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                    <title>Garanti BBVA’s Shop&Fly cards celebrate their first anniversary</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/garanti-bbvas-shopfly-cards-celebrate-their-first-anniversary/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2020 01:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[E056849]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial and commercial services]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial products]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Leisure and Travel]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Since they were first launched in January 2019,<a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/garanti-launches-a-new-generation-of-credit-cards-with-shopfly/"> this new generation of cards</a> has distributed millions of air miles, which translates into hundreds of thousands of plane tickets. Shop&amp;Fly card holders can fly to any destination in the world with the airline they choose, paying the taxes with the card.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Since they were first launched in January 2019,<a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/garanti-launches-a-new-generation-of-credit-cards-with-shopfly/"> this new generation of cards</a> has distributed millions of air miles, which translates into hundreds of thousands of plane tickets. Shop&amp;Fly card holders can fly to any destination in the world with the airline they choose, paying the taxes with the card.]]>
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                    <title>Chef Joan Roca serves up two spectacular meals for diners at the Fairmont Austin</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/chef-joan-roca-serves-up-two-spectacular-meals-for-diners-at-the-fairmont-austin/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2019 15:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[al.ortiz]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Cuisine]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Gastronomy,restaurants and cuisine]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Leisure and Travel]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA and El Celler de Can Roca paired up again to bring the famous restaurant’s atmosphere, food and chef to the front door of a U.S. market.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA and El Celler de Can Roca paired up again to bring the famous restaurant’s atmosphere, food and chef to the front door of a U.S. market.]]>
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                    <title>Javier Trejos wins the BBVA Chef Experience student contest, wins trip to Spain for meal at El Celler de Can Roca</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/javier-trejos-wins-the-bbva-chef-experience-student-contest-wins-trip-to-spain-for-meal-at-el-celler-de-can-roca/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 20:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[al.ortiz]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Award]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Cuisine]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Leisure and Travel]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Javier Trejos has been named the BBVA Chef Experience student contest winner, part of the bank’s <a href="https://www.lexusallstarchefclassic.com/bbva.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lexus All-Star Chef Classic involvement.</a>]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Javier Trejos has been named the BBVA Chef Experience student contest winner, part of the bank’s <a href="https://www.lexusallstarchefclassic.com/bbva.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lexus All-Star Chef Classic involvement.</a>]]>
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                    <title>Around the world with the BBVA Collection</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/world-bbva-collecting/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 10:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Marta Torres Briegas]]>
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                                <![CDATA[BBVA Collection]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Leisure and Travel]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Visual arts]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Travelling is one of the greatest pleasures in life. Visiting new cities, learning about new cultures and other languages is a dream for many. But travelling across the globe is not as easy as it seems. Fortunately, paintings have the power of taking us to other places and eras. <a href="https://www.coleccionbbva.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BBVA Collection</a> has set out to bring all corners of the world together, so that we can have them at hand’s reach.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Travelling is one of the greatest pleasures in life. Visiting new cities, learning about new cultures and other languages is a dream for many. But travelling across the globe is not as easy as it seems. Fortunately, paintings have the power of taking us to other places and eras. <a href="https://www.coleccionbbva.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BBVA Collection</a> has set out to bring all corners of the world together, so that we can have them at hand’s reach.]]>
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                    <title>Unique experiences: a private bank beyond anything you’ve imagined</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/unique-experiences-private-bank-anything-youve-imagined/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 01:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Blanca González del Fresno]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Advisory]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Entrepreneurship &amp; Startups]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Investment bank]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Leisure and Travel]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Life style]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Savings]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Training]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Unique Experiences is a special program of BBVA in Switzerland, by which clients can access a wide range of experiences and services carefully selected to help them enjoy life and their patrimony. The program encompasses a range of areas such as lifestyle, health, education, innovation, culture and entertainment. It also seeks to bring clients closer to Switzerland, a country whose living standards have put it in the top positions in the rankings of quality of life around the world.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Unique Experiences is a special program of BBVA in Switzerland, by which clients can access a wide range of experiences and services carefully selected to help them enjoy life and their patrimony. The program encompasses a range of areas such as lifestyle, health, education, innovation, culture and entertainment. It also seeks to bring clients closer to Switzerland, a country whose living standards have put it in the top positions in the rankings of quality of life around the world.]]>
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                    <title>Eleven spectacular places to visit in Switzerland</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/eleven-spectacular-places-visit-switzerland/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 01:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Blanca González del Fresno]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Environment]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Leisure and Travel]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Science and technology]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Tourism and leisure]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Switzerland offers us a multitude of exciting destinations to visit. Unforgettable landscapes, international organizations and cities such as Geneva, Basel or Zurich make knowing the Swiss country a unique experience.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Switzerland offers us a multitude of exciting destinations to visit. Unforgettable landscapes, international organizations and cities such as Geneva, Basel or Zurich make knowing the Swiss country a unique experience.]]>
