Gran Melia brand debuts in Barcelona – Business Traveller
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Gran Melia brand debuts in Barcelona – Business Traveller

Meliá Hotels International has added the first Barcelona property under its luxury Gran Melia brand. Last year the group announced plans to take over the management of the city’s former Rey Juan Carlos I hotel, which had been closed since 2020. The property – which is located next to the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya…

F1 returns to Madrid after more than four decades – Business Traveller
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F1 returns to Madrid after more than four decades – Business Traveller

F1 has officially designated IFEMA MADRID as the organiser of the Spanish Grand Prix from 2026. The 10-year agreement spans 2026 to 2035, and will reportedly result in annual revenues of €450 million for Madrid and create around 8,200 jobs. The draft circuit concept, pending FIA homologation, will be 5.474 km long, with 20 corners…

Accor opens ibis budget Madrid Aeropuerto – Business Traveller
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Accor opens ibis budget Madrid Aeropuerto – Business Traveller

Accor has opened its latest ibis property in the Spanish capital Madrid. The 159-room ibis budget Madrid Aeropuerto is located on the site of the former Iveco-Pegaso factory, around ten minutes south of Madrid–Barajas airport in the city’s San Blas-Canilejas district. According to Accor the hotel “is part of a project to implement a large…

Iberia returns to Tokyo with the A350 – Business Traveller
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Iberia returns to Tokyo with the A350 – Business Traveller

From 27 October, oneworld member Iberia will operate three weekly flights between Madrid and Tokyo Narita, offering the only nonstop connection between Spain and Japan. Iberia will fly one of its three-class Airbus A350-900s to Tokyo. The airline’s A350-900s seat 31 passengers in 1-2-1 configured business class, 24 in premium economy and 293 in standard…