GSM Barcelona

2019-02-13 General Comments Off on GSM Barcelona

We are in the middle of Chinese New Year celebration. But did you know that the service sector, in Barcelona, also count the year different from the Roman calendar? The world’s largest exhibitions for the wireless industry, open their doors from the 25th until the 28th of February. Here they will present the latest news and innovations for more than 100.000 professionals and tech lovers, from over 200 countries across the globe.

The exhibition actually sets the date for when the season/year begins and ends for the tourist sector in Barcelona. We, quite literally, count the year from GSM to GSM. If a new hotel or restaurant is to open, it needs to be done before GSM, if refurbishing is on the agenda, it needs to be finished before GSM. More than 10,000 official taxis will work 24h to reduce the endless lines of people, at the airport – and trust us, it is almost impossible to find an available taxi in town during these dates!

Barcelona’s contract to host the event ends in 2023, but with the ever-increasing reliance to wireless technology, we hope they will continue to consider our city for many years to come. If not, we might have to go back to the old, boring calendar.

Happy (GSM) New Year!!!

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The difference is PLUS.

2019-01-20 News Comments Off on The difference is PLUS.

 

We are very proud to announce that as of January 2019 we are a part of PLUS DMC Group J

PLUS DMC is an exclusive, professional network of European DMC who share similar values, skills, expertise and market focus. The mission is simple:  to gather and share our knowledge of Nordic markets in order to become the best DMC of our respective destinations. All partners are unique and independent, but with eachother’s support, and every day we have the opportunity to grow and become better.

If you would like to learn more about PLUS DMC and get to know our partners, click on the following link: www.plusdmc.com

PLUS makes the difference!

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Patience is a virtue.

2019-01-06 News Comments Off on Patience is a virtue.

Finally, the 3 Kings have arrived! Spanish children have finally recevied their presents, from the Spanish version of “Santa”. The 3 wise men or the 3 Kings, arrived with a big pararde yesterday afternoon, bringing gifts and presents to the children, which was already listed in their letters to “The Majesties”. The parade takes place in all cities, but also locally, in small villages. At the end of the Parade, the Mayor of the city/village, gives a magic key to the 3 Kings, which gives them access to all the houses in the county. In the evening, the families set out food & drinks for the camels, and when children wake up (normally very early!!) on the 6th of January, His Majesties, have left plenty of presents during the night. Today is a day for family gatherings, and tradition is to eat the “Epiphany Cake”. And tomorrow, the Sales start in all the shops! Felizes Reyes everyone!

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Rough night for this little guy.

2018-12-24 News Comments Off on Rough night for this little guy.

While most of the western world prepare themselves for receiving Santa Claus tonight, the Catalans have a different twist to the gift exchange. This little guy, the “Cagatio”, will be in charge of joy and play (and maybe some anger release), while children beat him, so that he can “crap” their gifts! The story built up around the “Cagatió” keep children busy the days before Christmas. Sometimes families go to the woods and “accidentally” stumbles over him or he might show up misteriously on your doorstep, any day in December. The children feed him with bread, cookies or fruit and by Christmas Eve, he’s so full, that when they beat him with a stick, while singing a rhyme, he will crap presents for all. You might think it’s strange to relate crap and Christmas presents, but historically crap meant good luck, as it was used to fertilize the soil, in order to obtain a great harvest. Spain has many traditions different from the rest of Europe, but the “Cagatió” is a local tradition in Catalonia, and can’t be found anywhere else. Even Hollywood celebrities have told their version of this.

Check it out here:
Viggo Mortensen explica a 1 televisió dels EUA com els catalans fan cagar el tió.

We wish you a very, merry Christmas, whatever your traditions might be, and will follow up with more, local traditions in 2019.

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