Thanks to the support of the PSC and the abstention of other groups, Colaus’s plan to freeze tourist flats was approved! Ada Colau has gotten away with it again. Yesterday the opposition allowed her to approve her plan to freeze tourist flats, which involves Apartur, the main employers in the sector. Thanks to the support of the PSC and the […]
To solve mobility problems caused by the large influx of visitors, RACC suggests to limit access to a large central quadrant of Barcelona! Until now, the debate on tourism overcrowding Barcelona, reopened by the municipal government of Ada Colau, has focused almost exclusively on issues related to accommodation. The plan of the government was presented a few […]
One of the houses of the state will be a public library dedicated especially to the foreigners who live in Barcelona! Buildings have as many lives as people who live in them. This house first belonged to the Marquess of Alella, then it was the residence of the financier Julio Muñoz Ramonet of questionable reputation and now […]
Three Catalan municipalities plan to test dog droppings with the aim to locate and fine owners who fail to clear up after their pet! Albert Batalla, Mayor of Lleida since 2008, made it clear right from the day he was sworn into office to do something about the “antisocial behavior of people who do not […]
Gradually the tourism industry begins to feel the economic situation improving! Tourism continues its recovery. Vacation bookings for Semana Santa, an indicator of the evolution of this sector, increased by 7% compared to travel booking of last year, according to the Corporate Association of Specialized Tourism Agencies (ACAVe). “Gradually the industry begins to feel the economic situation […]
Increasing in ships that have the Catalan capital as the beginning and end of their itinerary! The Port of Barcelona expects to match the historical record of travelers set in 2011, a year in which it received 2.6 million cruise passengers. The forecast increase compared to last year is due to an increase in ships that have […]
Interview with Joanna Drake, General Director of Collaborative Economics (Uber, Airbnb and others) of the EU Will the EU back away from Uber, Airbnb and other platforms? Our role is not to prohibit or to allow, but to find the best balance: there must be room for both Uber and taxi drivers. How do you think you can guarantee that? […]
The new regulations to limit the hotels does not account for the impact of such restrictions on the tourism sector! Ada Colau proposes to limit the opening of hotels in Barcelona with a plan that does not evaluate the impact of the new regulation on the economy of the Catalan capital, or on the finances of the City. The […]
Foreigners made 20% more buys than last year! The demand of foreign buyers has driven up the purchases and prices of luxury apartments in Barcelona last year, according to the explanation of Joan Galo Macia, CEO of Engel & Volkers in Barcelona. Foreigners made 20% more buys than last year, focusing their demand on the Eixample and Ciutat Vella districts, which […]
Tourists visit the park when there is no one controlling access in order to save money on entry! A few minutes after six p.m. the security bands limiting access to the monumental part of the Park Güell are untied, allowing the entry of dozens of tourists who were previously waiting without tickets but with plenty of patience. The […]
The overall number of beds in apartments and hotels almost equal those of permanent residents! More than half (52%) of the buildings in the Gothic quarter of Barcelona have tourist flats and the overall number of beds in apartments and hotels almost equal those of permanent residents. This was revealed by a report called Tourist Apartments, Hotels and Population Movements carried out by researcher Agustin Cocola, […]
Spanish hotels raise their prices four times more than the world average
There is no electoral program, right or left-handed, or city government that does not include in its master plan the idea of “taking back La Rambla for the Barcelonians.” With so many empty promises and phrases devoid of meaning this topic certainly deserves discussion at the podium.
Mayor Colau aks the State and Government to amend the legislation on urban leases.
El Ayuntamiento de Barcelona extenderá las ayudas a la rehabilitación de los edificios y a la reforma del interior de los pisos, unas subvenciones que hasta ahora no otorgaba el consistorio. Sí las da la Generalitat, pero no en la capital catalana. Son ayudas para hacer reformas que permitan conseguir la cédula de habitabilidad, mejorar […]