Barcelona

Long-distance markets are emerging as an opportunity to boost high-impact tourist demand to Barcelona, ​​​​as stated by Mabrian, the global travel intelligence platform.

From Barcelona to Venice, cities worldwide are grappling with the impacts of overtourism—a phenomenon straining local resources and reshaping communities. As tourist numbers surge beyond sustainable limits, destinations are urgently rethinking their strategies to balance economic benefits with cultural preservation

To welcome the new year Opodo, reveals its top 10 destinations booked for 2024, three new emerging destinations, and how Taylor Swift’s 2024 Eras Tour across Asia and Europe is shifting consumer travel behaviour.

At this week’s Phocuswright Europe in Barcelona, delegates discovered how an innovative new technology is being used to help airlines.

New research from Royal Caribbean International has found that 64% of Brits say they feel braver to try new things whilst on holiday.  

The perception of B2B payments is evolving steadily as many begin to see more than just cost-saving opportunities through embracing new fintech services, comment four experts during a Phocuswright Europe session.

Ahead of speaking at the Phocuswright Europe event in Barcelona from 12 to 14 June Airbnb’s Director of Commercial, Amir Segall, has emphasized the importance for travel technology companies to “never stop innovating to meet demand, and to learn to listen openly to customer feedback

Phocuswright, the travel industry research authority, released the growing Speaker roster for Phocuswright Europe 2023, taking place at the Barceló Sants Hotel in Barcelona, Spain this 12-14 June, with a focus on theme of the conference: Travellers. Titans. Trailblazers. 

A series of 81 never-before-seen photographs by the emerging Madrid-born artist will be on show in Signature Suite at Hotel Arts Barcelona.
Hotel Arts Barcelona unveils first show of 2023

To better distribute visitors across different locations along the North Sea coast, the umbrella marketing organisation “Die Nordsee GmbH” relies on LiDAR sensors from the Munich-based manufacturer Blickfeld.

Destinations around the world are reporting significant advances in sustainable tourism, with timely evidence and analytics serving as key tools for transformation as the sector’s recovery continues to get underway.

Huge fire shuts down Geneva International Airport –
Switzerland’s Geneva Airport (GVA) was forced to suspend all landings on Friday afternoon, due to a massive fire at a nearby building. The fire broke out at a reception facility for asylum-seeke…

Etihad Airways said “hola” to Barcelona for the very first time this morning, when the carrier launched the virgin flight of its new service from Abu Dhabi to the capital of Spain’s Catalan region.

Flush with the spirit of fraternity, the nations of France, Monaco and Spain have joined forces to come together in what has been described by the group, as an “unprecedented collaboration”, in order bring Mediterranean Luxe to Asia.

Following a restoration, Hotel Alexandra Barcelona, the chic property in Paseo de Gracia has reopened as part of the exclusive Curio Collection by Hilton.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed an agreement that will enable Singaporeans to travel to Colombia more easily. From next month onwards, a new codeshare deal with Avianca will allow passengers to fly between Singapore and the Colombian capital Bogota, via Barcelona or London. Avianca will place its “AV” code on SIA’s flights between these two […]

Korean Air connects Seoul with Spain Where? Seoul (South Korea) to Barcelona (Spain) When? Three times a week, effective immediately Who? Korean Air Why? Rising demand for flights between Spain and the Far East, as Korean tourists set their sights on Europe Anything else? Barcelona will be Korean Air’s second destination in Spain, following Madrid […]

The recent proliferation of air routes between Spain and the Far East has continued, with the launch of Korean Air’s inaugural flight to Barcelona. The national carrier touched down at the Catalan city for the first time on Friday evening, marking the start of a new thrice weekly non-stop service from Seoul’s Incheon International Airport. […]

International Airlines Group (IAG), which operates BA and Iberia, has unveiled plans to launch a new long-haul low-cost carrier. Known as LEVEL, the new airline will take off in June 2017 from its home base of Barcelona. Initially it will provide services to four destinations in the Americas: Los Angeles (twice a week from 1 […]

Another direct Chinese connection between Bali and China Where? Fuzhou (China) to Denpasar (Indonesia) When? Daily, effective 26 March 2017 Who? Xiamen Airlines Why? Fujian province’s fast-expanding airline taps soaring demand for Chinese travel to Bali Anything else? Bali is one of a series of new Southeast Asian destinations being launched by Xiamen Airlines this […]