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  Tourism | 6/19/2026

  The Ministry launches an experimentation space for the tourist ecosystem to develop technological solutions

  Companies and technology centers and universities can access advanced resources in the cloud to develop, test and validate new cases before implementing them The sandboxes make it easier for participants to test their ideas in a controlled space fostering innovation This space helps new ideas to become more easily useful solutions for tourism development

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  Industry | 6/18/2026

  Hereu highlights the Spanish leadership as an industrial and tourist power in the Mediterranean arc

  During his speech, the head of Industry called for reducing the differences that exist between northern Europe and the Mediterranean. “There is a great challenge to fight for equality,” he said. The minister recalled that the Spanish Mediterranean arc concentrates about 47% of the national GDP and more than 50% of exports, in addition to being the main industrial pole of the country. This leadership is based on a government-driven transformation strategy that combines reindustrialization, energy transition and innovation. In the field of tourism, the Government of Spain is committed to a model of greater added value and sustainability, focused on the quality of the experience, seasonalization and coexistence with residents.

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  Tourism | 6/18/2026

  Spain received 11.1 million international air passengers in May, 5.8% more than in the same month of last year

  In the first five months of the year, Spain received 43.5 million international passengers registering an increase of 5.3% compared to the same period of 2025 In May, Catalonia was the one that hoarded the largest number of passengers, with 21% of arrivals, followed by Madrid and the Balearic Islands with quotas of 20.7% and 19.6% respectively Except the Canary Islands, the rest of the main Autonomous Communities registered increases in the month of May. Andalusia and Valencia recorded notable double-digit increases

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  Tourism | 6/17/2026

  The Ministry, ABTA and four Spanish destinations sign a pioneering alliance to move towards a more sustainable and digitalized tourism model

  The towns of Benidorm (Alicante), Calvià (Mallorca), Lloret de Mar (Girona) and Seville will act as pilot destinations to develop innovative tourism management solutions The agreement will promote the analysis of tourist flows, the seasonalization of the demand for tourists and a better territorial distribution of the benefits of tourism, in line with the defined in the Strategy of Tourism Spain 2030 The collaboration between destinations, Government and the main commercial association of the travel industry of the United Kingdom will be supported in the use of tourist intelligence

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  Industry | 6/16/2026

  Minister Jordi Hereu presides over the ceremony of the SPTO Awards for the best national inventions

  The gala of the V Edition, held yesterday, consecrates these awards as one of the most important at the national level of the promotion of technological and scientific development Industrial Property plays a key role in the competitiveness of Spanish and European companies, boosting their growth and also their internationalization Patent applications grew in the year 2025 in our country more than 12% compared to the previous year, the highest figure in the last decade, turning Spain, in the words of Minister Hereu, into a power in innovation