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New generation nuclear energy is still extremely expensive

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The future of fission energy is unquestionably linked to Modular and compact nuclear reactorsknown as SMR for its English denomination (Small Modular Reactor). They carry out more than two decades, and some of them are being designed according to The principles and requirements established for equipment Fourth Generation Nuclear Fission. In fact, they are being devised for the purpose of not being weighed down by the deficiencies introduced in the previous generations. One of the characteristics that, in theory, allows them to outdo conventional nuclear reactors is that their commissioning and maintenance costs have to be comparable to the expenses required by other energy sources. However, for the moment they are not. Csiro, the National Scientific Agency of Australia, has prepared a report in which it analyzes the cost of the energy sources currently used, and the renewables are the cheapest. This conclusion was predictable, but the surprising thing is that next -generation nuclear reactors are the most expensive energy generation technology. To reach this conclusion CSIRO has analyzed the costs of the Darlington (Canada) SMR Nuclear Nuclear Plan SMR plan, which in principle will ascend to 23.200 million dollars. China and Russia already have SMR reactors In operation, but Darlington’s will be the first built in a western country. The shocking thing is that, According to Csirothis project will be much more expensive than any other option, including a conventional nuclear power plant. Cheaper energy generation technologies are photovoltaic and wind solar. Secondly, the gas resides, and then the nuclear on a large scale, the coal, and, finally, the SMR reactors. Despite all SMR reactors are the future of nuclear energy Before moving forward it is important that we keep in mind that the costs derived from the Darlington nuclear project will probably be reduced in other posterior SMR reactor facilities. This plan is a pioneer in the West, and, therefore, everything is new and presumably expensive. Even so, for the moment it is not clear if this technology will really equate its costs with those of other generation sources. It is currently difficult to anticipate that in the future an SMR reactor plant will have costs similar to those of a photovoltaic or wind solar installation. 4th generation designs can be very different from those of previous generations In any case, the SMR reactors that respect the established principles for fourth -generation nuclear fission equipment have other advantages that are worth not overlooked. On the one hand they have to reach the maximum possible sustainabilityso that the fuel is maximized to produce energy, the amount of radioactive waste resulting from the process is minimized and its management is as efficient as possible. In addition, modular and compact reactors can be installed in locations where it would be unfeasible to build a conventional nuclear power plant, such as, for example, On a floating platform. And finally, something also very important: their safety and reliability must be high enough to minimize the probability that the reactor core suffers damage. In addition, if an accident occurs, it should not be necessary to take emergency measures beyond the facilities of the nuclear power plant. Image | Nuclear forum More information | Indaily In Xataka | European historical milestone in nuclear fusion: the JET reactor has broken a crucial record on the road to commercial fusion energy

