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Nearly 12 million tourists visited Barcelona last year, providing further confirmation that visitors remain unperturbed by the region’s political volatility. The record of 11,977,277 was five per cent higher than the previous year, and the number of stays – in hotels and other private tourist … Read more about Barcelona Consolidates Its Status as a Dynamic Global Destination

Barcelona was popular across a broad spectrum of European tourists in 2019. According to the results of a survey by flights and hotels portal Jetcost, Barcelona topped the list among French, Italian, Portuguese and Russian tourists. Announced to coincide with the 40th edition of the Fitur tourism … Read more about Top Ranking for Barcelona Among European Tourists

Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport entered the new year with ongoing plans by key airline companies to expand their routes to and from the Catalan capital. Volotea and EasyJet have announced new services at the airport, while Spanish and Chinese authorities have signed a formal agreement to … Read more about Expanded Flights Schedule at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport for 2020 

VIP guests, media representatives and other passengers were met with a ceremonial water cannon salute when they arrived on the first Emirates passenger flight to Mexico.  The new daily service from Dubai to Mexico City travelled via Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, and was serviced by … Read more about Inaugural Emirates Flight to Mexico City… Via Barcelona

Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport is planning to offer a total of 23.3 million seats this winter season, which represents an increase of 4.4 per compared with 2018-2019. The number of scheduled international flights has grown 6.26 per cent compared with last winter – a 71.5 per cent … Read more about Winter Routes Expanded at Barcelona-El Prat Airport

Barcelona will be the latest city to join the Volotea network covering Spain, with a new route to Strasbourg planned for next year.  The airline company plans to offer 24,000 seats and two weekly services for its first route from Barcelona El Prat-Josep Tarradellas Airport. A total of 150 flights … Read more about Volotea to Launch New Route Between Barcelona and Strasbourg

One summer day in 2004, an Airbus A320 named “Barceloning” took off from Barcelona-El Prat Airport en route to Ibiza. That initial take-off, on 1 July, marked the launch of a project with a clear objective, according to Vueling: “to popularise air transport and bring it closer to as many people as … Read more about Vueling Celebrates 15 Pacesetting Years in Europe