Barcelona has a population of 1.7 million people and is located on the northeast coast of Spain. Its major industries include services, finance, tourism, and real estate. Since hosting the 1992 Olympics, Barcelona has consistently increased its number of tourists and is now a top global destination. The hostel industry in Barcelona represents between 10-15% of the city's total overnight stays, with an estimated 5,000-6,000 hostel beds currently. Several new hostels are under construction, bringing 1,000-1,500 new beds online in 2013-2014.

1. BARCELONA

2. BARCELONA
BASIC INFORMATION
Popula'on:
1.700.000
Languages:
Spanish
and
Catalan
Located
in
the
north-­‐east
of
Spain
BARCELONA
100km
south
of
French
border
in
the
Mediterranean
coast
,
its
considered
the
capital
of
Catalonia.
Major
industries:
Services,
Finance,
Tourism,
Real
State.
Since
the
Olympic
Games
in
1992,
its
been
consistently
increasing
its
number
of
tourists,
becoming
right
now
a
woldwide
top
des'na'on.

3. BARCELONA
If you go to Barcelona you should go to Camp Nou, and enjoy one football game
F.C.Barcelona

4. BARCELONA
If you go to Barcelona, you should visit the Modernist buildings

5. BARCELONA
And don’t forget our mediterranean cuisine

6. BARCELONA
INFORMATION ABOUT TOURISM
Hostels
are
not
included
in
this
figures.
W e
s h o u l d
a d d
1 . 5 0 0 . 0 0 0
bednights
,
more
than
10%
of
total
overnights
in
the
city.

7. BARCELONA
INFORMATION ABOUT TOURISM
If
we
include
Hostels
in
this
figures
we
should
add
between
500.000
and
750.000
interna'onal
tourists.
(10-­‐15%
of
total
interna'onal
tourists
of
the
city
stays
in
hostels.
**
If
we
add
this
500-­‐750.000
tourists
Bcn
will
become
the
3rd
European
City
and
the
first
non
capital.

9. Equity
Point
Hostels
The
company
currently
consists
of
9
hostels
offering
a
total
of
2.213
beds
distributed
in
Barcelona:
Equity
Point
Gothic,
Equity
Point
Sea
and
Equity
Point
Centric,
London:
Equity
Point
London,
Madrid:
Equity
Point
Madrid,
Marrakech:
Equity
Point
Marrakech
,
Girona:
Equity
Point
Girona
,
Lisboa:
Equity
Point
Lisboa
and
a
new
hostel
in
New
York:
Equity
Point
NY.
With
more
than
25
years
of
experience,
innova'ng
and
offering
quality
in
the
youth
sector,
we
have
a
clear
goal:
go
beyond
the
current
models
of
youth
lodging.
We
offer
“a
traveler
to
traveler”
approach
with
staff
hailing
from
the
5
con'nents,
a
full
range
of
FUNtas9c
ac9vi9es,
and
a
place
to
enjoy
sharing
your
experiences
with
people
from
all
over
the
world.

10. Growing
up
2.213
2.013
1.863
1.297
1.131
971
571
251
145
2001 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 2009 2010 2011
Barcelona Barcelona Madrid Barcelona Marrakech Girona London Lisboa New
York
(145
beds) (106
beds) (320
beds) (400
beds) (160
beds) (166
beds) (400
beds) (150
beds) (200
beds)

13. THE HOSTEL SCENE IN
BARCELONA
HOSTELS
:
60
proper'es
who
defines
themself
as
a
hostel.
(legally
opera'ng
less
than
20)
BED
and
BREAKFAST:
100
proper'es
APARTMENTS:
They
are
opera'ng
as
a
hostel
(impossible
to
quan'fy)
TOTAL
HOSTEL
BEDS:
5000-­‐6000
beds.
FORECAST
FOR
2013-­‐14:
At
least
1000-­‐1500
new
beds
under
construc'on.
Big
European
players
are
coming
to
town.
OCCUPANCY:
Between
70-­‐75%
PRICE
RANGE:
From
13-­‐16
in
low
season
to
26-­‐35
in
High
season.
Decreasing
in
low
season,
increasing
in
high
season.
The
difference
between
low
and
high
season
prices
has
almost
doubled
in
last
5
years.

14. THE HOSTEL SCENE IN
BARCELONA
Although hostels have a regulation in Catalonia, they are not by the Tourism
Board of Catalonia but regulated by the Youth Department. This means that we
are not in the city statistics, even when we represent between 10-15% of total
bednights in the city.
The “non official” hostels/apartments in the city had been increasing in the last
years.
In 2012 the Catalan Goverment is also studing to apply a “Touristic Tax” of 1€
per person per night.

15. THE HOSTEL REGULATION
The
hostels
are
regulated
by
the
“Secretaria
General
de
Juventud”
and
“Consell
Comarcal”.
Apart
from
all
technical
installa'ons
being
regulated
as
usual,
they
specifically
look
at:
-­‐
Square
meters
of
common
areas:
1
sqm
per
bed
-­‐
Distance
between
bunk
beds:
Minimum
75
cm
-­‐
Each
property
must
have
a
nursery.
-­‐
Handicapped
access:
all
proper'es
must
be
accessible
and
must
have
rooms
100%
adapted
according
to
its
size.
-­‐
No
bars
(alcohol)
are
allowed
in
the
hostels
-­‐
Laundry
for
guests
and
a
drying
place.
-­‐
1
toilet
for
each
6
people
and
1
shower
for
each
12
people

16. Equity
Point
Hostels
2011
–
2012
NEW
IMPROVEMENTS
AT
EQUITY
POINT
HOSTELS
STAFF
BOOK
INTRANET
FOR
AGENCIES
SUPPLIES
COST
SAVING
ACTIONS