Welcome to the Barcelona City Council tourism website, where you'll find information on the city's tourism strategy, how tourism is being managed and what action is being taken, as well as data and statistics on tourist activity.
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PROJECT COMPASS. Transformation of the tourism sector towards circularity.
A study commissioned by the Barcelona City Council to the Tourism Barcelona consortium and prepared in collaboration with the Chair of Circular Economy and Sustainability at Tecnocampus. This project is designed to promote circular economy in the tourism sector, with the aim of systemically transforming business practices and contributing to the sustainability, circularity, and resilience of the region. Consult the report
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Interested to make your business more sustainable?
Barcelona City Council offers tour operators the opportunity to adhere to a distinction that recognizes those who are committed to responsible management of the environment, culture, working conditions, gender equity and social and economic return. Information and registration here.
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Barcelona-Destination Tourism-Sustainability Plan
The Barcelona-Destination Tourism-Sustainability Plan includes 19 projects financed with €41 million from NextGeneration EU funds and to be carried out between 2023 and 2025. We’ll give you the lowdown on all the planned initiatives (see video)
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Observatory of Tourism in Barcelona: city and region
Main statistical tourism information of Destination Barcelona
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Security and coexistence tips
Barcelona is an open, welcoming and safe city. We welcome visitors and offer them tips and information so they can enjoy their stay.
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Welcome to Barcelona
Given the steady resumption of tourist activities, Barcelona City Council wishes to welcome all visitors to the city, inviting them to enjoy it, look after it and respect its spaces and community life
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ZonaBus
Parking for tourist coaches
News
The COMPASS project fosters the circular economy in the tourist sector
29 November, 2024 - 13:14h
COMPASS was started in 2023 and over the course of the year has organised four awareness meetings which over 150 companies in the tourist sector and other areas.
Increase in visitors to Barcelona’s architectural landmarks in 2023
27 November, 2024 - 10:10h
Eighty-five percent of the most visited sites in the destination in 2023 were located in the city of Barcelona, with the Basilica of the Sagrada Família being the most visited site in this geographical area, attracting 4.7 million visitors.
Barcelona promotes debate on the future of urban tourism with a series of activities and lectures at the CCCB
25 November, 2024 - 12:48h
Tourism. Jordi Valls takes part in the opening lecture in the cycle, “The Desire to Travel: Being a Tourist in the Twenty-First Century”, by the writer Geoff Dyer and moderated by the journalist and writer Laura Fernández.
The Barcelona Christmas Tour is back with a night-time route to admire the Christmas lights
14 November, 2024 - 09:04h
The service will run from 29 November to 4 January, with departures every day from Monday to Sunday. Last year more than 9,000 people enjoyed this Christmas route.
Main projects
Municipal government tourism policy is represented by three priority projects:
Resources
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