In an exclusive interview with Publituris' Hotelaria magazine, Diogo Gomes, director of Sampedro, discusses emerging trends and preferences in the hotel sector.

With the arrival of spring and summer, temperatures begin to rise and nights become warmer. It's the perfect time to renew your bedding to ensure comfort and freshness during resting hours. But how do you choose the ideal bedding for this time of year?

The textiles for the bedrooms, bathrooms, spa and table at The Lince Santa Clara Historic Hotel & SPA, a new five-star hotel in Vila do Conde, bear the signature of the century-old company.

Sampedro's home textiles retail space has been remodeled, with a contemporary industrial design concept and a wider store layout.

The oldest active national home textile manufacturer, which employs 160 people and has just completed an investment of 15 million euros, closed 2020 with a 17% growth in sales of bed linen, table linen and bath linen to 18 million euros, with exports accounting for 89% of the total.

Towards environmental sustainability and with an investment of over two million euros, Sampedro has installed a biomass plant which, together with other measures, will reduce the company's carbon footprint by 65% in the long term. The decarbonization process will be adapted in stages.