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Stay up to date with the latest news on tourism management in Barcelona.
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08/09/2025 - 10:05 h Tourism New actions designed to improve harmony in the Sagrada Família high-influx (EGA)
The Action Plan for the Sagrada Família High-Influx Space (EGA) (2024-2027) has 37 steps and an overall budget of 15'4 M€.
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05/09/2025 - 14:32 h Tourism Barcelona reorganises mobility in the vicinity of Park Güell to improve quality of life for local residents
The area around Park Güell is one of the priority areas in the Plan for High Influx Areas (EGAs), that wants to protect local communities and commerce, and to help reduce the negative impact generated by high volumes of tourists.
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01/09/2025 - 14:00 h Childhood ‘Let play in the squares’ gets under way in busy tourist areas
Boost to the programme to add vitality to areas with a high influx of tourists (EGA) in Sagrada Família and La Rambla, the goal being to consolidate an alternative range of options for local people.
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07/08/2025 - 12:53 h Tourism The Municipal Tax Office has the initial results from the Tax Regularisation Plan in the Tourist Sector
The Plan lasts until 2028 and calls for inspections of 463 companies that manage a total of 2,281 holiday lets (HUTs) and 280 tourist flats.
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05/08/2025 - 12:18 h Tourism Barcelona steps up the fight against illegal tourist rentals
The awareness campaign aims to inform residents and visitors about a tool they can use to check whether a tourist flat is properly licensed.
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29/07/2025 - 17:08 h Barcelona to begin restoration of thirteen natural fountains in Collserola this autumn
The Budellera fountain is particularly notable, as it is the sole fountain listed in the Catalogue of Barcelona’s Architectural Heritage.
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23/07/2025 - 13:18 h New agreement proposed with Airbnb to control licences for tourist lets
Those advertising would have to accredit the ownership of the property, or in the case of tenants and mangers, have the corresponding authorisation from the registered owner.
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18/07/2025 - 09:20 h Protocol with the port to improve the management of cruise ships
There will also be a comprehensive revamp of 610-metre section of wharf, currently occupied by terminals A and B, with an investment of 50 million euros.
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16/07/2025 - 09:15 h Concern about safety and tourism in Barcelona decreases
The decline in negative perceptions of safety reflects the City Council’s efforts to increase police operations and deliver positive results.
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15/07/2025 - 13:23 h Completion of the Mirador de la Ponderosa viewpoint section of the Rec Comtal in Barcelona
This project forms part of the restoration of the Rec Comtal, an ancient medieval canal that still flows through the neighbourhoods of Vallbona (Barcelona) and Can Sant Joan (Montcada i Reixac).