The number of hotel reservations for the coming months increases in Destination Barcelona despite a shorter booking lead time

The Barcelona Tourism Observatory: city and region publishes a new report on the Destination Barcelona tourism activity forecast for November.

Below are the main conclusions of this new edition of the report:

• Air capacity in Barcelona for October is estimated to be 5,0 million seats (+3,4% year-on-year).
• It is expected that during the month, 80 cruise ships will arrive to the Port of Barcelona, slightly below the same month in 2024.
• The cultural and leisure agenda will start out the month with Halloween across the destination, such as Halloween in Tibiabo (12/10-06/11), Creepy Halloween Family in Poble Espanyol (25/10-02/11), the Witches’ Fair in Sant Feliu Sasserra (01/11), the Tunnel of Terror in Sant Celoni (01/11) and the Dead Night in Fonollosa (01/11-08/11). Cultural activities will also stand out, like the Asian Film Festival in Barcelona (29/10-09/11), the Poetry Festival in Sitges (07/11-09/11) and the MIRA Festival in Barcelona (07/11-08/11), and gastronomic activities and fairs such as the Pumpkin Fair in Calaf (01/11), the All Those Food Market in Barcelona (01/11-02/11), the Rec Experimental Stores in Igualada (05/11-09/11) and the Saló Creativa in la Farga (06/11-09/11).
• In terms of the conference and fair calendar, there are 29 confirmed congresses and 55.000 delegates in November. The most prominent events will be the Smart City Expo World Congress 2025 and the IBTM World 2025, which could attract around 25.000 and 10.000 attendees, respectively.
• In November, France, Belgium, the United States and Canada will enjoy holidays in the 11th for the Remembrance Day. Additionally, the United States will celebrate Thanksgiving the last week of the month, and Singapore will start their end-of-school-year vacations.
• In the past month, the most common Google searches for Barcelona have been slightly below the ones in the same period for 2024. The most popular searches in Barcelona city are still Sagrada Familia. Among the rising searches, Aitana 2026 stands out because of the tour that was announced in September 2026.
• Hotel bookings in the past month have been led by the domestic market especially in Barcelona region, where they represent over half of the total reservations. In Barcelona city the United States continues to lead the international market, whilst for Barcelona region it has been France. About 6 out of 10 bookings have been couples’ trips.
• Currently, the level of reservations for the upcoming months are higher than the previous year in both Barcelona city and Barcelona region, especially for November.
• Compared to other European destinations, Barcelona city will have a similar level of hotel bookings as Paris, but below the level of most cities mentioned in the report. Barcelona region is significantly below the aforementioned.

More information: Tourism Activity Outlook Report for Destination Barcelona (2025-XI)