While in 2014 Barcelona was placed as the second city in the world with the largest number of participants in international congresses, Catalonia has its foot on the accelerator in attracting professional events of an international sphere

According to the annual report that the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), in 2014 Barcelona occupied second place in the ranking of cities with the largest number of participants in international congresses. The report also places the Catalan capital among the top five cities in the world where more congresses are held. In economic terms, these figures represent an income of 1,469 million euros for the city and two million hotel stays (77% of which were foreigners).

The rest of the territory is committed to and works to attract international professional events in the different destinations of the network of congresses in Catalonia. Some examples of cities that hosted international events 2014 and 2015 are:

• Three big events (the IX European Conference of Archives, the Annual Conference of the International Council of Archives and the XIII Conferences of Image and Investigation) in Girona, with a total of 922 people registered from 90 different countries

• A French cardiology congress with 40 participants in Val d’Aran

• The International Forum of Education and Technology and the International Congress of University Teaching and Investigation in Tarragona, with a total of 600 attendees

• The World Congress of Travel Blogs (TBEX EU 2015) in Lloret de Mar, with 700 participants.

For more information, you can consult the executive summary of the report.