Listening to music without ads is, from now on, a little more expensive

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As I was plannedSpotify has risen in Spain. The Swedish company has raised The price of the individual plan, which is now a more expensive euro. The climb will affect the new customers. Here are all the details. The climb. Last April it was leaked that the company intended to raise the price in several countries in Europe and Latin America. Now the climb has become effective. The increase affects the individual plan, which goes from 10.99 euros per month to 11.99 euros per month, or what is the same, one more euro. According to the statement, this increase will be effective as of September and will affect the markets of South Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region. 27 Spotify tricks – Control your whole music like nobody! This is how Spotify prices remain after the rise in August | Image: Xataka And the rest of the plans? They do not change, at least for the moment. The family plan continues at 20.99 euros per month; Duo retains the 16.99 euros per month and the subscription for students stays at 6.49 euros per month. It is the individual plan that goes up in price without, everything is said, incorporate any additional novelty or advantage. Ten and two. Ten years was Spotify without increasing the price of the individual plan, which cost 9.99 euros until 2023. It was then that we attended At the first climbwhich left the price at 10.99 euros. Two years later, the price has increased again to 11.99 euros per month. In a nutshell and speaking in silver, in a matter of two years the price has risen two euros. What has motivated this climb? According to Spotify, this increase aims to “continue innovating in our supply of products and functions and offer users the best experience.” However, this increase does not entail any new product or function offer. What yes It arrives is at a good time for the companythat In 2024 he signed his first year being profitable. In maintaining that profitability and In the search for “1 billion paid users” There are several strategies. The price increase is one, but the most expensive plans with high definition sound (of which nothing is known), artificial intelligence and, above all, the foreseeable arrival of audiobooks in Spain and Latin America are bets to take into account. Perhaps the price increase justifies, at some point, to have audiobooks, but we will see. Spotify’s situation. Currently, the company has 678 million users of which 268 million are paying. Only in Europe has more than 100 million subscribers, thus tripling Apple Music or Amazon. The problem is that, unlike Apple and Amazon, which have other (very generous) sources of income, Spotify depends alone and exclusively on profitable to their subscribers. To this we have to add the constant complaints of the artists, which They claim to charge little for their music in Spotify. Cover image | Cottonbro Studio In Xataka | Spotify is no longer a music player. It is a “audio netflix” who wants to devour your whole day

In 2011 a group of investors bought 80,000 bitcoins. They have been sold by 17,000,000% more expensive

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“Hodl“It is the preferred word of cryptocyerents. It is not an acronym, but a kind of meme or internal joke that is simply a variation of the English verb” hold “(maintain, endure). That term contains a good part of the philosophy of these users, which believe that cryptocurrencies They are a long -term bet that it is necessary to maintain for years to obtain the maximum benefit. There are people who are demonstrating that the thing works. 17,000,000% benefit. Last week, A “whale” (Whatle) Bitcoin sold 80,000 bitcoin for 9,500 million dollars. A user in X (formerly Twitter) detected that mass transaction and the Implicit traceability of the block chain De Bitcoin allowed to know that these bitcoins were acquired (or probably undermined) in 2011 and at that time they had a value of $ 54,000. That means that in these 14 years the benefit of those who sold them has been simply amazing: 17,000,000%. But it is not the only one. Another early cryptocrevent Roger see– It also recently sold another 80,000 BTC. Acquired them in 2014 for $ 210,000, and at the beginning of the month the transaction was detected according to which he had sold them for 8,600 million dollars. Your benefit: 4,000,000%. Multimillionaire whales. There have been additional movements that are also very striking although comparatively are in the shadow of the previous two. At the beginning of July two bitcoin portfolios that had been inactive for 14 years transferred 10,000 BTC each to other different wallets. In 2011, those 10,000 BT had cost $ 16,000, and now their joint value would be around 1,000 million dollars. Bitcoin at maximum. These transactions have occurred Just with Bitcoin achieving historical values. On July 14 the cryptocurrency reached $ 123,000, although since then there has been a small correction and the current value is around $ 118,000. Hodl and strong will. Some users joked by saying that this seller will end up regretting when (or rather “yes”) Bitcoin reaches a value of one million dollars, but the truth is that those who have sold are a spectacular example of that Hodl philosophy. Keep your bitcoins all these years has had to be an exercise of extraordinary patience, especially when at this time There have been numerous increases (and descents) important that surely caused great temptations to sell then. They resisted, and now they have seen the reward. Exceptional demand. As they point out In CointegraphBitcoin’s demand is so spectacular that for example the sale of the 80,000 BTC (0.4% of the amount current today) was “completely absorbed by the market” almost immediately. Movements of this magnitude were supposed to affect the price of Bitcoin, but they did not barely. The immediately posterior impact was sensitive (3.5% value drop) but then the side effects of that sale They have been apparently nil. There are analysts who They point that what has happened suggests that BTC will continue to rise soon. Image | KANCHANARA | Erling Løken Andersen In Xataka | Bitcoin reaches a historical maximum exceeding $ 118,000. A bullish rally driven by the hug of institutions

