after a summer stunning recovery in tourism Barcelona and the holiday travelers will land in town this thursday before they even back off Thousands of congress members to attend the 70th meeting of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)), one of the world’s most important medical calls. Researchers and healthcare professionals 161 countries Will meet at 29 until the next day to exchange experiences and news Gran Via Fira. they will mark starting weapon Conventional hyperactivity in the fall and winter, as this paper advances in June.
The cardiology congress brought together 33,500 attendees in its last face-to-face edition in Paris in 2019, although it also experienced large volumes in Barcelona (in 1992, 1999, 2009, 2014 and 2017). World Congress of Cardiology in 2006). come back now face-to-face and online format, so many sessions will be live streamed online from Fira. Therefore, the organizers did not dare to raise the attendance figures.
According to sources from Fira de Barcelona, the ESC congress will consist of: approximately 950 scientific and business sessionss, in some 3,800 international speakers, including 734 Spanish. will ride 400+ themes different expertise and 36 clinical trials will be presented.
full month end
Assembly matches last extension summer, so Will add a few points to 85% hotel occupancy Points out Manel Casals, manager of Barcelona Gremi d’Hotels, which is being registered in July and August. The high holiday season will have reached prices and activity similar to 2019‘, but it is very important for the industry that congress travelers take over. Many downtown hotels are expected to be full these days. “good one transition from entertainment visitor to visitor business“, he explains to this newspaper. The autumn forecast is good, but employers are cautious, as reservations are very last minute, but made a month in advance.
A world marathon will follow this great meeting of cardiovascular medicine. medicine-health field. Also in August, on the 28th, the European Symposium on Peptides will begin and end on the 2nd and will be linked to the World Congress of Lasers and Energy. Also in September, the European Respiratory Conference (ERS) will be held, followed by the European Annual Conference on Cognitive Therapies (EABCT). On the 10th, it will be the turn of CIRSE, the annual cardiovascular radiology event at the International Convention Center (CCIB), and the month will conclude with the annual Education Conference (EAIE) and the National Cosmetics Congress in Fira. Congress Palace.
There will also be an international pediatric oncology meeting (SIOP) and important congresses on Hematology, Pediatrics, nuclear medicine (EANM), muscular atrophy diseases (SMA) and breast cancer during the autumn. Without forgetting, an important fair in another field IBTM World It brings together all professionals of incentive and congress tourism.
Total, In the second part of the year, 98 meetings will intensify, including 21 congresses attended by more than 1000 delegates., details Barcelona Tourism. his schedule Congressional Bureau (BCB)catching these appointments, confirmed 163 congresses and approximately 150 open applications for the next few yearsunderlines Eduard Torres, head of the consortium. The industry has had an impact1,901 million euros a year before the pandemic.
He emphasizes the importance of this type of tourism. “Strategic for Barcelona”, because besides its economic impact it also supports what is called the knowledge economy. Room Constantí Serrallonga, Managing Director of Fira de Barcelona, He added that re-hosting such large-scale events means, beyond revenue, “an important legacy in the city’s international positioning for medical and scientific innovation.”
The plus of seasonal adjustment
The Catalan capital has proven itself in this tourism segment, ranking in the ‘top 5’ of cities that have held conventions for 20 consecutive years, according to the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). For Torres, this visitor is important to the extent that the activity promotes the long-awaited “de-seasonalization and decentralization” far beyond holiday tourism, which tends to overcrowd the city centre.
according to incoming data Barcelona tourismAlthough October and November are also very crowded, spring is the time when conventions are busier. More than 80% of international courses take on average 3.21 dayshowever, congressmen’s stays usually last up to 5.14 days.
In addition, surveys show that will take place in BarcelonaParticipates in the final decision on the participation of 60% of the participants. With 2019 data, Almost seven out of 10 accompany and then extend their stay with more tourist interest. this non-hotel expenses per person is 188.69 € per day.