The Observatory of Tourism in Barcelona updates the Destination Barcelona tourism forecast report as of 02/09/22. 

Destination Barcelona travel conditions

In Spain, intercontinental passengers are allowed to enter with a EU Digital COVID certificate or a vaccination, diagnostic or recovery certificate.

Passengers from EU or Schengen countries are accepted without any certificate. 

Transportation offer

The forecasts show an increase in the number of seats operated worldwide through the next weeks, altough below prepandemic levels. In October, air capacity would reach 91.4% of recorded supply in the same month of 2019, while in November there would be a new setback.

As of 30/08/2022, 75 airlines are operating 189 routes, of which 46 intercontinental in Barcelona Airport.

During the following week, 18 cruise ships are leaving or making a stopover at Barcelona Port. In September, 90 cruises are expected to operate in the city.

Tourist offer and professional events

By the end of July 2022, 438 hotels and 75,864  bed supplies were open in Barcelona city.

As for the culture offer, 87 out of 89 cultural facilities monitored in Barcelona city are open.

There are currently 160 congresses confirmed for the upcoming years, 95 from August to December 2022. In the meanwhile, about 100 applications are open until 2027.

Tourist demand

Over the last week, Google searches from Spain for both Barcelona city and Destination Barcelona have decreased. Most of the searches for both geographical areas kept coming from Catalonia.

From 16/08/22 to 22/08/22, Destination Barcelona got its best positioning in Spain, France, Italy, and The Netherlands. Destination Barcelona ranked the 8th in searches for accommodation and the 7th in those for flights in the ranking of international destinations worldwide.

Finally, from 22/07/22 to 28/08/22, hotel reservations in Barcelona city stood, on average, at 89.3% compared to the series peak, which was in February 2021. These levels were higher than those of the previous week (81.2%). In Barcelona region, the bookings achieved 76.0% of the series peak level (May of 2022), below the previous week's bookings (77.5%). In terms of origin, international bookings exceeded domestic bookings in Barcelona city (67.2%), while in Barcelona region domestic bookings (64.5%) were higher than the international. Currently, the bookings level for the rest of the year is above last year, especially for stays in September and October, and the lead time is 66 days in Barcelona city and 38 days in Barcelona region.

Destination Barcelona tourism forecast (02/09/22)