{"id":2577,"date":"2015-07-02T17:51:39","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T16:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=2577"},"modified":"2016-04-29T07:57:42","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T06:57:42","slug":"barcelona-suspends-new-tourist-accommodation-licenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2015\/07\/barcelona-suspends-new-tourist-accommodation-licenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona suspends new tourist accommodation licenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2578\" style=\"width: 775px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/greencitytrips.com\/destination\/barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2578 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Green-city-destination-Barcelona.jpg\" alt=\"Green-city-destination-Barcelona\" width=\"775\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Green-city-destination-Barcelona.jpg 775w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Green-city-destination-Barcelona-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Green-city-destination-Barcelona-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View of Barcelona from Montjuic. \u00a9 GreenCityTrips<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The mayor of the Spanish city of Barcelona has put a temporary halt on issuing licences for tourist accommodation in a bid to control the alarming growth in tourist numbers.\u00a0According to a statement from his office,\u00a0the suspension will\u00a0apply to hotels, apartments, hostels and privately owned accommodation houses.\u00a0&#8220;It was necessary to put things in order,&#8221; Mayor Ada Colau told reporters. &#8220;Up to now, tourism policies had been drawn up piecemeal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h6>In Brief<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>7 million people visit Barcelona each year, and residents are saying the very character that draws the tourists is being eroded as a result.<\/li>\n<li>The city council has announced that it start a public debate on developing a sustainable tourism plan by early 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Barcelona was also\u00a0the first city in the world to be awarded Biosphere certification. The award recognised the city as being\u00a0committed to developing responsible tourism and including sustainable, environmental, cultural and socio-economic management criteria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>In Depth<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/barcelona-mayor-halts-new-tourist-accommodation-licenses\/311398501\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read the original article here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/biosphereitr\" target=\"_blank\">Biosphere on twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Discover <a href=\"http:\/\/greencitytrips.com\/destination\/barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\">sustainable tourism options in Barcelona<\/a> on Green City Trips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>In the Future<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mayor of the Spanish city of Barcelona has put a temporary halt on issuing licences for tourist accommodation in a bid to control the alarming growth in tourist 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