Barcelona hotels are getting ready for the new season. Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023, with its usual vigor, although no record Accommodation in Asia due to the latest blows of the pandemic. Asian exhibitors and public participation will again be low in this edition, given the sanitary restrictions that the continent and especially China are subjected to. The technological “explosion” of the last decade at the Asian giant had increased attendance at the stellar convention, which reached dizzying numbers (109,000 visitors) in the Catalan capital just before the outbreak of Covid-19.
The 2022 balance presented by the hotel industry this Thursday included a touch of convention tourism expectations in 2023. The ISE audio-visual show, which started in Barcelona last year and held its second event this January, showed its breakout potential. a hotel occupancy rate of between 70% and 80%, depending on the areas of the city. However Big shock of low tourist season remains MWC and this year, finally, returns to normal momentum in terms of accommodation.
As detailed by Gremi d’Hotels de Barcelona, Congress organization has already reserved 18,500 rooms. Again, a very bulky volume that will make it possible to reach a point. 90% to 95% occupancy. To these places we should add other forms of accommodation, such as apartments. It should be noted that before the health crisis, the technological event had an economic impact of 473 million euros for the city, while in 2022 – despite going better than expected – 60,000 participants were reached and more than 250 million people were affected. euro.
In terms of accommodation, it is now a The scenario is very different from last year.when convention ‘only’ stacks 10,500 rooms. But the current perspective is still far away. Ceiling saved in 2019: Up to 26,000 rooms pre-booked to accommodate participants. Union president Jordi Clos said the Chinese and Asian market was “still very risky”. He also pointed to the last-minute danger that Israel could have cancellations in response to the final break in the matchmaking between Barcelona and Tel Aviv, announced by the mayor Ada Colau.
Price:%s
High demand but no registration will soften prices. Clos predicted they would be found 5% to 10% lower than normal to ensure the attractiveness of the hotel park relative to other types of accommodation. The industry’s hopes for raising rates are already moving towards the 2024 edition of a true global recovery, with Asia once again increasing the influx and the number of grandstands. The representative of hoteliers emphasized that only a year ago, prices were adjusted by 22%, under pressure from which the pandemic is still very pronounced.
Source: Informacion
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