BARCELONA – MTLG 2021

Spain’s second-largest city has become an annual stop on the congress pilgrimage to IBTM World. Its extroversion and trendy city architecture and design, in combination with a healthy dose of Mediterranean casualness, are all worthy of serious praise and admiration. Barcelona is a city that comes alive in the evening when it becomes a paradise for lovers of cuisine, cool taverns, and cultural icons. Barcelona’s list-topping luxury and designer hotels and a nearly perfect congress infrastructure have positioned the city at the very peak of Europe’s congress industry. Although it is battling it’s current “OMG, there is so many tourists!” syndrome, we believe it will soon evolve into a city where the congress industry becomes part of the positive transformation of an otherwise overcrowded destination.

DESTINATION CAPACITY

• The number of 4* and 5* category hotel rooms: 26,642
• The number of 4* and 5* category hotels: 223
• Banquet hall maximum capacity: 8,096
• The largest hall in the city (in m2): 43,000 m2
• Destination population: 1,636,762
• Maximum hall capacity in theatre style: 14,288
• Number of studios for digital and hybrid events 15
• Average internet speed when organising event 33 Mbps

XL – MEETING DESTINATION

Destinations that can host more than 2000 attendees.