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  24/12/2025 - 13:15 h Enterprise, Tourism, Economy The number of companies in the visitor economy grew by 3.8% in 2024

  The visitor economy is playing an increasingly important role within Barcelona’s economic activity, according to Barcelona City Council’s 2024 report on Barcelona’s productive sector.

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  22/12/2025 - 16:21 h Culture and leisure Nearly 3.8 million visitors to museums and exhibition centres in 2025

  Over a million people visited the Museu Picasso Barcelona, the facility to attract the highest number, followed by the Museu d’Història de Barcelona and the Castell de Montjuïc.

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  15/12/2025 - 12:27 h Commerce and markets Barcelona named the 2026 European Capital of Christmas

  The city was named as host of next year’s edition at a ceremony in Vilnius, in recognition of its participatory, creative, sustainable and locally-rooted Christmas model.

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  15/12/2025 - 08:00 h Culture and leisure Museums and heritage sites celebrate the holidays

  Nearly forty cultural venues in Barcelona offer activities for children, families, and adult visitors alike.

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  12/12/2025 - 11:32 h Tourism Barcelona strengthens its ties with Mexico thanks to a new direct flight

  Barcelona will have a new flight connection with Mexico City from March, operated by Aeroméxico. The new route will offer six flights a week and strengthen “ties between Barcelona and Mexico”.

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  04/12/2025 - 10:02 h Housing, Enterprise, Employment and jobs, Tourism, Economy Barcelona presents “Barcelona in Figures 2025”, a strategic overview of the city’s economic and social dynamism.

  Barcelona City Council has presented the 2025 edition of its Barcelona in Figures report, a key document analysing the main economic, social and geographic indicators for the city and its metropolitan area.

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  02/12/2025 - 14:53 h Tourism A conversation about the present and future of the tourism model

  The conference explored the limits of the current tourism model and the emerging paths towards a regenerative model that can create environmental, social and community vitality.

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  02/12/2025 - 14:24 h Commerce and markets, Tourism La Boqueria monitors visitor traffic at the market to improve its operations

  La Boqueria market has taken a step forwards in its digital transformation with the installation of 78 smart sensors to anticipate overcrowding, strengthen security and optimise internal mobility in the market.

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  02/12/2025 - 14:22 h Commerce and markets, Tourism, Christmas 2025 Destination Barcelona celebrates the arrival of Christmas with a cultural and leisure programme packed with family activities

  In addition to the traditional Christmas activities, highlights include Els Llums de Sant Pau, NATALIS, at Poble Espanyol, and the traditional Banyada Nadalenca de Calella. 

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  02/12/2025 - 11:36 h Tourism Barcelona rises in the ranking of meetings destinations and tops the chart by number of delegates

  Barcelona has risen in the ICCA’s analysis of the meetings tourism sector, ranking 1st by number of delegates and 4th by number of meetings.