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]]>The donation was approved at the last assembly of the association, which is made up of 36 establishments and is financed exclusively through membership dues. This contribution is part of the Caritas campaign «Let’s ensure that having a decent life is no longer a matter of luck», promoted in the middle of the Christmas season.
3.6 million of associated leisure in 2025
The Asociación Ocio de Ibiza y Formentera expects the solidarity actions of its premises to reach 3.6 million euros by 2025, destined for social, cultural, sports and environmental projects on the island.
This figure includes sponsorships as well as direct donations and the organization of solidarity events, a line of collaboration that the entity has maintained for eleven years.
The president of Ocio de Ibiza, Jesús Sainz, stressed that «the needs are many and the resources are always insufficient», highlighting the importance of financially supporting entities such as Caritas to combat poverty and social exclusion in Ibiza.
Economic impact and employment
In addition to the solidarity contributions, the 36 establishments associated with Ocio de Ibiza generate 4,200 direct jobs and 700 indirect jobs, figures that, according to the entity, certify the weight of the leisure and entertainment sector within the economic and social fabric of the island.
Ocio de Ibiza stresses the importance of financially supporting the work carried out by Caritas to maintain and strengthen services aimed at combating poverty and social exclusion on the island.
«This new donation is a sign of the sector’s commitment to an entity whose work is essential. We are aware that the needs are many and the resources are always insufficient,» said the president of Ocio de Ibiza, Jesús Sainz.
For his part, the director of Caritas, Joan Torres, said that «the involvement of Ibizan companies in helping those most in need is a sign of social commitment and a repeated request of Caritas in Ibiza».
The manager of the Asociación Ocio de Ibiza y Formentera, José Luis Benítez, also stressed the collective responsibility of collaborating with this type of initiative and encouraged other companies and entities to join in supporting Cáritas. «Behind their work there are many families in need, a great effort on the part of volunteers and professionals, and educational, social and labor projects that require all the economic help possible to move forward. I take this opportunity to encourage individuals and companies in Ibiza to collaborate with Cáritas Ibiza», he added.
The manager also recalled that, for eleven years, the premises associated with Ocio de Ibiza have been collaborating on an ongoing basis with social, cultural, sports and environmental entities on the island through sponsorships, donations and the organization of solidarity events. Altogether, these actions will reach 3.6 million euros in 2025, a figure that the association expects to continue to increase in the coming years.
Cáritas attended 3,000 people in Ibiza
During the ceremony, the director of Caritas Ibiza, recalled that this year the organization has served about 3,000 people on the island, offering 80 meals a day to people without resources, in addition to social support programs, employment and shelter for immigrants.
Caritas not only distributes food, but develops a comprehensive care that requires professional staff and a significant economic effort, explained Torres, who stressed the steady increase in social needs in Ibiza.
More than one million for sports in Sant Josep
The impact of the sector also extends to the sports field. The mayor of Sant Josep, Vicent Roig, stated during the International Nightlife Congress held in Valencia that the municipality’s leisure venues participate in more than one million euros in funding to clubs and sporting events, both nationally and internationally.
«Without that funding it would not be possible to maintain key sporting events at the beginning and end of the season, which are fundamental for the deseasonalization,» Roig told La Voz de IbizaRoig told La Voz de Ibiza, highlighting the importance of the leisure sector in the economy and the sports calendar of the municipality.
La entrada More than four million euros in aid from Ibiza’s leisure sector se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
]]>La entrada 3.6 million euros in aid from Ibiza’s leisure sector se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
]]>The donation was approved at the last assembly of the association, which is made up of 36 establishments and is financed exclusively through membership dues. This contribution is part of the Caritas campaign «Let’s ensure that having a decent life is no longer a matter of luck», promoted in the middle of the Christmas season.
3.6 million of associated leisure in 2025
The Asociación Ocio de Ibiza y Formentera expects the solidarity actions of its premises to reach 3.6 million euros by 2025, destined for social, cultural, sports and environmental projects on the island.
This figure includes sponsorships as well as direct donations and the organization of solidarity events, a line of collaboration that the entity has maintained for eleven years.
The president of Ocio de Ibiza, Jesús Sainz, stressed that «the needs are many and the resources are always insufficient», highlighting the importance of financially supporting entities such as Caritas to combat poverty and social exclusion in Ibiza.
Economic impact and employment
In addition to the solidarity contributions, the 36 establishments associated with Ocio de Ibiza generate 4,200 direct jobs and 700 indirect jobs, figures that, according to the entity, certify the weight of the leisure and entertainment sector within the economic and social fabric of the island.
Ocio de Ibiza stresses the importance of financially supporting the work carried out by Caritas to maintain and strengthen services aimed at combating poverty and social exclusion on the island.
«This new donation is a sign of the sector’s commitment to an entity whose work is essential. We are aware that the needs are many and the resources are always insufficient,» said the president of Ocio de Ibiza, Jesús Sainz.
For his part, the director of Caritas, Joan Torres, said that «the involvement of Ibizan companies in helping those most in need is a sign of social commitment and a repeated request of Caritas in Ibiza».
