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Chilled ready meals continued to record strong unit volume growth in its packaging in 2021. While consumers in home seclusion had been looking for easy options to cook and eat a year earlier in 2020, as consumer mobility increased in 2021, home…

Cooking ingredients was continuing to register above-average growth in 2021, as the home-cooking trend remained in place and consumers continued to experiment with a plethora of dishes, although growth slowed compared to the previous year, with a…

Flexible paper packaging continued to lose share to folding cartons and flexible plastic in beauty and personal care in Spain in 2022. This can be attributed to the fact that, when compared to flexible paper, flexible plastic and folding cartons are…

In February 2023, Globalia Group and International Airlines Group (IAG) reached an agreement for the sale of the entire airline company Air Europa. This closes a long process which began with the pre-agreement adopted in November 2019, later modified…

Travel intermediaries, especially traditional intermediaries, suffered during the pandemic. In 2023, however, consumers continue to see a degree of complexity in travel following the two years of pandemic travel restrictions, such as specific…

2023 marks the return of inbound travellers to Spain, thus boosting hotel occupancy rates. Indeed, Spain is seeing a return to pre-pandemic levels of tourism, with good weather over the Easter and May bank holidays also benefitting domestic tourism.…

TURESPAÑA, the Spanish public body attached to the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, through the Secretariat State for Tourism, is responsible for the promotion of Spain as a tourist destination in the world. The body predicted a positive year…

Travel in Spain is seeing a return to pre-pandemic levels in Spain in 2023, with good weather over the Easter and May bank holidays boosting domestic tourism. Summer is also proving to be incredibly positive for inbound travel, as Spain has become a…

In 2022, glass bottles remained the dominant packaging choice for alcoholic drinks in Spain. However, metal beverage cans had been growing in popularity over the review period. This was primarily due to the lightweight and portable nature of cans,…

Car sales in Spain fell for the third year in a row, impacted by the increased costs of living. Other mobility segments, however, are showing clear signs of growth and recovery, such as electric and alternative fuel vehicles and shared mobility,…