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2024: The year Barcelona fully had enough of tourists
Spain’s most visited city is seeking quality over quantity in 2025. ADVERTISEMENT The writing was on the wall – literally.…
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Tens of thousands protest high rents in Barcelona
A large number of Spaniards took to the streets of Barcelona on Saturday night to protest a housing crunch and…
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United passenger uses Apple AirTag to track bags — but one still gets taken, he suspects, by airport employee
An American couple – using a digital age hack to keep track of their luggage as they flew overseas for…
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Barcelona may not be allowed to ban Airbnbs under EU law
Catalonia has said they want to rid Barcelona of its 10,000 holiday lets in the next 5 years. ADVERTISEMENT Catalonia’s…
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Overtourism: It’s not the tourists — it’s local ‘lack of management,’ says sustainability expert
Crowded beaches. Expensive rent. Tourist sites with wall-to-wall people. When it comes to overtourism, don’t blame the travelers, said Randy…
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Protesters in Spain told tourists to ‘go home.’ Instead more arrived.
On July 6, thousands of anti-tourism protesters marched through the streets of Barcelona, shouting: “Tourists go home!” A little more…
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Europe’s oldest nightclub La Paloma in Barcelona re-opens
While many venues across Europe are facing closure due to inflation rates, rising rent costs, soaring energy prices and a…
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Key work on Barcelona’s Sagrada Família to be completed in 2025
Work on Barcelona’s Sagrada Família’s Jesus Christ tower and Chapel of the Assumption aims for completion in 2025. ADVERTISEMENT Barcelona’s…
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