The manager of the Asociación Ocio de Ibiza y Formentera, José Luis Benítez, also stressed the collective responsibility of collaborating with this type of initiative and encouraged other companies and entities to join in supporting Cáritas. «Behind their work there are many families in need, a great effort on the part of volunteers and professionals, and educational, social and labor projects that require all the economic help possible to move forward. I take this opportunity to encourage individuals and companies in Ibiza to collaborate with Cáritas Ibiza», he added.
The manager also recalled that, for eleven years, the premises associated with Ocio de Ibiza have been collaborating on an ongoing basis with social, cultural, sports and environmental entities on the island through sponsorships, donations and the organization of solidarity events. Altogether, these actions will reach 3.6 million euros in 2025, a figure that the association expects to continue to increase in the coming years.
Cáritas attended 3,000 people in Ibiza
During the ceremony, the director of Caritas Ibiza, recalled that this year the organization has served about 3,000 people on the island, offering 80 meals a day to people without resources, in addition to social support programs, employment and shelter for immigrants.
Caritas not only distributes food, but develops a comprehensive care that requires professional staff and a significant economic effort, explained Torres, who stressed the steady increase in social needs in Ibiza.
More than one million for sports in Sant Josep
The impact of the sector also extends to the sports field. The mayor of Sant Josep, Vicent Roig, stated during the International Nightlife Congress held in Valencia that the municipality’s leisure venues participate in more than one million euros in funding to clubs and sporting events, both nationally and internationally.
«Without that funding it would not be possible to maintain key sporting events at the beginning and end of the season, which are fundamental for the deseasonalization,» Roig told La Voz de IbizaRoig told La Voz de Ibiza, highlighting the importance of the leisure sector in the economy and the sports calendar of the municipality.
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]]>La entrada The unexpected result of a study on nightlife that dethrones Ibiza se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.
]]>The report ranks the Catalan capital as number one for its high concentration of bars -more than 300 per 100 square kilometers-, the affordable price of drinks and places that can stay open until six in the morning. In addition to Barcelona, the top 10 is completed by Paris, Prague, Tokyo, Budapest and Tbilisi, five of them European cities with a strong tradition of nightlife entertainment.
Safety is another key element of the study. The data reveals that four out of ten tourists go out drinking when they travel and that nightlife accounts for around 15% of the total vacation budget. Other analysis in the UK shows that adults spend an average of £3,776 a year in pubs, bars and nightclubs, although attendance at traditional clubs has been declining among younger people.
One of the big surprises in the ranking is Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, which appears in seventh place. Its emerging atmosphere, popular «Wine Street», rooftop bars and affordable drink prices have put it ahead of established destinations such as Bangkok or Tbilisi, making it a booming option for those looking for different nightlife experiences.
Meanwhile, Barcelona itself continues to diversify its offer with the rise of the tardeos, evening gatherings that combine music, tapas and drinks outdoors. This trend, increasingly popular among locals and visitors, adds to the city’s powerful nightlife and expands the range of proposals for enjoying urban leisure beyond the early hours of the morning.
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]]>The initiative was detailed by Angela Torres, co-founder of the Barcelona Nightlife Commission during the round table discussion entitled «Women who light up the night: leadership and talent in nightlife«.
For some years now, Barcelona has been implementing the Office of the Night, a kind of night mayor’s office. «We are part of the Permanent Council that meets quarterly and there are more than 70 institutions and local entities,» explains Torres in dialogue with La Voz de Ibiza.
The Commission raises the possibility of lifting any time restrictions, taking the example of Berlin’s nighttime ecosystem.
In this context, Torres advocates a«one-weekend pilot test. To really test: we go out on Friday, we do the usual route, and no one knows that, at a certain point, there will be no one to turn on the lights, to turn off the music. And let no one know that, at a certain point, there will be no one to turn on the lights, no one to turn off the music. What’s going on here? Today, doors open.
– The proposal that generated interest is that there should be no closing hours for the premises.
– Exactly, but both the daytime and the nighttime. That is to say, you can go to a place, to a club, because there is a difference between discotheques and clubs, at the time you want. If a space of leisure or night culture decides that its public can go at eight o’clock in the morning, let’s say, and go out at night, or go at night and go out at eight or nine o’clock in the morning, as it is done in Berlin. In Berlin there is no curfew. They have it for a historical reason.
– What is the historical reason?
– After the World War, there was like a meeting between hotel people, restaurateurs, and as people were crushed by the war, they needed a break, after the 20’s. They decided that the best way was to free the night a little bit. And that applied to theaters, nightclubs, cabarets.
– So Berlin today has no closing time, and is there any other paradigm or example in Europe that has no closing time?
– Some other cities in Germany, such as Leipzig, have also opened 24 hours. And Amsterdam, I don’t know if it’s good that there are no closing hours, but there are spaces that during the day have one function and at night they have another.
– In Spain, what social benefit would there be if this scenario of freedom were implemented?
