Hotels Presented Family-Orientated Products at FITUR

Family-based tourism constitutes the most important tourist segment in Spain, accounting for more than 60 percent of overall tourism in the summer and 40 percent at Easter, according to the Spanish Hotel and Tourist Accommodation Confederation (CEHAT).

Spain is an ideal destination at which to spend a family holiday. Turespaña has pointed out that children are granted priority attention in both Spanish cities and in small rural towns.

The wide range of entertaining activities available also helps to make holidays more interesting, including visits to zoos, aquariums, theme parks and fun parks, not to mention dynamic, fun and interactive museums such as the Guggenheim in Bilbao, the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, and the Science Park in Granada. Another dimension of Spain's appeal for families consists of its almost endless coasts, replete with clean and high-quality beaches endowed with excellent facilities.

To this we must add the country's inland areas, packed as they are with lakes, lagoons, mountain ranges and sierras, rivers, valleys and high plains. These provide the ideal setting for activities such as trekking, skiing, sailing, fishing, cycling and horse-riding, all within a fun and controlled adventure environment.

Special mention should be made of the country's nature parks and national parks, including Doñana, Garajonay and Ordesa y Monte Perdido, all of which present their own visitor and interpretation centers to facilitate learning and education.

Being well aware of the importance of family tourism, a large number of hotels that took part at FITUR 2014 highlighted their family-based products at the show. In this respect, Coral Hotels offered an entire series of hotel establishments in Tenerife that are specially designed for families: La Quinta Park Suites, Compostela Beach, Compostela Beach Club, Paraiso del Sol, Bonanza and Los Alisios.

Another exhibitor, Evenia Hotels, owns the Evenia Olympic Suites, an ideal establishment for families measuring more than 30,000 square meters and offering extensive landscaped grounds, tropical swimming-pools, areas for sports and tennis courts.

The hotel also has indoor swimming-pools and a complete Fitness Centre and Spa featuring water circuits and a health center that offers personalized treatments. The hotel also has a disco and offers a daily entertainments program for children and adults, as well as a mini-club and games room.

The Santos Group unveiled the youngest members of the family the best children's facilities at its Val De Neu Hotel located in Baqueira Beret. This includes a mini-club featuring all kinds of activities, making this establishment the perfect choice for family trips.

Meanwhile, Bluebay promoted its hotel in Portugal, BlueBay Paraíso de Albufeira, a modern family resort of cutting-edge design featuring an outdoor pool and heated indoor pool, a gym, a spa, a mini-club and multiple activities.

The Vita Hoteliers Group rolled out the Vita Santa Cruz in Sierra Nevada, an establishment that has been specially designed for families. For its part, Marconfort Benidorm Suites, which will begin to operate as of summer 2014, is an establishment that caters for all kinds of people and all kinds of families.

Furthermore, the Playa Senator Group attended FITUR in order to promote its new line of "Diverhoteles", which are characterized by their highly participative entertainments programs for all ages, not to mention swimming-pools replete with shoots and other fun water features, amongst other attractions.

Meanwhile, the H10 Sentido Playa Esmeralda Hotel located on Fuerteventura has been entirely refurbished and offers a children's pool, a mini-disco and the Daisy Club, offering an entire range of fun activities for children between 4 and 12 years of age.