Barcelona consolidates its position at the top of the ranking among European cities with the highest average prices paid in five-star hotels, with an average of 282 euros per night and room, according to the latest Hotel Price Index of Hoteles.com. In contrast, Madrid is among the ten with the lowest rate, with an average of 211 euros. Leer más
Tickets that are lost or damaged, manual expense notes or in a simple Excel file… Companies have a poor control of the expenses generated during their employees' trips and that means slow administrative processes, as well as losing VAT recovery. Although there are technological solutions on the market, only a minority of companies use them. Leer más
Forum Business Travel offered last October 6 in Barcelona a conference dedicated to expense control during the trip, a chapter that sometimes represents a high percentage of the total cost of travel and that not all companies take into account. The low rate of digitalization of receipts and automation of expense notes also implies that in many categories VAT is not recovered. Leer más
Hotel investment in Spain is reaching levels not seen since 2008. According to a report by the consulting firm CBRE, the amount in the first seven months of the year amounted to 1.1 billion euros, 63% more than in the same period of 2014. This performance was driven, among others, by acquisitions such as the Ritz hotel in Madrid. Leer más
MARGARITA ALGABA, head of the Delegate Service Department of LABORATORIOS FARMACÉUTICOS ROVI
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After so much to-ing and fro-ing, the European Council has finally approved the new rules that will put an end to the surcharges for using a mobile phone in another EU country. As a preview, from April next year, there will be a drop in tariffs. Leer más