Barcelona creates committee to manage mass tourism
Group to promote sustainable tourism model against massification, tourist tax, and cruise ships
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Spain to evacuate Spanish tourists in Israel after rising tensions with Iran
Around 40,000 foreigners are trying to leave via Jordan or Egypt
Remains of four Francoism victims exhumed from mass grave
Among victims are two anti-Franco guerrilla fighters and a couple, of which the woman might have been pregnant during the execution
Two Catalan universities rank among world’s top 200 in QS 2026 rankings
University of Barcelona (UB) and Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) improve positions, surpassing Madrid's Complutense University
Barcelona's Pride 2025: visibility, activism, and celebration
Event set to be the biggest LGBTQIA+ event in the Mediterranean, will take place from June 26 to July 19
Spain's grid cites origin of blackout on large tension oscillations and "incorrect operation" of photovoltaic plant
Operator claims legislation followed all time and worked "diligently"
Administrator of dark web drug trafficking site arrested in Barcelona
International investigation sees Archetyp Market platform's infrastructure raided in Netherlands
Catalan historical memory groups launch joint ticket for cross-border visits to exile sites
Ticket grants access to five historic locations linked to Civil War and WWII exiles
Barcelona rents down 8.9% a year after cap introduced
Seasonal lets in Catalonia up 52%, government figures show
'Dialogue' but no consensus in Airbnb-Barcelona council meeting amid housing crisis
Accommodation platform cites hotels and tour operators as "main promoters" of mass tourism
19 arrested in police operation against street vendors in Salou
Over 300 Catalan and Spanish officers involved in raids across Tarragona region
Travel agencies predict record summer despite 15% price hike
Holidays now seen as "basic necessity" while demand for trips to US falls, according to ACAVE
Easyjet cabin crew call strike for June 25–27
USO union says salaries in Spain are between 30% and 200% lower than in other European bases
Government pays tribute to Catalan deportees to Nazi concentration camps
President Illa: Collective memory helps avoid "repeating mistakes of the past" but is "fragile and vulnerable"
Hundreds of anti-tourism protesters rally in Barcelona
Tension on march as activists target hostel with water guns and tape
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