The TSMC factory in Arizona is going well, although its chips are more expensive than those of Taiwan

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Lisa her, the general director of AMD, He has just confirmed what we suspect since the beginning of this year: semiconductors that It is already manufacturing The new TSMC plant in Phoenix (Arizona) are Between 5 and 20% more expensive that the comparable integrated circuits produced in Taiwan. AMD will receive its first chips manufactured in this plant at the end of 2025, and given the increase in costs with all likelihood its market price It will be taller than that of semiconductors from Taiwan. Even so, Smooth his He maintains that the existence of this factory in the US is good news for all, for companies and users, because it contributes to the diversification of the supply of the chips and the strengthening of the distribution chain. According to histhanks to this plant and those that will arrive in the future will be more difficult for it to occur again A semiconductor crisis As serious as the one that triggered the Covid-19 pandemic between 2020 and 2023. Despite all the performance of the TSMC factory in Arizona it is high According to financial journalist Walter BloombergTSMC will increase the price of integrated circuits produced by 30% in the US to compensate for the costs triggered by tariffs on the production equipment of imported chips from Europe and Japan. Of course, the Government led by Donald Trump has not yet revealed how the import tariffs of photolithography machines used by TSMC, Intel or Samsung plants in the US will affect the importation tariffs. N4 and N4P lithographs are part of the TSMC Finfet Integration Technologies Family In mid -April 2024 CC Wei, the executive who at that time held the reins of TSMC, advance that the increase in costs derived from the manufacture of integrated avant -garde circuits in the plants that the company has outside of Taiwan It would be assumed by both TSMC and its customers: “If my client wants to manufacture in a specific area (out of Taiwan) then TSMC and the client himself will have to share the increase in costs (…) We are already discussing it with our customers.” Whatever it is beyond the costs linked to the production of chips in the US, The TSMC factory in Arizona is fine. This plant is manufacturing semiconductors in the N4 node (5 Nm). Lithographs N4 and N4P are part of the TSMC Finfet integration technologies family, although on paper the N4P process is a bit more refined. In any case, the plant we are talking about will not be the only one that this company will have in Arizona. The second factory will be operational in 2028 and will produce integrated circuits in N3 (3 Nm) and N2 (2 Nm) nodes. And finally, the third factory will not be listed at all until the end of this decade and It will produce chips in the node N2 (2 nm). TSMC can manufacture integrated 2 nm circuits In its US plants, although the Taiwanese administration will cauture the use of this technology in the country led by Donald Trump. “Private companies must make their own commercial decisions covered in their own technological progress (…) TSMC is building factories in the US with the purpose of serving their US clients because 60% of the world’s chip designer companies are based precisely in the US.” These words of Jw KuoMinister of Economic Affairs of Taiwan, are a declaration of intentions. It will be interesting to verify how the relationship of the US and Taiwan governments in the future prosper. Image | TSMC More information | SCMP In Xataka | The US confesses its worst nightmare: if China invades taiwan and controls TSMC the US economy will go to pique

You don’t have to buy a expensive mobile to have 512 GB. This mid -range xiaomi costs just over 260 euros

