What would Barcelona miss if the Mobile changed its city?

The technological fair generates an economic impact of 471 million euros and involves the creation of 13,000 temporary jobs

     The Mobile World Congress (MWC) not only brings technology and big conferences to Barcelona, ​​but it also generates an economic impact that many cities look with greedy eyes since the independence crisis began. This year's edition (the thirteenth held in Barcelona) expects to attract 108,000 attendees, the same number as last year. The speakers, businessmen and media come from 200 countries and generate an economic impact of 471 million in the city, according to GSMA, an association that groups the mobile industry and organizes the event. Since 2006, the MWC has left more than 4,400 million in the Ciudad Condal.


The fair will feature in this edition with some 2,300 exhibiting companies (197 Spanish) and 170 international delegations, something that shows the great world speaker that is an event of this kind for a city. The exhibition center puts at the disposal of the Mobile 240,000 square meters of exhibition distributed in eight pavilions, which is equivalent to 40 football fields.

      The organization claims that 13,000 temporary jobs have been created among which there are audiovisual technicians, architects, journalists, engineers, computer specialists, carpenters, drivers, private security personnel, cooks and waiters, hostesses and cleaners. For the human resources company Adecco, this amount increases to 15,000 jobs between direct and indirect jobs, that is, 13.6% more than in the 2017 edition. Since the first edition has generated about 115,000 part-time jobs . In addition, the event fills the hotels of the capital and several kilometers around, which raise prices significantly during this week.


The Guild of Hotels of Barcelona informed that the establishments of the city are full during the four days that the technological fair lasts. On the other hand, the Barcelona Catering Association has indicated that the cost of restaurants for congressmen is estimated at 20 million euros, an amount that would rise to 30 million if they add lunches and days before and after the MWC. All this, however, is at stake for the independence struggle.