by Ekrem Duman | Sep 2, 2026 | Spain Tourism, Hotels & Airlines, Startup
⚡ TL;DRSpain’s response to overtourism has focused overwhelmingly on one lever: short-term rental restriction. Barcelona has committed to eliminating 10,000 tourist rental licences by 2028; short-term listings in Mallorca and Ibiza have been reduced by...
by Ekrem Duman | Sep 2, 2026 | Spain Tourism, Hotels & Airlines, Startup
⚡ TL;DRAena operates every commercial airport in Spain as a single business, alongside international holdings, making it one of the world’s largest airport operators by passenger numbers. It is 51% owned by the Spanish state and 49% listed since 2015. The...
by Ekrem Duman | Sep 2, 2026 | Spain Tourism, Hotels & Airlines, Startup
⚡ TL;DRSpain produced several of the world’s largest hotel groups — Melíá, Barceló, RIU, Iberostar and NH — and almost all of them started in the same place: the Balearic and Canary Islands, serving northern European...
by Ekrem Duman | Sep 2, 2026 | Spain Tourism, Hotels & Airlines, Startup
⚡ TL;DRInternational Airlines Group — owner of Iberia, British Airways, Aer Lingus, Vueling and LEVEL — delivered record 2025 results: revenue of €33.2bn, up 3.5%, operating profit before exceptional items of €5.02bn, up 13.1%, and profit...
by Ekrem Duman | Sep 2, 2026 | Spain Tourism, Hotels & Airlines, Startup
⚡ TL;DRSpain closed 2025 with a record 97 million international visitors, up 3.5%, who spent about €135bn, up 6.8% — spending growing at roughly double the rate of arrivals, which is exactly what the government’s strategy targets. Tourism...