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Although most mobile offers are concentrated in the most basic configurations – many times in those of 128 GB – from time to time we find very striking discounts on the highest configurations. He Xiaomi little x7 It is a good example of this, since it is in Amazon right now 269.99 eurosthus touching its minimum historical price that so far is 261.99 euros. Xiaomi little x7 (12 GB, 512 GB) * Some price may have changed from the last review A cheap mobile with a lot of storage He Little x7 It is a mobile of the mid -range of Xiaomi that, although right now it stands out both for its storage and its price, has some fairly interesting features, especially in relation to its screen that offers a 1.5K resolution. The 6.67 -inch panel is AMOLED and also offers both a 120 Hz soda rate and a 3,000 nits peak shine. And internally comes with a good mid -range processor to which it belongs: the media sizek 7300 ultra, along with 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of internal storage. Although its battery does not reach the figure that the Little x7 prowe can talk about a good number for the price it has: 5,110 mAh with 45W fast charge support. In addition, it has IP68 certification With protection against dust and water and its photographic section, it stands out for its rear module composed of a 50 MP main sensor, an 8 mp wide angle and a 2 MP macro. You may also interest these accessories for Xiaomi’s mobile Xiaomi Redmi Buds 6 Pro – Wireless headphones, noise cancellation, light, up to 36 hours of autonomy, Bluetooth 5.3, black (ES version) * Some price may have changed from the last review Xiaomi SmartBand 10, 1.72 ”amoled screen, fast charge, 150+ Sports modes. Health and sleep monitoring. Hyperos 2.0. Waterproof 5atm, compass, white pearl. * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Xiaomi In Xataka | The best mobiles, we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | The best Xiaomi mobile price: purchase and comparative guide

Holidays as expensive in Mallorca as in Bali

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Spanish tourism lives a paradox. The sector closed last year with record of foreign travelers, hopes to reach a New historical brand In 2025 and fantasize already to advance France and the US on their way to the top 10 of the most busy destinations in the world, a possibility not crazy according to A report of Google and Deloitte. However, as Spanish tourism is strengthened, less and less Spanish … and more foreign. More travelers from other countries come to hotels, but not local customers, whose flow It has stagnated. It is not surprising if we take into account a striking fact: in which many already consider “the most expensive holidays in history”, a Spaniard comes out almost so expensive Spend a week of relaxation in Mallorca how to do it in the distant bali. Travel to Mallorca or Bali? Mallorca is an iconic holiday in Spain. Bali, an exotic destination located 13,000 kilometers from the peninsula. However, and no matter how anti intuitive, this summer a Spanish (especially a little foresee) is almost the same to spend his vacation in any of those two points. We know it thanks to A study recent prepared by Mabrian and released by The country in which two key data are shown: the average price of the plane ticket and the 2025 hotel stay in different places on the planet. And what does it show? That in the case of Balearic Islands the average cost of the ticket amounts to 142.77 euros and that of the accommodation at 285.72. In total, 428.5 euros. In the case of Bali, the displacement amounts to 238.97 and the hotel to 99.26, which adds 338.23 euros. Mabrian’s study must be taken as that, a simple study, with his biases and weaknesses, but provides a track that coincides with what they have already noticed Other experts: A vacation in the main destinations of the Balearic Islands leave almost, so or even more expensive than in iconic destinations located thousands of kilometers. Is there more data? Yeah. The data From Mabrian they show that if the average price of the plane ticket is added and that of the stay, most of the destinations analyzed are almost equally expensive (or even cheaper) than the Balearic ‘pack’: in the cycled islands it stays at 489.7, in Sicily 287.6, in the Algarve 375.1 and in Atalya 304.6. In most cases, flights are more expensive than those of the Balearic Islands, but that difference is compensated if the accommodation is fought. In that case Balearic Islands has the second highest price, only behind the cycles, in Greece. The only destination of the analyzed that is triggered is Punta Cana, with 561.6 euros. Mallorca or Cabo Verde? Mabrian is not the only one who has made accounts. At the beginning of summer Last minute public Some estimates prepared by Pedro Fiol, president of the Aviba Travel Association, which are equally eloquent. According to your calculationsstaying the week from August 12 to 19 in a five -star hotel all included in Playa de Muro (Mallorca), added flights from Madrid and the transfer from the airport to the hotel, leaves approximately 3,780 euros. If Playa de Palma opts for the invoice low to 2,070 per person. Fiol looked for prices for the same days in other international destinations and discovered something surprising: they leave cheaper. A flight for the same days of Madrid to Punta Cana, more transfers and stay in a hotel of conditions similar to that of Mallorca, costs 2,100 per people. The comparison is even more advantageous if the Cape Verde data is analyzed. In that case, the invoice, applying conditions similar to the previous ones, stays in 1,560. In Thailand, with a four -day trip in Bangkok and many others in Krabi, the cost is 2,400. But they are just studies, right? Correct. The above are studies and estimates, but a quick search comes to verify that they are not disenchanted. For example, let’s say our boss has just approved a vacation for the week from September 8 to 14, so we open Skyscanner and look for Madrid-Ibiza flights for those days and a person. What are we found? The cheapest without scales is in 184 euros. If then we are going to Booking and we mark the “hotel” option for a person in Ibiza we find that the most adjusted is a hostel (quarter and shared bath) in which the stay goes to 324 euros. Total: 508. And that for the most economical option. If we return to Skyscanner and look for cheap destinations to travel on the same dates (September 8-14) we find Madrid-Santorini tickets by 393 euros. In Booking for those same dates the most adjusted accommodation, again in a shared bedroom, costs 120 euros. In total: 513 euros. Both results are very similar. Again it is just an example, punctual and with very specific data, but it helps to understand how the most requested destinations in Spain can cost the same as others located thousands of kilometers. Does it happen alone in the Balearic Islands? At all. Mabrian’s data show that the sum of the average price of tickets and the hotel on the Costa del Sol exceeds Antalya (Turkey). The same happens if we talk about the Canary Islands, Costa Brava or Costa Blanca. Recently We told you How there are other traditional destinations of Spanish geography, especially island or the Mediterranean, which are almost, so or even more expensive than other popular alternatives abroad. To check it, destinia compared Recently the fees of the hotels of Gran Canaria, Mallorca, Menorca, Mojácar, Tenerife, Punta Cana, the Riviera Maya and Anatolia applying in all cases the same criteria: stays comparable in August and the same conditions and score. What was found? That there are Spanish destinations in which to travel already comes out as expensive as in Riviera Maya or Punta Cana. In Menorca for example the rate amounted to 2,726 euros For two people, almost … Read more

