Despite being one of the most visited cities in the world, Barcelona made the baffling decision in 2015 to ban new hotel construction in the city center and recently decided to cancel the licenses of over 10,100 tourist apartments. As a consequence, the city now faces compensation claims for up to €3 billion.
At a meeting Monday, Enrique Alcántara, President of the Association of Tourist Apartments of Barcelona (Apartur), announced that claims totaling more than €1 billion have already been filed, with the figure expected to reach up to €3 billion by November 8.
The claims are justified by the current and projected monetary losses incurred by 1,500 property
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