Barcelona presents in tourism management model at the World Travel Market in London

Barcelona presents in tourism management model at the World Travel Market in London

WTM London, held in London from 6 to 8 November, has been the meeting point for travel and tourism over these past few days.

WTM London, held in London from 6 to 8 November, has been the meeting point for travel and tourism over these past few days.

The Barcelona City Council has participated in the round table entitled ‘Managing Destinations: Overcoming Overtourism’ within the programme coordinated and presented by the lecturer Harold Goodwin, World Travel Market’s Responsible Tourism advisor. The debate revolved around overtourism and the new policies to manage the visitor economy.

The Economic Promotion Manager at the Barcelona City Council, Miquel Rodriguez Planas, participated in the round table along with Vincent Nijs, chief strategist at Visit Flanders; Silvia Moggia from The Data Appeal Company of Florence; and Emanuele Moggia, Mayor of Monterosso al Mare in Cinque Terre, Italy.

The World Tourism Market of London is one of the most important international tourism trade fairs which attracts thousands of visitors and hundreds of exhibitors every year. It is considered an essential event for an audience specialising in tourism management and promotion.

WTM London, held in London from 6 to 8 November, has been the meeting point for travel and tourism over these past few days. In its 17th edition, the fair offered 75 sessions and 8 lectures, where the most innovative companies and leading experts in the industry have shared tourism’s latest trends and future challenges.