
This was just days before Thomas Cook collapsed, but the essence Thomas Cook s demise has prompted many companies in the British market to reinforce and extend their operations in Spain, and this has already made up for most of its market share of the message has not changed. The diplomat, when questioned on the uncertainty created by Brexit, said that Spain s sun, culture and gastronomy, have meant that British tourists were loyal visitors even before it became part of the European Uniion. These are signs of resilience which show that Spain will continue to be the British market s favourite destination for decades to come, as claimed recently by the British government via its embassy s Economic Affairs Attaché in Spain, Paul Clark, during a professional event held in Mallorca. Hotels registered a 0.7% increase in the number of United Kingdom clients which totalled 1.2 million and 7.3 million overnight stays. ĥ 8 WTM November 2019 WTM November Ready to confirm its leadership in 2020 and in the future Spain, a competitive destination with a PROMISING FUTURE renounce their long-standing and unforgettable holidays in Spain. Joan Miró, Palma de Mallorca, Baleares Tel: Fax: Depósito legal: PM Member of Asociación de Prensa Profesional Discover the Majestic way of life Destination weddings Honeymoons Groups Family Adults only Golf Punta Cana / Dominican Republic - Costa Mujeres / México Air connections between the UK and Spain will soon be back to normal thanks to the commitment of different tourism operators. EDITED BY Ideas y Publicidad de Baleares, S.L. PRESIDENT EDITOR: Joaquín Molina García- Muñoz EDITOR: Manuel Molina MANAGER: Carlos EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT: MENORCA Esther Mascaró - Editor in MADRID José Manuel de la Rosa - José Luis Ortega - Intermediation & Carmen Porras - Economy & Cruise Vivi Hinojosa - Innovation & SEVILLA Ángeles Vargas - Intermediation & PALMA DE MALLORCA Diana Ramón - Transports & Taiana González - Hotels & BARCELONA Xavier Canalis - Innovation & CUBA María Eugenia Cobas DIGITAL: Ángeles Vargas - Coordinadora Responsible for social media and community: Lola NEW PROJECTS: Angela de ADVERTISING: Central: Angus López Tel.: Madrid: Juan Carlos Tels.: Barcelona: Iván Tel.: Baleares: José Tel.: DESIGN: David PHOTOGRAPHY: Archivo Hosteltur PRINTING: Ingrama, S.L.

Spain has a lot to offer and will continue to be the British peoples favourite destination in all possible scenarios. This year, Andalusia has started to celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the First Trip Around the World, with more than 130 activities that will run until While, Galicia is warming up for Xacobeo 2021 and has already invested almost 250 million Euros in activities, infrastructures, and improvements to accommodation. The coming years are approaching with a calendar full of exciting events. And this showcases the differentiating features of its culture, outdoor sporting activities, gastronomy, wine, and also its excellent facilities for the MICE segment. There are reasons for optimism because we have a very creative business sector with a great deal of initiative that offers British tourists new experiences every year. The collapse of the British tour operator has led to a rapid response in Spain to attract the rest of its partners in the UK and major operators such as Jet2, TUI Group, and easyjet have not wasted any time and have shown their commitment by increasing operations with different Spanish destinations for the upcoming season.


With Brexit just around the corner and after the Thomas Cook crash, institutions and companies from both countries strive to maintain tourism as a top priority in terms of action to be taken and in terms of guaranteeing the continuity of fluid air connections between both countries in coming years. In 2020, Spain will once again welcome British tourists with open arms and offer them new and innovative reasons to choose it as their destination. And the only way to do this is with energy, optimism, and collaboration, on the basis of the mutual trust and loyalty gained from working together in the past for so many years, so many wonderful and unforgettable memories created for travellers, so much enthusiasm, quality assurance and proven safety and security.

4 WTM November Editorial In all scenarios The coming months will be filled with challenges that the Spanish and British tourism sector will have to face.
