WTTC announced that the theme for the Summit will be 'Disruption & Reinvention'. They also announced that the former President of the European Commission will speak at the prestigious global event alongside international business leaders including Ana Botín, Executive Chairman of Santander Bank. Up to 1000 people from around the world, including 300 chief executives, government ministers, thought leaders and media will come to Madrid for the Summit.

Press Release Sustainability

January 26, 2015

FiturGreen 2015: Sustainable Tourism from the Traveller’s Perspective

Tourism must be sustainable if it is to avoid jeopardizing its future and the viability of tourism destinations, and contribute in that way to promoting a more responsible consumption. The role of travellers as agents of positive change will be addressed at FiturGreen 2015 through models, success stories and innovative tools that have improved the sustainability of the entire tourism value chain (28-30 January 2015, Fitur, Madrid).

Press Release Sales & Marketing

January 16, 2015

Hotusa holds Hotusa Explora, the I Ibero-American Forum for Tourism Innovation

Barcelona, 14th January 2015.- On Tuesday, 27 January, the Eurostars Madrid Tower 5* will host Hotusa Explora, I Forum for Tourism Innovation organised by the Hotusa Group. This is an unprecedented, pioneering event which will bring together leading companies, figures and entities from the Ibero-American market for a round table conference to analyse the tourism sector from various thematic approaches and strategic areas (tourism, leisure, technology, media, transport, booking portals etc.). The meeting, scheduled to be held annually to coincide with FITUR, aims to create a forum for dialogue and the exchange of knowledge, ideas and experience and, at the same time, to lead to the reflection and generation of conclusions in an international and multidisciplinary environment with tourism as the connecting link.

Hotusa Hotels S.A.

Supplier News Technology

July 18, 2014

Be Smart Madrid Diana Aeropuerto Hotel Chooses Pegasus Connect+ Premium

Be Smart Madrid Diana Aeropuerto has chosen Pegasus Connect+ Premium from Pegasus Solutions for global sales and marketing support. The hotel is one of Globalia's Be Smart portfolio of 4-star city hotels, and is now available online and through the global distribution systems (GDSs) under the Pegasus Connect+ "UI" chain code.

June 23, 2014

Arruti Inigo has been promoted to General Manager at Hilton Worldwide

Inigo ARRUTI IMHI 2000 has been appointed General Manager Hilton Madrid. Prior to that, Inigo was Hotel Manager Conrad Istanbul for nearly 5 years, then General Manager HILTON Moscow Vnukovo Airport for 5 months during the Pre-opening.

Press Release Sales & Marketing

April 16, 2014

Madrid to host WTTC Global Summit in 2015

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) announces that it will hold its 15th Global Summit in Madrid, Spain, in April 2015. The Global Summit, which is the biggest annual gathering of Travel & Tourism leaders, will be held on 15-16 April 2015 and is to be hosted by Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Turismo del Gobierno de España; Comunidad de Madrid and Ayuntamiento de Madrid.

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Press Release Development

April 15, 2014

Hotel Indigo® opens in heart of Spanish capital

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world's leading hotel companies, has opened Hotel Indigo® Madrid – Gran Via, a few steps from the most modern, vibrant and cosmopolitan strip in the Spanish capital.

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Supplier News Sales & Marketing

January 14, 2014

FITUR to witness TigerTime by eRevMax

eRevMax, the hotel online distribution specialist, will be hosting TigerTime sessions at FITUR 2014 following its success with such networking sessions at various industry events. The company has partnered with WIHP and Ostrovok to present in Madrid with an aim to provide hotels with new platforms for booking generation and gain meaningful distribution insights.

Press Release Development

June 25, 2013

IHG’s Holiday Inn Hotel Expands in Spain

Holiday Inn Madrid – Las Tablas due to open at the beginning of quarter three this year will operate under a franchise agreement with Gestion T3 Hotels who operate four other IHG hotels in Spain. The 133 room hotel is a conversion from an existing hotel, where a renovation project is already under way and is set to provide improved facilities for its guests.

Press Release Development

March 5, 2013

Four Seasons Hotel Madrid to Revitalize Historic and Culturally Significant Buildings with Luxury Mixed-Use Development.

The portfolio ofFour Seasonshotels set in historic buildings in Europe's most important cities is expanding again with the development of the Canalejas Project in Madrid, Spain. With a planned opening within the next four years, the Hotel will be the company's first in Spain.

Press Release Sales & Marketing

January 14, 2013

UNWTO activities at FITUR 2013

A tourism investment forum for Africa and a debate on tourism prospects in the Middle East and North Africa are among the many UNWTO events planned for the International Tourism Trade Fair, FITUR (Madrid, Spain, 30 January – 3 February 2013).

