Barcelona for Business Travellers

2016 Promises to be a Good Year for Business

The world economy is finally showing signs of picking itself up from the doldrums of the economic recession. Across the globe, cities renowned a being the hub of business enterprise are reasserting themselves and providing fertile ground for business and investment.

One such city is Barcelona, Spain. This city has a long history as both a cultural and a business centre for Spain and Europe. Hosting the 1992 Olympic Games gave the city’s infrastructure a big boost and city authorities have continued to develop the facilities it can offer to business people. In fact, so attractive are the city and its opportunities to business people that it was ranked as the 5th most popular destination in 2012 and the 3rd for international conferences and congresses in 2011.

Barcelona for Business

Barcelona has everything to offer the business person or company looking for the ideal location. Apart from the cultural attractions and its history, the city has everything needed to host business events from the smallest to the largest.

Hotels

Barcelona has over 330 hotels from budget to 5 star. That’s a grand total of 32000 rooms. Many of the hotels, especially the 4 and 5 stars, offer excellent business facilities which can include meeting rooms and conference hall, business centres, secretarial services and a lot more.

Conferences and Conventions

Barcelona has some of the world’s finest venues for conferences, exhibitions and conventions. Whatever the event, whatever its size or complexity, there will be the perfect venue in Barcelona (in 2012 the city hosted over 2500 international business events). In fact, since 2012, Barcelona has hosted one of the major mobile communications trade fairs – the GSMA Mobile World Congress. The city will be hosting this internationally important event until 2018 after successfully competing against cities such as Paris, Milan and Munich.

Apart from the many hotel conference centres, the city also boasts 4 major, international convention centres and for an extra special venue, it’s even possible to hire the Barcelona FC stadium.

Air, Land & Sea

El Prat Airport is an international gateway with flights to destinations across the globe leaving and arriving daily. The main terminal, Terminal 1, was extensively renovated and enlarged a few years ago and effectively doubled the airport’s capacity. Using a Barcelona airport taxi is the easiest and most efficient way for business people to get to and from the airport.

Barcelona is also a major sea port and a popular destination for cruise ships which bring in almost 3 million visitors a year.

The city has an excellent road and rail system that links Barcelona to all of Spain and also to the rest of Europe.

After Work

Even the most dedicated business person needs time to relax, and Barcelona is just the place. Hundreds of excellent restaurants, sidewalk bars and coffee shops, museums, theatres and shops galore – whatever you like to do, you’ll be able to do it here.

Your Time is Valuable

As a business person, you need to make the most of your time in Barcelona. So when your plane lands, you want to clear customs and be on your way to your hotel or appointment as fast as possible. That’s where Barcelona airport taxis come into the picture.

You can order a taxi well in advance using the internet to be sure that, when you touch down, your driver will be waiting for you. Of course, you could take the train, get a shuttle coach into the centre of town or even hire a car – but the simplest, most convenient and cost effective way to maximise your time is a Barcelona airport taxi.

So, welcome to Barcelona, we hope you have a pleasant and profitable stay!