Tourism doubles from 2020, but is still far from pre-pandemic levels
Catalonia welcomed 1.5 million visitors in July, but domestic tourism can’t make up for lack of foreign travellers
international visitors
Barcelona airport welcomes back visitors, but still not back to normal
Over 80 flights scheduled to pass through El Prat airport on Sunday, with Covid-19 controls still in place for international passengers
Police officers and foreign experts to testify in week seven of Catalan trial
Court case to focus on protests during September 20 raids of government buildings, and testimony of foreign experts at October 1 vote
Tourism up 6% so far this year
Total number of international tourists visiting Catalonia reaches more than 18 million visitors despite drop in November
Nearly 3 million foreign tourists visited Catalonia between January and March
The number of international tourists which visited Catalonia during the first trimester of 2017 grew by 4% in comparison to the same period last year, totaling 2,988,238. Thus, Catalonia continues to be the second most popular destination for international tourists which visit Spain, after the Canary Islands, which welcomed 3,661,246 visitors during the first three months of 2017. Indeed, one out of four international tourists in Spain went to Catalonia. In March alone, 1,151,664 visitors from across the globe travelled to Catalonia, 7% more than in the same month in 2016. Most of them (22%) came from France whereas 14% came from other countries in Europe.