En la página oficial de la Agència Tributària de Catalunya se ha publicado un documento informativo que actualiza el impuesto sobre estancias turísticas. Realmente los profesionales ya informábamos, hace años, de una nueva tasa (no les basta con los impuestos habidos), en inglés, en francés, en catalán, en castellano, alemán, ruso… Aunque vaya, el olimpismo […]

Since the entry into force of the new municipal ordinance on July 13 of this year, its application and content have been debated. On the one hand, HLCLUB, as an associate of APARTUR; has participated in the process of applying this ordinance in the city of Sitges, Barcelona. The new ordinance consists of twelve basic […]

After several postponements due to the impact on the tourism sector of Covid-19, the Generalitat informs us of the effectiveness of the increase in the tourist rate; passing, throughout Catalonia (except Barcelona), from € 0.90 to € 1.00. As a reminder, the rates are calculated on a maximum of seven days / nights and those […]

The Institute for Economic Analysis (IEE) estimates a GDP growth of 6% this 2021 Summer of 2021 It is not the title of a film, although this last year may be worthy of a film, but the date that has scheduled the tourist industry as the start of recovery. An increase in the forecasting of […]

Reyes Maroto doubts that the measure will have an effect on demand The tourism sector is calling for a reduction in tourist VAT, which has been set at 10% since 2012, to offset the effects of the pandemic, which has hit the sector like no other. For this reason, the business organizations are demanding that […]

Rural tourism does not falter despite restrictions and the absence of international mobility The tourism sector will close 2020 with losses of 75% or 76% in international visitors, in addition to tourism spending, according to the Secretary of State for Tourism, Fernando Valdés, which would mean losing 63 million tourists in a year. A severe […]

Sitges (8.37) and Vilanova i la Geltrú (8.28) stand as the most valued municipalities in terms of tourist experience  Blanca López The tourist experience in the Garraf gets a rating of 8,37 out of 10 in 2019, surpassing the average of 8.24 in the Barcelona Region. This is affirmed by a study that measures the […]

New technologies, creativity and a customer experience adapted to new expectations, fundamental to the transformation of tourism  Although some limit themselves to coexist with uncertainty, others see the current situation as an opportunity to transform the tourism sector, so that it recovers as soon as possible and does not depend so much on external factors. […]

Decree Law 36/2020 of 3 November complements other measures taken previously in relation to such taxes Blanca López  07/11/2020 In order to alleviate the serious effects of the health and economic crisis arising from the coronavirus pandemic, the government of la Generalitat de Catalunya has approved new tax measures in the field of tourist tax […]

Dear customers and readers: We bring you an assessment of the season we have experienced. Without a doubt, the worst we have ever experienced. Next, we are going to make a summary via data from APARTUR, the Association of Tourist Apartments of Barcelona: The forecast was that the decrease in the number of reservations at the […]