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                    <title>Tourism in Argentina: taking care of unfinished business</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/tourism-taking-care-unfinished-business/</link>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2017 01:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Blanca González del Fresno]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Climate change]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economic sectors]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy consumption]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Environment]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Jóvenes]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Leisure and Travel]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Tourism and leisure]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Transport]]>
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                            <![CDATA[A chronic deficit in infrastructure for telecommunications and logistics has hindered  Argentina’s competitiveness in the tourism industry. Even so, since 2015 the country has moved up seven positions in the World Economic Forum’s biannual report on Latin America.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[A chronic deficit in infrastructure for telecommunications and logistics has hindered  Argentina’s competitiveness in the tourism industry. Even so, since 2015 the country has moved up seven positions in the World Economic Forum’s biannual report on Latin America.]]>
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                    <title>When fiction predicts technology’s future</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/when-fiction-predicts-technologys-future/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 16:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[XE68411]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Arts and culture]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Cinema]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Fintech]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Health]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Internet]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Leisure and Travel]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Robotics]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Science and technology]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Technology]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?p=367061</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[For a while after science-fiction was first coined as a term, it seemed like the only thing the genre would be capable of producing would be just that: purely fictional works with no connection to reality. Today, we can already enjoy some of the futuristic innovations featured in some movies a while back, such as virtual reality or artificial intelligence. Which sci-fi movies predicted the future digital era and got it right?]]>
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                            <![CDATA[For a while after science-fiction was first coined as a term, it seemed like the only thing the genre would be capable of producing would be just that: purely fictional works with no connection to reality. Today, we can already enjoy some of the futuristic innovations featured in some movies a while back, such as virtual reality or artificial intelligence. Which sci-fi movies predicted the future digital era and got it right?]]>
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                    <title>Elon Musk’s new rocket to colonize Mars and travel across the planet in minutes</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/elon-musks-new-rocket-colonize-mars-travel-planet-minutes/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2017 09:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[BBVA world]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Current news]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Innovation]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Leisure and Travel]]>
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                                <![CDATA[People]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Science and technology]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Technology]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Transport]]>
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                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[Getting to New York in 30 minutes or Hong Kong in just 22 minutes is not an impossible task for Elon Musk and his company SpaceX. The man who also created the <a href="http://ec2-52-214-14-241.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/en/hyperloop-fifth-mode-transportation-capable-travelling-speed-sound/">superson train project that is capable of traveling at a speed of 1,200 km/hr</a> just showed the world his latest project to reach Mars. The plan includes a preliminary phase that involves traveling across the planet in rockets.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Getting to New York in 30 minutes or Hong Kong in just 22 minutes is not an impossible task for Elon Musk and his company SpaceX. The man who also created the <a href="http://ec2-52-214-14-241.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/en/hyperloop-fifth-mode-transportation-capable-travelling-speed-sound/">superson train project that is capable of traveling at a speed of 1,200 km/hr</a> just showed the world his latest project to reach Mars. The plan includes a preliminary phase that involves traveling across the planet in rockets.]]>
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                    <title>A journey through time with the BBVA Collection</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/journey-time-bbva-collection/</link>
                    <pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2017 22:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Marta Torres Briegas]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Arts and culture]]>
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                                <![CDATA[BBVA Collection]]>
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                                <![CDATA[History]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Leisure and Travel]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Visual arts]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Just as they do every summer, the streets of Paris, New York and Madrid prepare to be discovered by visitors and to enliven their imagination. Who hasn´t dreamed at one time or another of strolling through their favorite city two hundred years ago and living its history in first person? There´s no need to go on dreaming. Thanks to the<a href="https://www.coleccionbbva.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> BBVA Collection</a>, we can go around the world and revisit the past.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Just as they do every summer, the streets of Paris, New York and Madrid prepare to be discovered by visitors and to enliven their imagination. Who hasn´t dreamed at one time or another of strolling through their favorite city two hundred years ago and living its history in first person? There´s no need to go on dreaming. Thanks to the<a href="https://www.coleccionbbva.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> BBVA Collection</a>, we can go around the world and revisit the past.]]>
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