Press Release Development

December 19, 2012

Meliá Hotels International signs a third hotel for Innside by Meliá in Madrid (Spain)

Meliá Hotels International has announced its third Innside by Meliá hotel in Madrid: the Innside Madrid Suecia, scheduled to open in 2014. The hotel will join the other two properties announced just a month ago: the Innside Madrid Genova and the Innside Madrid Luchana.

Press Release Development

December 14, 2012

IHG Signs Third Holiday Inn Property in Madrid

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world's leading global hotel companies, today announced the signing of its third Holiday Inn hotel in Madrid, the Holiday Inn Madrid Calle Alcala. Holiday Inn Madrid Calle Alcala will open in April 2013, following a conversion from a Velada hotel and will operate under a franchise agreement with Rentas Hoteleras Socimi S.A.

Press Release Development

June 5, 2012

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Debuts Sheraton Madrid Mirasierra Hotel & Spa

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announces that its global powerhouse Sheraton Hotels & Resorts has debuted in Madrid with the opening of the Sheraton Madrid Mirasierra Hotel & Spa. Owned by Comercial Mirasierra Group, the hotel is part of Starwood"s strategic multi-billion expansion plan to open more than 60 Sheraton hotels around the world in the next three years.

May 18, 2012

Market Overview Madrid vs Barcelona | HVS

By Esther Gladen. The article deals with the hotel and tourism markets in Madrid and Barcelona, reviewing 2011 data and comparing with previous years. The reader will learn about visitation, performance, supply, especially the five-star segment in both cities. Barcelona´s hotels are achieving a better overall performance than Madrid at the moment and this may not only be related to overall lower supply, which it has when comparing the number of visitors per hotel room. There are several other factors in the game. Certainly the nature of this destination city, close to the beach and the mountains, plays an important role. Last year Barcelona saw nearly one million more international visitors than Madrid and these may have been the reason why Barcelona, with 17 per cent fewer visitors in total, achieved nearly the same number of guestnights as Madrid.

Press Release Development

April 30, 2012

ibis Madrid Centro Las Ventas opens in Spain

Accor has just inaugurated a new ibis hotel near Madrid"s historic Las Ventas bullring, one of the Spanish capital"s most emblematic buildings. The hotel boasts an excellent location in the Goya-Serrano-Narvaez area, and is therefore an ideal destination for both business and leisure travelers. The ibis Madrid Centro Las Ventas has 111 rooms, including three with reduced mobility facilities, five with a terrace, eight communicating rooms and 21 triple rooms that are perfect for families. Most of them boast a view of Madrid"s Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas bullring. Reflecting the brand"s standards, the rooms are practical, guestfriendly, welcoming and fully-equipped. A large bed, air-conditioning, Wi-Fi Internet connection, a flat LCD screen TV and international and local channels are just some of the features that guarantee a comfortable stay.

Press Release Sales & Marketing

October 14, 2011

Meliá Hotels International opens the doors of its “Social Suite” at the ME Madrid

The “Social Suite” is the result of the recent “Everything is Possible” online campaign by the hotel chain on Facebook which for two weeks encouraged fans of all the company’s hotel brands to share their dreams. The campaign helped the company raise the number of fans to make it the top Spanish hotel company on Facebook with more than 200,000 fans.

July 19, 2011

Market Intelligence Report Madrid 2011 | HVS

Madrid's GDP was more than 12% of that of the whole country and nearly 68% of that of the Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid (Greater Madrid). The unemployment rate in the first quarter of 2011 was 21,29%, taking the country close to the quite terrifying barrier of five million people out of work. In Madrid, the unemployment rate is approximately 4,5% lower than the average rate in the country.

January 4, 2011

Luis Maroto has been named President & CEO at Amadeus

Amadeus announces that as of 1 January 2011, Luis Maroto, former Deputy CEO of Amadeus, has replaced David V. Jones as President & CEO of the company. Luis Maroto has worked for Amadeus for 11 years in a number of positions including CFO. For the last two years as Deputy CEO, he has been instrumental in Amadeus’ return to the stock market with the company’s successful IPO in April 2010 and the subsequent inclusion in Spanish blue-chip index IBEX-35, where the company is debuting today.

Amadeus

Supplier News Sales & Marketing

October 21, 2010

Paradores de Turismo Selects RateTiger for Channel Management

Paradores de Turismo has selected RateTiger's RTSuite - ChannelManager PRO to help manage its online sales channels and distribution rate strategies, enhance OTA exposure and retrieve business intelligence data on-demand.