Cosmopolitan Spain Traveler - Spring 2018

Cosmopolitan Spain Traveler

PARADORES of SPAIN

90 REMARKABLE YEARS

Paradores is a unique tourism concept, with the majority of its facilities located in historical buildings—castles, fortresses, convents, palaces—in areas of exceptional natural beauty. ” Paradores is a 100% state-owned company through the Spanish Treasury. It operates under the guidance of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tour- ism. In 1991 it became a public limited company. At present, Paradores has 97 establishments and more than 6,000 hotel beds. 3,900 professionals work at the company. The properties have an average of 65 rooms. This size means that guests are treated personally and there is a higher quality of customer service. With hotels in all the Autonomous Communities, except for the Balearic Islands, Paradores is the hotel leader in cultural and nature tourism. It has hotels in nine cities declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO as well as in monumental surroundings, national parks and some of the most interesting natural areas in Spain. More than 800,000 people are members of its loyalty program Amigos de Paradores or ‘Friends of Paradores’, and according to the latest Cool Tabs report on the hotel sector, it is the hotel chain with the largest engagement on social media.

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