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🌍 Key players in the tourism industry, like Matteo Bolognesi of Alpitour World and Luca Campanati of Neos, stress the importance of evolving client profiles demanding services focused on sustainability, gender equality, and over-tourism awareness. Successful destination creation involves collaboration between tour operators and airports, analyzing flight performance and managing seat capacity. Accessibility remains crucial, as noted by Sofia Gioia Vedani of Planetaria Hotels, particularly in less connected areas like minor Italian islands. Cruise companies like Carnival Corporation and Costa Crociere respond to accessibility challenges with private islands and Sea & Land Destinations. MSC Group's Leonardo Massa highlights the cruise ships' role in combating over-tourism by organizing flows and offering development opportunities for destinations. Meanwhile, Beppe Pellegrino from Going Resort remarks on the shift from intuition-based destination creation to client-specific experiences.

🏠 Italy surpassed Germany as a top market for tourism in Spain, with a 7.4% passenger increase from international airports compared to the same month in 2024. Italian travelers grew by 13%, reaching 715,044 (11.2% of the total) in January, while German visitors were 707,435 (11.1%), up by 2.9% from January 2024. France accounted for 465,430 travelers (7.3%), and the Netherlands for 289,619 (4.6%). Madrid notably received over 12,000 additional arrivals.

📍 eDreams Odigeo records strong growth with its Prime subscription program surpassing 7 million subscribers. Cash Ebitda grew to €42.6 million in Q3 2024, a 70% increase from Q3 2023, hitting €123.7 million over nine months, up 40% year-on-year. Cash generation jumped 91% to €68.4 million in Q3. Marginal cash profit grew 27% to €201.4 million, and revenues reached €172.7 million in Q3, up 13%. In nine months, revenues hit €533.9 million, a 5% increase, with adjusted net income at €14.5 million. Targets for March 2025: 7.25 million Prime subscribers, €180 million cash Ebitda. CEO Dana Dunne anticipates continued growth and subscriber base expansion.