The Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport has launched an R&D pilot project for the biomedical detection of passengers through tablets. The process will improve the travel experience by streamlining all boarding procedures and eliminating any type of physical contact with the facial recognition of users, which further increases security. Leer más
The desire to go out will be the main accelerator of the recovery of travel, once the health crisis begins to rebound with the measures underway, according to travel agents consulted by Observatur. There is a fear among professionals in the retail channel that, after months of crisis and mobility restrictions, operators and tourism infrastructures may disappear. Leer más
Venture capital funds, start-ups, technology multinationals and real estate investment companies, among many other agents, are going to take positions in a sector with a high growth potential such as the hotel industry, according to CESAE Business & Tourism School. In addition, the pandemic has finally driven out of the board those players who were already in retreat. Leer más
Forum Business Travel faces the year with the main objective of helping travel managers in a scenario of reactivation of business travel. To this end, it has designed, together with the Sponsors Committee, a training program in which classroom sessions and activities will be complemented with live broadcasts and networking tools, as well as new content closely linked to current affairs, technology and sustainability. Leer más
The advance booking of reservations has been significantly reduced due to the uncertainty of the pandemic. In the case of hotels, it has gone from 10 days before the crisis to just 5, while for flights the evolution is from 14 days to 8, according to a study conducted by Bizaway with data from 2020. The highest number of business trips took place in June, coinciding with the reopening of borders. Leer más
Despite the critical situation of the tourism industry, the average salary increase of those still working is around 7.4% in 2020, compared to the previous year. In any case, the tourism and hospitality sector remains among one of the lowest paid, with 12.7% below the national average wage, according to Turijobs. The pandemic has caused a sharp drop in employment of around 73%. Leer más