that Europeans forget that they need expensive cars

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Before many we wanted a Xiaomi Su7. Now we also want the new Xiaomi Yu7: The company sold 200,000 units in three minutes In China and beat The remarkable record of his first model. But attentive, because that overwhelming success can now end up replicating in the rest of the world. It has already happened with its mobiles, and in Xiaomi they seem prepared to replicate the same strategy with which they reaped success in that market. In 2027, expansion.Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi, indicated on Wednesday that he hopes to start selling his electric vehicles outside China. For now it is confirmed with its market, where you are getting kneel. In its first year selling Xiaomi electric cars has lost 800 million dollars, but it is that That is excellent news for your future. Traditional manufacturers tremble. Xiaomi’s international expansion is a great news for them, but potentially terrible for European manufacturers. The reason is that Xiaomi electric vehicles compete in benefits with the best of European manufacturers, but do so with a much lower price. We have a clear example in Porsche, who has fallen 30% in sales in the last yearespecially for the irruption of Xiaomi Su7. Of choltoteléfonos to chollocoches. Xiaomi’s strategy is traced to which he already allowed him to destroy competition in the mobile industry. His smartphones, especially at the beginning, were choltoteléphones that They offered high-end specifications at entry-media range prices. The same is expected to occur when exporting their cars, which have high -end cars benefits of European manufacturers, but which cost significantly less. It is a battle that traditional mobile manufacturers – those of Apple, Samsung or LG of the time – have already dealt with and, mostly, lost. The example of Yu7. The latest creation of Xiaomi, the Yu7, follows the trail of its predecessor: autonomy of about 540 km, battery that carries 80% in 12 minutes – the Tesla Model and or the Porsche Macan takes more than 20) and acceleration from 0 to 100 in 3.3 seconds (in the Xiaomi Yu7 Max, the most powerful) and power of up to 681 hp (630 hp in the macan, 514 CV in Model Y). Volkswagen already knows what can happen. Volkswagen had a well -off position in China, leading the distance sales of its rivals. However, in recent months these sales have collapsed, although in that case it has been more for the Byd overwhelming thrustthat he did not paint anything in 2020 and that from 2021 he experienced a vertiginous rise in the Chinese market. Byd’s success in Spain is also a reality, and it is because it follows the same tactic as Xiaomi: “bargain cars” that have surprising benefits for their price, at least if we compare them with those of traditional manufacturers models. And the tariffs not seem to impact. The European Union It has been since October 2024 Applying tariffs to the Chinese electric car, and vary according to the brand between approximately 8 and 35%. China Has a Trojan horse With its combustion cars in hybrids, but it does not even seem to be needed, because even with those tariffs the price/performance ratio of Chinese electric cars are still remarkable. At least, for now. The ecosystem is the key. As with Apple, Xiaomi not only wants to sell you a car, but they sell a complete ecosystem. Its electric vehicles are part of that ecosystem in which the mobile, home automation and xiaomi appliances are integrated. All an integration that no other manufacturer has achieved, but that Xiaomi has already well profiled. Let us remember what happened to mobiles. Xiaomi first focused on China and then Start an international expansion that many users were waiting. He triumphed with his baroteléphones for a few years, but ended up remarkably: for years he competes as one more in the high -end market – who tells them to Xiaomi 15 Ultra– And created two submarks (Redmi and little) so that they were the ones that offered more modest and affordable mobiles. It remains to be seen as its strategy with its electric cars. Image | Xiaomi In Xataka | Byd promised them very happy with his new plant in Mexico. He has just canceled all his plans

