Nearly 40% of Spanish travellers are looking for new experiences when it comes to enjoying their trips, although they do maintain their demands in terms of safety, cleanliness, and health standards at the destination.

Another factor that influences their decision is connected with direct flights.

This is confirmed by Travellyze, our business intelligence platform that analyses the traveller’s profile. Thanks to this tool, we can understand the demographics, perception and behavior of the traveller.

This is confirmed by Travellyze, our business intelligence platform that analyses the traveller’s profile. Thanks to this tool, we can understand the demographics, perception and behavior of the traveller.

The great impact of this factor has had a direct impact on the increase of more than 80% in the importance of exquisite gastronomic experiences as well as VIP services, all-inclusive hotel options, and shopping.

Due to this increase, tourist destinations and accommodations have focused on their hospitality services to offer tourists a complete experience from the room itself to the range of activities and services within the hotel. 

At Interface, we have studied some of the best models for implementing and optimizing hospitality services and new destination experiences:

• A magical touch to get to know Paris in depth is the wide range of cruises on the Seine with Hellotickets. Thanks to them, you can visit the main monuments at a glance and enjoy the city both during the day and at night. Among its 6 different experiences, there is the possibility to combine the cruise on the Seine with a climb to the Eiffel Tower accompanied by a specialized guide who will tell the history of this monument. For those who want to surprise their partner with a ‘romantic plan’, a ‘VIP’ cruise with a three-course dinner prepared by the chef and music on board may be the perfect plan.

• One of the examples as an application of these changes is reflected by Karisma Hotels with the new opening of its hotels in the Caribbean. It has reinvented the luxury all-inclusive travel experience to include a selection of gourmet Inclusive dining. From adults-only luxury resorts to family-friendly accommodation in villas or even intimate urban retreats. It has also reinvented the concept of themed hotels with its Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Riviera Maya. It features the brand’s favorite characters and a water park with different experiences and more than 20 water slides. As if that wasn’t enough, Karisma Hotels anticipates the demand of the most exquisite palates with a wide gastronomic offer of global cuisine dishes included in the price of the reservation. To complete the experience, it offers yoga and dance classes or cooking and mixology classes as well as excursions designed to connect with the local culture.

Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Riviera Maya

The profile of the European traveller who tends to stay in resorts represents 9% of the adult population, 75% of whom are married or with a partner. They are more active but are also looking for wellness and spa experiences as well as nightlife, exquisite gastronomy, and the availability of exclusive VIP services. A profile that Karisma Hotel seems to fit perfectly.

• As part of the Goya 2022 gala celebration held in València, they have organized an agenda full of activities and plans from 10 January to 12 February. Nearly 40 restaurants in the city have joined the celebration and the centenary of Berlanga’s birth with Cinema menus. To complete the offer, 12 giant replicas of Goya’s statuette have been placed in different neighborhoods of the city, as well as a photocall for film lovers at the València City Hall. This great event coincides with the celebration of Fallas 2022 with its inauguration on 4 February and a full program of Fallas events available until 15 March. An excellent combination of culture and gastronomy that tourists can enjoy in the city.

• A Valentine’s Day for gastronomy lovers at WOW Porto. On Valentine’s Day, the restaurants in the cultural district have a menu specially created to give a special flavor to romantic dinners. For example, the Pip restaurant offers pizzas served in the shape of a heart; evenings at its 1828 and Barão Fladgate restaurants are enlivened with live music; the Chocolate Museum has a tasting workshop with the theme ‘Love is blind’, and there is even an exhibition “Lust and Love: a conversation between cupids”.

• The Catalan Tourism Agency has created The Grand Tour of Catalonia. It is made up of 2,000 kilometers divided into 9 itineraries or stages covering 42 natural regions of Catalonia. A proposal to get to know Catalonia in its entirety. On its website, you can see and download a complete itinerary with the main places that you can visit.

Tourist destinations and hotels are improving their range of services, activities, and gastronomy every day, offering travellers everything they are looking for and thus enriching their travel experience.

Patricia Erustes

Social Media and Digital Marketing Manager