As another summer comes to an end across Europe, a new era begins for the global hotel industry's leading cloud platform, SiteMinder, with the appointment of Marco Rosso, a hospitality and e-commerce passionate who joins the company as SiteMinder's new country manager for Spain.
Ian Schrager's rising global influence lands in Spain with the arrival of his newest venture in the growing EDITION empire: The Barcelona EDITION. Regarded as the avant-garde capital of Spain, Barcelona is the natural destination for EDITION's latest hotel to set a pioneering cultural precedent in modern luxury travel, forming a vibrant new landmark for the self-confident city. The Barcelona EDITION is the true personification of an urban resort: an intimate and sophisticated boutique-style environment, yet at the same time, a destination in itself for the city's best entertainment, food and drink.
H10 Hotels has opened a new establishment in the town of Corralejo, in the north of Fuerteventura. The H10 Ocean Dunas is a four-star hotel specialising in holidays for adults, ideal for those looking for a peaceful setting in which to spend their holiday and to have fun with friends or significant other. The hotel has a privileged location, less than a hundred metres from the beach of Corralejo Viejo and right in the heart of the shopping and entertainment area of this small town, which has managed to combine its seafaring tradition with high-quality tourist development. The establishment has a total of 79 spacious and bright rooms, a restaurant, a cocktail bar and a pool bar. Its highlights include a large outdoor area with a swimming pool, heated in winter, a tropical garden and a sun lounger area. It is a unique space which also contains a terrace shared by the restaurant, the cocktail bar and the pool bar, thus offering the ideal environment in which guests can relax, sample the hotel's culinary offering and enjoy the pleasant climate of Fuerteventura throughout the year. The H10 Ocean Dunas also has an open Front Desk designed so that guests can be comfortably seated in front of the main counter while they are attended to, providing them with a more personalized and friendly service.
BLESS Hotel Madrid will be located in the heart of the city's Salamanca district, offering 111 guestrooms, a rooftop pool, bowling alley, spa and gym, restaurant, three bars as well as conference spaces.
Meliá Hotels International and Oracle have developed a new bracelet, designed to serve guests as a room key and wallet during their stay. The bracelet uses Bluetooth and short-range connection capabilities to allow guests to unlock the door to their room just by placing the bracelet next to the lock, as well as enabling them to pay for hotel services such as meals in the restaurants and treatments in the spa. The bracelet has been designed with resort hotels in mind, utilising the Oracle cloud to facilitate payments across all resort services and featuring a completely waterproof design, allowing guests to leave their wallet in their room. Bracelets are linked to the Meliá App, allowing users to track their spending throughout their stay. Guests are also able to set maximum credit limits, receive receipts or cancel services on the app.
Room Mate Hotels has unveiled its first hotel in the Basque Country, continuing its expansion plan after the opening of Room Mate Bruno in Rotterdam.
Le Méridien Ra Beach Hotel & Spa has welcomed the summer season with a fresh new look for its guestrooms, meeting spaces, gym, and Beach Club. Led by award-winning designer Julie Frank of JCF Studio, the redesign was inspired by the brand's European heritage and mid-century modern design with an honesty of materiality and a rich composition of textures being a key component of the design vision.
If you're in Madrid and roaming around the Gran Via, you can't miss the iconic building of Edificio España. A perfect example of Spanish architecture, this building was acquired by the Spanish RIU Hotels chain, which plans to open Hotel Riu Plaza Espana in the summer of 2019.
Spain's PortAventura has re-contracted with Duetto, hospitality's only Revenue Strategy Platform, after seeing a 12% uplift in revenue in 2017.
Thanks to strong performance growth in several markets, Spain's hotel industry has seen a surge in investment interest despite the political situation in Barcelona, according to STR and Magma Hospitality Consulting. "Investment into Spain's hotel sector has been largely driven by strong international tourism demand, even during the financial crisis," said Albert Grau, founding partner of Magma. "Increasing holiday tourism, as well as 'bleisure' travel, have set the market up for numerous development opportunities, with several operators currently working to improve their products and services to meet this increasing demand."
Following an extensive redesign, Kempinski Hotel Bahía, Estepona has reopened with a stunning new lobby and refreshed culinary hotspots. These dining venues form part of the hotel's new restaurant concept "El Paseo Del Mar", which combines three fantastic venues all set within the hotel.
State-of-the-art architecture and design and a rooftop terrace with the largest suspended swimming pools in Europe (46 metres long) are the most outstanding features of the new Calviá Beach The Plaza Hotel, the latest addition to the portfolio of Meliá Hotels International in Magaluf. The hotel will officially open this weekend and will go beyond just creating a new modern and iconic image for both Meliá and the entire destination of Magaluf.
Autograph Collection Hotels, Marriott International's distinctive collection of passionately independent hotels, has unveiled its latest property with the opening of Eugenia de Montijo, situated in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Toledo in Spain. Inspired by the building's impressive heritage, the hotel fits perfectly into the brand's unique portfolio of one-of-a-kind boutique hotels around the world that champion the values of vision, design and craft.
Autograph Collection Hotels, Marriott International's distinctive collection of passionately independent hotels, has unveiled its latest property with the opening of Eugenia de Montijo, situated in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Toledo in Spain. Inspired by the building's impressive heritage, the hotel fits perfectly into the brand's unique portfolio of one-of-a-kind boutique hotels around the world that champion the values of vision, design and craft.
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) announced several changes to the European Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®) after the second HITEC Europe in 2018 failed to meet HFTP's high quality standards. After completing surveys, interviews and conducting additional industry research, changes to the program and exhibition have been made, including the re-location of HITEC Europe 2019. Originally announced for Amsterdam, and the location of the first-two years of HITEC Europe, in 2019 it will be located at the Palau de Congressos in Palma (Mallorca) Spain, scheduled for 10-11 April.
Gerard Sintes relocates from Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London back to Spain where he was General Manager of the award-winning Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona for four years. In his new role as General Manager of Hotel Ritz, Madrid, he will assume responsibility for the renovation and rebranding of one of the world's most beautiful hotels. As Area Vice President Operations Gerard will also oversee the Group's Barcelona property.
The city of San Sebastian, Spain hosted the 108th meeting of the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) from 23-25 May. During the meeting, Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili obtained the support of this key governing body for the priorities that will set up the work of the organization for the coming years. Likewise, the Council supported the new structure of the UNWTO, its renewed institutional image and the designated management team for the implementation of the agreed programme of work.
Madrid has become the latest city to confront overtourism, as the Spanish metropolis moves to drastically curb the Airbnb and homeshare listings available in the destination.Secretary for sustainable urban planning José Manuel Calvo announced the proposed regulations last week, aiming to tackle the issue of mass tourism head on.The new regulations are in response to locals fearful of being priced out of their own neighborhoods.Officials in other destinations in Spain including Valencia and Mallorca -- as well as in Venice, Italy -- have also introduced drastic measures to control overtourism and encourage responsible vacationing.
Valencia is the latest popular holiday destination poised to impose restrictions on private holiday rentals, such as Airbnb, with a focus on banning new tourist accommodation above first floor level.
Only few islands can match the spectacular experiences available on a visit to Tenerife and the other popular islands of Spain. In Tenerife, for example, you can find a combination of beaches, gastronomy, architecture, volcanoes, and culture. It is the most visited island in the Canaries and the largest in the archipelago. Furthermore, it is the most populated island in Spain. The best hotels in Tenerife for families offer various packages to meet your specific need all year round. At Iberostar hotels, you can have weekend breaks, spa breaks, and also enjoy family holidays in Tenerife.