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LATEST NEWS
08.10.2024  Barcelona has claimed the 3rd spot in the AMEX GBT 2025 Forecast for top cities for meetings and events
11.07.2023  World Parkinson Congress 2023: Bringing Barcelona Closer to Everyday Life for Parkinson's Patients (HQ Magazine) (pdf)
16.06.2023  Cvent’s Top Meeting Destinations 2023 in Europe places Barcelona in 2nd position
14.06.2023  The new ICCA Ranking places Barcelona in the first place in number of delegates and fourth in the number of international congresses
12.04.2023  The World Parkinson Coalition together with Associació Catalana per al Pàrkinson, the BCB announced the launch of its Make the City Parkinson’s Ready program ahead of the 6th World Parkinson Congress, taking place July 4-7 in Barce (pdf)
RANKING
Barcelona is ranked as one of the top international congress destinations in Europe and the world. According to data collected by different associations for 2023, Barcelona is ranked:

RESULTS   
ICCA 5th position
UIA 9th position
STATISTICS
Every year BCB prepares a stats fact sheet on meetings held in Barcelona. This document is produced from proprietary data and research. The following shows the main numbers for 2023:
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS  
Congresses, workshops and symposiums 349.394
Conventions and incentives 232.804
Total 582.198
NUMBER OF MEETINGS  
Congresses, workshops and symposiums538
Conventions and incentives 1.407
Total 1.945
This document is available on demand at a price of 30 eur.
For the complete document or further information, send an email to:  bcb@barcelonaturisme.com

If you want to find more information on the city of Barcelona, find the full statistics fact file on the Observatory of Tourism in Barcelona website.