Tourism sector

Spanish economy 17th May 2021

Spanish Tourism: The Beginning Of A Necessary Recovery

Javier Ibáñez de Aldecoa Fuster (CaixaBank Research) | 2020 has now been left behind; a year that will be remembered in the tourism industry as the toughest in recent history. In 2021, the fight against the pandemic continues and restrictions on movement and trade are still preventing normal economic activity, hitting tourism-dependent businesses particularly hard. However, the roll-out of the vaccines will provide a turning point once immunity is achieved among the population most at risk. Our projections point to a strong recovery in the sector during the second half of the year, resulting in tourism GDP growing by 80% annually, once again becoming one of the driving forces for the Spanish economy.

Spanish economy 12th April 2021

Spain: Hotels For Sale

T.C.| The large Spanish hotel chains are seeking liquidity by selling assets and are opting for the ‘sale & leaseback’ option to maintain management. According to Meliá’s director of real estate, Mark Hoddinott, the group is identifying assets worth between 150 and 200 million. NH, the Spanish chain controlled by the Thai group Minor, is also considering the sale and leaseback of several hotels. According to Moody’s, the group expects to generate more than 200 million in additional cash. RIU, a partner of the German group TUI, has three hotels for sale: in Madeira (Portugal), Lanzarote (Spain) and Panama with a combined valuation of around 250 million euros.

Spanish economy 23rd March 2021

Spain Aspires to Recover 40 M International Tourists This Year

Spain’s government is confident that it can recover around 40 M international tourists this year, half the level recorded in 2019, when almost 84 M foreign tourists were counted. In this recovery, the health passport prepared by the EU for the summer will be a key factor. In fact, the tourism sector expects to recover around 7.5 M foreign visitors once the passport comes into force, which, added to the 19 million that arrived in Spain in 2020, leave the figures still far from those forecasts of 40M.

Spanish economy 23rd February 2021

Spain Is The Favourite Tourist Destination In Europe With 46.4% Of Total Flight Bookings For The Summer

The main Spanish hotel companies are concerned about the limited number of bookings for Easter, although they are confident that demand will be reactivated if the vaccination process is accelerated, which would make it possible to have a summer season at least better than that of 2020. With the hopes of reaching a certain level of normality in the second half of 2021- yesterday the “irreversible” UK de-escalation process plan boost tourism stocks- Spain continues to lead the ranking of preferred destinations for travel.

Spanish economy 1st February 2021

Spain Exceeds World Average In Its Capacity To Attract Long-Stay Tourism

Spain is above the global average in its ability to attract long-stay tourism (i.e., more than a week). This type of tourist accounts for half of the national offer, with long-stay trips considered “more satisfactory” than short-stay trips. This is reflected in the ‘Study on the positioning of Spain as a tourist destination’ recently presented by the Real Instituto Elcano and Turespaña.

Spanish economy 6th January 2021

Tourism In Spain Ends 2020 With Worst Figures In 25 Years

The latest data until October shows that Spain received 17.9 M international tourists in the first ten months of the year. Meanwhile, spending declined by 77.3%. On its part, Exceltur expected levels of tourism GDP and income from foreign tourism to fall by €106.16 Bn in 2020 down to €46.43Bn, equivalent to the levels of 1995.

In the World, World economy 12th December 2020

Airbnb Going Public Is A Maverick Move

Olga Cam and Mohammad Rajjaque via The Conversation | The travel and tourism industry is hopeful for a much faster recovery than other market segments. There are two reasons for this: first, there is a psychological demand for travel and holidays after a very long lockdown. Second, the availability of cash. The Airbnb IPO seems to be boldly positioned right at the expected beginning of the recovery in Europe and the improving market conditions encouraged last minute share issue price.

Spanish economy 12th October 2020

Spain Retains Its Third Place In The Most Attractive Countries For Tourism ranking

Icex (Invest in Spain ) | Spain is once again ranked first in Europe and third in the world in the Country Brand Ranking Tourism 2019-2020, which measures the appeal of the country brand of about 200 countries. The report points to possible threats to this position: Hong Kong has already overtaken Spain, while the “United Kingdom and Italy are approaching at a good clip”. The two latter countries appear to be the “two new international giants”, rising five and three places respectively in the world ranking.

Spanish economy 8th September 2020

Spain’s Full Recovery Will Come In 2023

Intermoney | There are important reasons for maintaining a prudent attitude with regard to the Spanish economy, situating its full recovery in the year 2023. This would mean that we would lose more than a decade of the fledgling 21st century. On the other hand, there are also reasons to hope the recovery will eventually take shape and not be too far off. These include the encouraging development of the COVID-19 vaccines, the decisive response from the ECB and the EU, and a lesser impact of the crisis than feared on large European partners and customers.

Spanish economy 2nd September 2020

International Tourism In Spain Plummets 75% In July With A Drop In Spending Of Almost 80%

Dramatic. This is the best way to describe the decline of foreign tourism in Spain. The figures for international visitors between June and July showed that Spain has lost more than 16 M foreign tourists and over €19 Bn in tourist spending. In the month of July specifically – the first full month since the end of the State of Alarm – 2.46 M foreign tourists arrived in Spain, 75% less than in July 2019. Meanwhile spending stood at €2.45 Bn, down 79.5% from a year earlier.

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