Barcelona high season?
Sep 25th, 2008, 08:18 AM
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Barcelona high season?
Does anyone know why October is considered high season for Barcelona?
I just noticed that hotel prices are higher for next month?
Are there any events, festivals..etc that I should be looking to check out during this time?
Thanks for any info!
I just noticed that hotel prices are higher for next month?
Are there any events, festivals..etc that I should be looking to check out during this time?
Thanks for any info!
Sep 25th, 2008, 09:42 AM
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trvindance,
There are 5 major trade fairs plus multiple congresses going on this October in Barcelona. Since the city has become a major European trade fair/congress destination and an extremely popular weekend destination for Europeans thanks to the low cost airlines, each year there's a shorter "low season" for hotel rates.
You can see "what's on" during the time of your visit, plus lots of other usful into, on the city's official tourism pages:
http://tinyurl.com/a4wgt
On the left, click on "agenda" under City Services then select your dates from the calendar.
There are 5 major trade fairs plus multiple congresses going on this October in Barcelona. Since the city has become a major European trade fair/congress destination and an extremely popular weekend destination for Europeans thanks to the low cost airlines, each year there's a shorter "low season" for hotel rates.
You can see "what's on" during the time of your visit, plus lots of other usful into, on the city's official tourism pages:
http://tinyurl.com/a4wgt
On the left, click on "agenda" under City Services then select your dates from the calendar.
Sep 25th, 2008, 10:27 AM
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Similar to paris it sounds where during the Fashion show in October it's high season for hotels, etc.
and July is actually an off-peak season according to the Paris tourist office - since conventions and business types are not coming that much but are vacationing elsewhere
and July is actually an off-peak season according to the Paris tourist office - since conventions and business types are not coming that much but are vacationing elsewhere
Sep 25th, 2008, 10:32 AM
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We had out trip all planned for last May and when I started looking for hotels (six months out!) many of the mid-priced favorites from here or Tripadvisor were already booked. Most of the available ones had prices much higher than normal - eventually I found out there was a big medical meeting that week plus an auto race. We ended up renting an apartment to get a better price. There are alot of apartments in alll areas of the city and several rental agaencies - you may want to give that a try.
