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Catalan government sets five-year limit on tourist apartments licenses
Rule will affect 95,000 holiday rentals in 260 municipalities
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Rule will affect 95,000 holiday rentals in 260 municipalities
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Legislation limits groups to 20 people maximum, with expected sanctions of up to €3,000
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Two out of three visitors in Spain came to Catalonia spending €1.8 billion
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Visitors stay for longer and there are more domestic travelers than before
Company reported 83% fall in profits, but landowner rejected repeated calls to reduce monthly payments
International visitors from most EU countries can visit Catalonia once more
Reyes Maroto said hours earlier that land border controls would be lifted on June 22
Business trips only bookings in Barcelona, AirBnB apartments become short-let flats, and hotels allowed to open from Monday not expected to do it
City authority also rents 200 tourist apartments for people at risk and opens three centers for homeless
Projections on a transparent screen gives visitors information on landscapes and monuments
The northern Catalan town of fewer than 900 inhabitants is seeing similar issues as Barcelona and Girona
Capital has 12 flats for every 1,000 inhabitants, more than Rome and London, finds joint Catalan-Canadian report
Deputy mayor Janet Sanz underlines “importance” of giving city council regulatory powers from the beginning