Barcelona to reduce number of cruise ship terminals to combat overtourism
Barcelona has announced a new strategy aimed at curbing the influx of cruise ship passengers, aligning with a broader European effort to manage overtourism in...
Jaume Collboni
Spain orders Airbnb to remove over 65,000 ‘illegal’ holiday rental listings
Spain’s consumer rights ministry said on Monday that it has instructed Airbnb to remove over 65,000 holiday rental listings from its platform, citing violations of...
US threatens to cut funding contribution to a Barcelona library over diversity policies
The effects of the United States’ new policies under President Donald Trump, which oppose diversity initiatives, have now reached Barcelona. Barcelona City Council recently received...
Tourist apartment owners in Barcelona claim over €4bn for closure plan
The owners of tourist apartments in Barcelona are demanding more than €4.2 billion in compensation over plans to scrap such accommodation by the end of...
Tourists in Barcelona sprayed with water pistols, as 2,800 protest against mass tourism
Around 3,000 protesters marched on Saturday in Barcelona to denounce mass tourism and its effect on Spain’s most visited city, with some angry locals even...
Spanish government to limit short-term rentals and tourist flats to address housing crisis
The Spanish government has announced its intention to modify the country’s existing housing law to put more limits on both short-term and tourist lettings, amid rising...
Barcelona wants to revoke all city’s 10,101 tourist apartment licences by Nov 2028
The socialist Barcelona Mayor, Jaume Collboni, has said that the council will revoke all 10,101 tourist apartment licences currently in operation in the city by November...
Socialist Jaume Collboni becomes the new Barcelona mayor
Jaume Collboni, the Catalan socialist (PSC) candidate for the city of Barcelona in the 28 May local elections, has become the mayor of Spain’s second city, despite...
Spain’s right-wing make significant gains in local and regional elections
LATEST: Pedro Sánchez announces General Election for Sunday 23 July. Spain’s People’s Party (PP), the main right-wing opposition group, made significant gains in Sunday’s local and regional...
Former mayor Xavier Trias wins in Barcelona, but can he become mayor again?
Trias per Barcelona, the Catalan pro-independence group of former Barcelona mayor, Xavier Trias, won 11 seats in the city’s council elections on Sunday, ahead of the Catalan Socialists (PSC)...