– First, there would be fewer noise complaints, because people would leave the premises more staggered. They would not concentrate at 6 a.m., at 7 a.m., a lot of public.
– But there would still be a closing time for each club.
– Yes, but you can go in and out, at least in Berlin you can go home, you can come back, you have a cuff, a stamp, a wristband. In some clubs it has become fashionable to charge you to come back in. In Berlin there are 24-hour clubs that never close.
– What other advantages would it have?
– Occasional crowds, the fact of informal sale of alcohol in the queue, because you are waiting to enter, to leave, you do not know where to go, the afters have not yet opened …. This flow of people who can’t go home…. This, on the one hand, and on the other hand, in terms of substance consumption, which cannot be ignored, we have to talk about it and we have to talk about it face to face, it exists and we cannot eliminate it. Everyone can do what they want, but there would be a more responsible consumption or less concentrated in three hours. Because here we have the habit of going out of the house, having a preview with friends until 1 o’clock, 2 o’clock, or until the time limit that you can enter for free or you have a list and at 6 o’clock you are kicked out. I’m not a big consumer of substances, rather I don’t drink or alcohol, but there are people who do, and in three hours it’s a lot of cane for the body.
– Are there after hours in Barcelona?
– Yes, but they are informal. There are, but they are a bit small mouthed because they are bars, cafeterias, some of them use a cafeteria license. There are spaces that are with the door closed, which is a club that you have to be a member. The institutions do not know where they are and we are not going to tell them because they do not cause problems. They don’t know where they are because they don’t have to send anyone to avoid fights or aggressions. And we want them to stay that way.
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Countdown to the 10th International Nightlife Congress: Ibiza seeks to reaffirm its global leadership in the industry
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]]>More than a dozen round tables and presentations will analyze the current challenges of the sector, the evolution of the industry and the implementation of new programs and certificates of excellence, such as the Triple Excellence in Nightlife, made up of the INSC, INAQ, INQS seals and the GASTROMOON gastronomic distinction.
The event will be attended by representatives of leading destinations on the global scene -New York, Sydney, Singapore, Mexico, Argentina, Italy, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Spain- along with institutional authorities. Among them, the Minister of Emergencies and Interior of the Generalitat Valenciana, Juan Carlos Valderrama Zurián; the mayor of Sant Josep de sa Talaia, Vicente Roig; the regional secretary of Tourism, José Manuel Camarero; and the general director of Tourism of the Consell d’Eivissa, Juan Miguel Costa.
The official inauguration will be in charge of Camarero, Joaquim Boadas, president of the International Nightlife Association, and Tico Corrons, president of Valencia Nightlife.
The challenges of the sector to be discussed at the 5th National Congress
The 5th National Congress will open tomorrow with a round table dedicated to the importance of nightlife for tourism and the economy. Throughout the day there will be key debates on marketing, branding, female leadership, health, wellness, music recognition technology, copyrights and formulas to reinforce coexistence and safety in the nightlife environment.
Panels such as «Women who light up the night» and «Marketing and Branding in nightlife» will bring together leading professionals, managers and influential figures from the electronic and business scene, while other spaces will focus on technological innovation, worker protection and regulatory challenges.
A global vision at the 10th International Congress
On November 19, the turn will be for the international vision. The day will begin with the presentation of the International Guide to Fire Prevention in public places, developed in collaboration with firefighters, universities and the International Nightlife Association.
It is the first practical document with a worldwide scope focused on fire safety for leisure environments.
The day’s program will address topics such as the cultural value of nightlife, the importance of training and research in the sector, the relationship between DJs, promoters and booking managers, as well as the main global challenges in terms of safety, sustainability and operational management. In addition, the Nightlife Green Book, which seeks to promote responsible and sustainable practices in the industry, will be presented.
Golden Moon Awards
After the closing of the congresses, Valencia will host the 10th edition of the Golden Moon Awards gala, which will recognize the best clubs, festivals, DJs and projects of the year in thirteen different categories. The ceremony will be hosted by Judge Jules and Ibizan DJ Anna Tur.
The evening will culminate with a gala dinner and after-party at Alegal, Valencia’s new restaurant and club, reinforcing the city’s position as one of the new international hubs for nightlife and culture.
Ibiza: heart of leisure
This year, the island hopes to once again position itself as the world’s capital of leisure and it is not to be expected any less after sweeping the previous edition, when Hï Ibiza was chosen for the fifth consecutive year as the Best Club in the World, followed by Green Valley Camboriu and Ushuaïa Ibiza .
DC-10 ranked eighth, while other island venues such as Amnesia, O Beach, Lio, Nassau Beach Club and Playa Soleil also made the top 100.
Circoloco in DC-10 won the award for Best Party of the World, and Black Coffee was recognized as Best DJ, consolidating once again Ibiza’s position as the global capital of nightlife.
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While this year the arrival of the island’s new hyper club, [UNVRS], is eagerly awaited , which could grab a top spot in The World’s 100 Best Clubs
2025, and rumors suggest that David Guetta could once again be crowned Best DJ.
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