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1 March, 2024 - 13:41

Barcelona City Council welcomes the European Union’s approval of a new regulation to control the illegal supply of tourist flats

Tourism. The European Parliament voted in favour of the proposal, which obliges digital platforms offering short-term rentals to share data regarding the flats they advertise with public authorities.

29 February, 2024 - 17:42

The Barcelona City Council relocates the Bus Zone in the vicinity of the Sagrada Família

tourism. This initiative shows the municipal priority to manage tourism and reduce the number of authorised areas for coaches to stop around the Sagrada Família.

16 February, 2024 - 15:13

Destination Barcelona now boasts over 1,000 companies holding Biosphere tourism sustainability certification

Sustainable tourism. Destination Barcelona boasts the highest number of certified sustainable tourism establishments in the European Union, over 1,000. This is reflected in the EU's own Environmental Labels and Schemes indicator.

Visitants de la Sagrada Família
5 February, 2024 - 12:45

Over 70% of Barcelona residents see tourism as beneficial to the city

Tourism. Now that the Covid-19 pandemic is over and tourism has returned to Barcelona, city residents’ opinions of it are similar to those expressed in 2019, according to the 2023 perception survey.

25 January, 2024 - 13:02

Barcelona receives tourist accolades at FITUR 2024 and focuses its efforts on holding the 37th America's Cup in August

Sustainable tourism. Destination Barcelona has taken this event to renew its Biosphere Platinum certification (which recognises sustainable tourism) while also receiving the Smart Tourism Destination certification from Segittur.

12 January, 2024 - 09:08

Visitors give a rating of 8.64 to the tourist experience in Barcelona

Tourism. The online tourism reputation monitor analysed the opinion of 7.1 million comments. 7 out of 10 opinions on the city’s tourist attractions score over 9 out of 10.

10 January, 2024 - 14:11

Barcelona to create a green tourist route around the Rec Comtal

Tourism. The project is part of the municipal commitment to boost tourism and is part of the Sustainable Tourism Plan for Destinations funded by the EU's Next Generation funds.

18 December, 2023 - 14:52

The Barcelona Tourist Consortium enters a new phase with the confirmation of Mateu Hernández as the new managing director

Tourism. The key action areas focus on improving visitor-city interaction, the digitalisation of the sector and the promotion of quality in tourism.

14 December, 2023 - 14:39

Barcelona City Council and the Barcelona Hotel Guild share strategies for tackling the drought

Tourism. Barcelona City Council and the Barcelona Hotel Guild met on Thursday to analyse the current drought situation, and to put forward measures that will need to be applied in the city when the emergency stage of the drought...

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