If you have the feeling that everything is more expensive than ever, it is not your imagination: it is called “Zillow effect”

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Digital platforms promised to make everything easier and cheaper. Actually, they have created the opposite phenomenon: The “Zillow Effect” is taking practically everything What we play online, whether digital or not. Why is it important. When any transaction is digitized, the demand is triggered because it eliminates friction, but the supply remains constant. The result is usually the same: prices go up and competition intensifies for buyers. The panoramic. The effect began in the real estate sector with Zillow in the United States, A real estate platform born in 2006 which allowed anyone to consult the value of their home. Now it extends to university candidates, employment searches, appointment applications, concert tickets, vacation destinations and even second -hand markets. If you can buy it with a click, it is probably more expensive than before. In detail. The mechanism is simple: Before, requesting place at a university required physical effort. Get forms, send them by postal mail, go to pay fees. Now, with a button you can send your application to twenty universities. Result: the best receive many more requests, they can be more selective and the competition to access goes up to the same pace that their access barriers are lowered to the application. The same happens in the labor market: For candidates, there is a paradox: getting a job becomes more complicated. The contrast. There are two large categories of products here: Products with elastic offer. They are the ones that can be manufactured in greater quantities. Clothing, processed food, smartphones. They have been cheaper. Products with limited offer, or by regulation or by their own nature. Housing in good areas, places of universities, more desirable jobs, very attractive sexual couples. They have fisher, financially or symbolically. Between the lines. Great technology benefit from this problem, so they have no incentive to solve this problem. More demand is equivalent to more data, more engagementmore commissions. The case that gives name to this effect has a perfect example: Zillow earned money both if the houses were sold as if notbecause he charged for teaching them. AND Your platform fired your visibilitywith the aforementioned consequence: same supply, greater demand … upward prices. The threat. The Zillow effect has as first victims local and imperfect markets where opportunities could be found before. There are no longer the secret restaurants, virgin and quiet holiday destinations, or jobs that only a few knew. Google Maps, LinkedIn, Instagram or YouTube have democratized knowledge, but have also concentrated demand. An example: Instagram and ‘Tourism of Likes‘. And now what. A possible solution would increase the offer where possible, such as building more housing or creating more university places. Another would artificially limit digital demand. But there are not too many incentives for it. The digital world has connected us in this century, but it has also put us to compete against many more people for the same limited resources. And there is only a great winner: the platforms. In Xataka | 34 futuristic predictions made in the past: erroneous, successful and crazy Outstanding image | Xataka

