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Visitors are once again jamming the narrow streets of Barcelona’s Gothic quarter as global travel bounces back from the pandemic, reviving tensions over mass tourism in the Spanish port city. Hotel occupancy in the city rose in April, which

Visitors are once again jamming the narrow streets of Barcelonas Gothic quarter as global travel bounces back from the pandemic, reviving tensions over mass tourism in the Spanish port city

Visitors are once again jamming the narrow streets of Barcelona's Gothic quarter as global travel bounces back from the pandemic, reviving tensions over mass tourism in the Spanish port city.

Tourist arrivals in Barcelona had risen steadily before the pandemic and the tourism sector accounted for around 15 percent of the economy of Spains second-largest city before the health crisis.

By Ma. Stella F. Arnaldo / Special to the BusinessMirror MANILA is a laggard in terms of tourism potential and readiness for growth. A new report published by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) and its partner JLL, titled “Destination 2030: Global Cities Readiness for Tourism Growth,” placed the…

The Catalan capital is suffering from a sore lack of tourists. While politicians are calling for vacationers to return, critics of mass tourism find it difficult to make their voices heard.

On a warm Friday night in July, the sun seemed to linger behind Amsterdam's low, 16th century skyline. In the red light district, the crush of tourists that was common before the pandemic had long since vanished, making it easy for a delivery worker to cycle past a handful of gawkers around the old town's notorious storefronts.