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STFM International Trip in 2025

Join Your STFM Colleagues in Spain: September 22–30, 2025

STFM invites members to join fellow STFM and family medicine colleagues on an international trip to Spain. Explore Madrid and Malaga with STFM colleagues from September 22–30, 2025.

Malaga, Spain aerial view of city

Registration Fees

  • Double: $11,905 (for two people)
  • Single: $6,992

REGISTER FOR THE TRIP

All travelers will be required to use a REAL ID, meet passport requirements (must be valid 6 months after the trip), and complete the ETIAS authorization requirements online.

Refund Policy

Due to the unique nature of this trip, all registrations are non-refundable. We strongly encourage all participants purchase travel insurance to protect their investment.

We recommend considering coverage through providers such as UnitedHealthcare Global or Travel Guard. Please note that these recommendations are provided solely for your convenience and do not imply any endorsement of these providers.

What Is Included in Trip Registration

  • Hotel accommodation for 8 nights: Hotel Novotel Madrid Center for 3 nights, Palacio Solecio (Malaga) for 5 nights; hotel reservations will be made on your behalf
  • Meals as specified in the itinerary (daily breakfast, four lunches, and five dinners)
  • Airport transfer (from airport to hotel in Madrid; and from hotel to airport in Malaga)
  • Train from Madrid to Malaga (transfers to/from hotel and train station)
  • Daily staffed private hospitality desk (English-speaking) and group travel manager
  • Two full-day tours with lunch and English-speaking guide
  • One half-day tour with lunch and English-speaking guide

Airfare

Madrid, Spain downtown at nightAttendees should book airfare travel on their own.

Should you like assistance in booking airfare, please contact the Maritz Journey Team:

  • Phone: (844) 310-9461 or (636) 827-1167, available Monday­–Friday, 8 am–4:30 pm CST)
  • Email: STFMSpain@travelhq.com

Note: Maritz Journey Team cannot book or upgrade using frequent flier miles. Travelers must contact the airline directly to use their points.

Maritz Journey Team charges a $78.20 booking fee (per ticket).

Not Included in Trip Registration

  • Airline transportation
  • Excess baggage charges
  • Optional activities, or activities other than noted below
  • Room service, meals, beverages and liquors outside of the included meals
  • Laundry and valet service
  • Telephone calls, text messages, and other phone service
  • Purchase of any necessary travel documents such as passports, visas, etc.
  • Any additional costs incurred as a result of bad weather, delayed flights, and other elements beyond our control

Hotel Information

The group will stay at Hotel Novotel Madrid Center in Madrid for 3 nights and Palacio Solecio in Malaga for 5 nights. Learn more about each hotel:

Hotel Novotel Madrid Center

Palacio Solecio

Note that hotel rooms are included in the trip registration fee, and hotel reservations will be made on your behalf.

 

    Spain hotel dining room

 

Novotel Madrid Center hotel lobby

Palacio Solecio hotel lobby Malaga

Daily Itinerary for STFM International Trip to Spain

See the Daily Itinerary in a .PDF (Recommended for Mobile)

Daily Itinerary in Madrid

Day 1: 9/22/2025

Day 2: 9/23/2025

Day 3: 9/24/2025

Day 4: 9/25/2025

Arrival in Madrid with transfers to hotel*

Breakfast*

Breakfast*

Breakfast*

Lunch and afternoon on own

Group full-day tour (TBD), includes lunch*

Day and lunch on own

Depart Madrid: Train to Malaga (transfers to/from hotel and train station)*

Welcome Dinner at hotel*

Dinner on own

Farewell to Madrid group dinner off-site*

Lunch on train*

     

Afternoon on own

     

Malaga group welcome dinner at hotel *

*Included in registration fee

Daily Itinerary in Malaga

Day 5: 9/26/2025

Day 6: 9/27/2025

Day 7: 9/28/2025

Day 8: 9/29/2025

Day 9: 9/30/2025

Breakfast*

Breakfast*

Breakfast*

Breakfast*

Breakfast*

Group full-day tour (TBD), includes lunch*

Day and lunch on own

Group half-day tour (TBD), includes lunch*

Day and lunch on own

Transfers to airport*

Dinner on own

Group off-site dinner*

Dinner on own

Farewell group dinner off-site*

Depart Malaga

*Included in registration fee

Madrid, Spain hill and church

Madrid, Spain downtown aerial view

Madrid, Spain palace front view

Malaga, Spain port and bay aerial view

Magala, Spain blue houses village

How to Register for the Trip

REGISTER FOR THE TRIP

If you have any questions about the STFM International Trip to Spain, please contact Melissa Abuel at mabuel@stfm.org or call (913) 800-5593.