Spain has become so expensive that the British are starting to choose another place for their vacations: Morocco

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When years ago a British family began to plan their summer vacation could doubt with the dates, the accommodation, with which airline flying or what clothes to put in The suitcase; But in many (many) cases what had no discussion was destiny: They were traveling to Spain. Especially to the Mediterranean coast, Balearic Islands or Canary Islands, where they were looking for sun, heat, beach, good landscapes and better food. Now that decision is no longer so clear and increasingly British choose to fly to somewhat more southern latitudes, to North Africa. The reason is simple: the price increase is leading them to change Catalonia and the Balearic Islands for Tunisia or Morocco. Issue of expenses. British tourists like Spain. A lot. And that is easy to check. He arrives with a walk through the Canary Islands, Catalonia, Balearic Islands or the Costa Blanca (to name a few destinations) or take a look at the INE data: in 2024 the flow of tourists from the United Kingdom grew 6.6% until adding 18.4 million travelers, which allowed Spain to close the year with A record of almost 94 million foreign visitors. The influx of tourists is nevertheless the only thing that grows in the sector. They also do the rates. Latest National Price Index It shows that so far this year, hostels, pensions and accommodation services have become sensitive to each other until they are placed almost 7% above a year ago. If we look back the increase is even more pronounced. RTVE Calculate that from the pandemic the hotels have increased more than 50%. Looking north of Africa. With that price increase as a backdrop and despite the considerable pull of Spain in the British market, more and more families in the United Kingdom opt for alternative destinations (and cheaper) in which to spend your vacation. And in that search they end up looking north of Africa, places like Egypt, Tunisia or Morocco. The trend was verified A few days ago The newspaper Daily Mail, although it is not really new. The sector It has been verifying how English tourists are responding to the rise in prices of Spain or Portugal Looking for more southern alternatives, in North Africa. At the end of 2024 Mirror I already reported that there were British families who were changing the Canary Islands to Egypt to enjoy their winter vacations. A percentage: 39%. Beyond the statements of the agencies and tour operators, there are a series of data that help to understand the growing interest arouses North Africa among British travelers. For example, Booking has proven that between January and May searches related to Tunisia on their platform have fired 68% compared to the same months of 2024. In the case of Egypt they have grown 64% and in that of Morocco 39%. And it is not only about plans, desires or forecasts in the medium or long term. The change is already underway. This same summer the tui uk platform has registered 30% more reservations for Egypt that a year ago. In the case of Tunisia, growth also reaches double digit and the company also recognizes a strong demand for Morocco. More interest, more flights. British airlines have quickly captured that interest and have not taken long to act accordingly, reinforcing their connections with the continent. This year it is expected that the United Kingdom airports take off 19,847 flights destined to North Africa, more than double the 8,653 registered operations before the pandemic. The connections with Spain and Portugal will also grow, but to a much lesser extent: just 10 and 9%. In that new context Morocco also plays with an extra advantage: proximity. A British who wants to fly to Alicante must invest about two and a half hours on the flight. If you want to go to Cairo the trip will last much more (almost double), but if you choose to move between London and Marrakech the journey will not reach four hours. Is there so much price difference? Yes. For a British traveling to Tunisia or Morocco translates into more flight hours, but in his favor he has the cost of accommodation. EUROWEEKLY has made calculations and assures That a seven night stay in Agadir, to the south of the country, costs about 889 pounds per person while other similar packages to stay in Mediterranean destinations in Europe, such as Marbella, Santorini or Mykonos, requires Between 1,000 and 2,700 pounds. “There is a trend, especially in the family segment, towards cheaper destinations,” explained In December a Mirror Sebastien Ebel, executive director of Tui Group, after checking how more and more people were choosing to spend their winter vacations in Egypt instead of the Canary Islands. Already by then Easyjet Holidays found an increase in demand in other African destinations, including Morocco. Prices … and something else. That more and more British imagine spending their vacations in Tunisia or Morocco instead of in the Balearic Islands or Canary Islands not only explains by the price difference. In play more factors enter. For example, the ‘democratization’ of the tourism market, with a growing group of travelers who do not give up their country despite having adjusted budgets. “We frequently see new customers with less income, but still want to travel with budgets of 800 pounds. If they do not find it in Spain, they look for alternatives,” Ebel points out. Another key is what tourists are in Tunisia, Morocco or Egyptwarm destinations, with a rich heritage, beaches, landscapes and a hotel sector that has been put the batteries In recent years and offers options that are not far from which British can be found in Spain or Portugal. The new trend also coincides with protestsIn certain points of the country, such as Balearics either Cataloniaof residents tired of the impact of mass tourism. Images | Heidi Kaden (UNSPLASH) and Calin Stan (UNSPLASH) In Xataka | The north of Spain has been complaining about mass tourism for years. Asturias has discovered … Read more

