The regular assembly of the Gipuzkoa Hotels association took place, gathering most of the territory's accommodation businesses. The event was held in the spacious hall of the Maria Cristina hotel in San Sebastián. During the first part of the day, members analyzed sector data, its current situation, and the management efforts made.
Raúl Fernández, president of Hoteles de Gipuzkoa and director of the Arbaso hotel, opened the proceedings. The session was moderated by Virginia Elvira, head of the sectoral area at Adegi. The institutional opening was delivered by Azahara Domínguez, the provincial deputy for Mobility, Tourism, and Territorial Planning.
Following this, a round table discussion was held featuring César Ballesteros, president of Feprotur and secretary of the Galician Tourism Cluster. Participants also included Fede Fuster, president of Hosbec, and Nacho Calvo, general secretary of the Association of Hospitality and Tourism of Navarra.
After the round table, the XII edition of the Gipuzkoa Hotels Award was presented. This year, the award went to the club Real Sociedad and was accepted by its president Jokin Aperribay. The institutional closing was handled by Isabel Busto, president of Adegi. Also attending from Adegi were its general director José Miguel Ayerza and deputy general director Paul Liceaga. City council members Olatz Yarza, Juan Karlos Izagirre, and Markel Ormazabal were also present.
In addition to the aforementioned individuals, representatives from various other entities were present, including Vicente Mozo (hotel Distrito Oeste), Jon Zulaika (hoteles Arrizul), Cristina and María Estrada (hotel Barcelo Costa Vasca), Beñat Martín (hotel Bidebide de Tolosa), Rafael González (hotel María Cristina), Naiara Imaz (Hotel Arima), Idurre Altuna and Javier Marin (Colegio Mayor Olarain), Marta Martínez, Patricia Frailes, and Borja Roldán (hotel Luze), Alberto Essery (hotel Niza), Maite Alkain (hotel HK10), Amaia García (hotel Antik), Alain Martzolff (hotel de Londres), Raúl Casanova and Víctor Sánchez (hotel Tres Reyes), Marymy Pascual (hotel Monte Igueldo), Carlos Cardona (hotel Nobu), Eric Adrián (hotel Zenit), Nerea Manzano (hotel Zenit Convento San Martín), Elena Olmo and Daniel Hernández (hotel Europa), Nuria Mugica (hotel Leonardo), Iñaki Azurza (Parma Ostatua), Susana Martínez (Hotel Casual de las Olas), Ohiana Subijana and José Crecis (hotel Akelarre), Iñigo Montes and Mikel Zaldua (hoteles SADE), Jagoba Arin (hotel Catalonia), Myriam Rubio (Sadhesa), Cristina Verdun (hotel Sparta), Andrea Sofía Chao (The Social Hub San Sebastian), and César Navarro (Eurostar Amara).
Furthermore, representatives from other tourism-related entities attended: Sara Vicioso (Viajes El Corte Inglés), Hutsune Mendiburu (Vectalia Servicios Auxiliares), Jorge Navarro (Tob Strategy), Begoña Larzabal (Real Sociedad), Yolanda Tubilla (Quirón Salud), Félix Zulaica (Otra dimensión), Virginia Mugica (Confebask), Amaia Sáncez (La Perla), Gabi Sola (Catamarán Ciudad de San Sebastián), Mónica Alday (Fundación Ficoba), Aitziber Larumbe (Eurogap), Ana Serna (Elkargi), Eskerne Falcón (discoversansebastián), Iker Goikoetxea (Centro Kursaal), and Amaia López (Confebask).
