barcelona tourism

Council figures show a 4.6% rise between June and August, with 84% of tourists to the city coming from abroad

From north to south and from east to west, visitor numbers are expected to match last year's record figures

Local authority calls on rental platform to remove unlicensed properties from its website

It will be fourth hotel of Nobu chain in Europe, and “benchmark” on the European continent

Tourism spending also recovers after drop in final months of last year

Catalan capital to join other European cities in condemning “insufficient” response from authorities

Seats on offer on intercontinental flights set to increase by 14%, according to Chamber of Commerce

Increase in council tax for tourist apartments, as well as tourist surcharge, proposed by Barcelona Global

Number of visitors from abroad also rises by 2%, with average daily expenditure of €1,056

Increase in Catalan GDP three tenths higher than in Spain as a whole

Despite “terrible” last quarter of year, the industry turned over 6% more than 2016

14k meters squared of the maritime institution will also be freed up for public use

Barcelona most expensive place to live, averaging at €16 per square metre

7.1% more people used the facility than 2016 

Biosphere World Class Destination certificate recognizes Catalonia’s capital amidst concerns that tourism is reaching tipping point