Two false dnis, three commercial calls and 70,000 euros of fine. Lebara has been expensive not to check who buys his sim

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Three commercial calls being in the Robinson list They have been enough for the Spanish Data Protection Agency to put the Mobiles SA out -of the focus, a company after which Yoigo operates. A particular and unusual case, in which the company has been sanctioned with 70,000 euros despite having demonstrated that the realization of These calls It was not at the hands of Yoigo. It was enough with three calls. The Exp202205208 file acts with a sanctioning basis for a claim filed in April 2022. The consumer presented to the agency the reception of Commercial calls In your mobile line promoting Yoigo servicesclaiming to be registered in the Robinson list. Only screenshots were necessary to provide the records of the three calls, made between March 18, April 11 and 12. The first question begins here. How is Yoigo possible to call a user of the advertising exclusion list for commercial purposes? It wasn’t Yoigo. In accordance with the data protection laws, the AEPD transferred said claim to Xfera, so that the operator informs within one month on these actions. Xfera’s response was overwhelming: None of his authorized lines had issued those calls. After the response of the operator’s corporate name, the case was filed. But it was not there. The user claimed again to the AEPD, making the case reopened. Xfera was urged, again, to investigate the three telephone numbers made the calls. Although none of them had officially called, he admitted that one of them was in his name during the months of April and June 2022. The AEPD continued to track, and contacted the owner of that line. The telephone bill and the call registration of recent months were reviewed, concluding again that it was not called from said phone. Although the user claimed that the commercial calls talked about Yoigo offers, the AEPD concluded next to Xfera that the line belonged to a SIM of Lebara, a small OMV also of the MásMóvil group and that only markets prepaid lines. Uncovering the cake. Of the three investigated numbers, only one had a postal address. The AEPD found that the other two lines were registered with False dnismaking the identification of those responsible for the calls impossible. In short, everything indicates that these calls for advertising purposes were nothing more than scam attempts, telephone scams to obtain the data from the one who received the calls. A fine for negligence. Despite having shown that Xfera was not the first responsible in this practice, the AEPD has imposed a fine of 70,000 euros for being the final responsible for the data processing. It obliges, in the same way, to implement within six months new measures to verify the real identity of new prepaid clients. Similarly, Lebara will have to audit and regularize all its active lines to verify that they are under verified identities. A particular case that, again, resolves that responsibility for certain scam attempts lies on operators. Something that remembers Recent Supreme Court ruling making it clear that, in case of bank fraud by Phishing, the person responsible is the bank. Image | Andrei Metelev In Xataka | Exposed to Sim Swapping: It’s time to upload the security bar when granting card duplicates

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