{"id":961,"date":"2025-09-29T17:01:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spainlgbti.com\/?p=961"},"modified":"2025-10-01T09:44:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T07:44:43","slug":"espana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spainlgbti.com\/us\/espana\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona promotes the future of diverse tourism with the presentation of the LGBTI Experiences Guide Tourism Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The event brings together representatives of institutions, companies and cultural entities committed to a fairer and more inclusive tourism model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barcelona, July 15, 2025<\/strong> - Within the framework of the Hotel InterContinental Barcelona, an establishment recognized with the distinctive Queer Destinations Committed<\/em>the official presentation of the LGBTI Travel Experiences Guide<\/strong>an innovative platform that promotes an inclusive and transformative tourism model, aligned with the values of diversity, security and human rights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event was attended by Edgar Weggelaar<\/strong>CEO of Queer Destinations, who highlighted the transformative dimension of the project and its strategic role in consolidating Spain as a safe and respectful destination for the LGBTQ+ community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For its part, Patrick Torrent, <\/strong>Executive Director of the Ag\u00e8ncia Catalana de Turisme, highlighted Catalonia's commitment to a tourism model that is committed to diversity and excellence as differential elements of international competitiveness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new milestone: Meli\u00e1 Hotels International joins the project<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most relevant milestones of the event has been the announcement of the incorporation of Meli\u00e1 Hotels International<\/strong> as a partner in the project and as a new member of the Guide. Its membership strengthens the scope of the project and projects its impact to new levels. The chain will train about 700 professionals<\/strong> in inclusive hospitality, actively contributing to the creation of safe and respectful tourism spaces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This step consolidates Meli\u00e1 as a key player in the construction of a tourism model aligned with the values of diversity, excellence and commitment to people, reaffirming its leadership as an international benchmark hotel group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A project with real impact<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In its first phase, the Guide is currently training more than 1,800 tourism professionals<\/strong>has involved more than 300 companies and service providers<\/strong>and will directly benefit more than 200,000 travelers<\/strong>. These advances will lay the foundations for its expansion at national and international level in future stages, consolidating its impact through training, digitalization and diversity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently in its final stage of development, the platform is configured as a geolocalized webapp<\/strong> which recommends accommodations, restaurants, cultural venues and a variety of experiences committed to diversity and creating safe environments for all people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Institutional support and cultural fabric<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event has been attended by important institutional representatives, among them the Generalitat de Catalunya<\/strong>the Diputaci\u00f3 de Barcelona<\/strong>the Barcelona City Council<\/strong>as well as the municipalities of Salou<\/strong> y Sitges<\/strong>The company is a benchmark for diverse tourism in Catalonia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also present were cultural entities<\/strong> as the National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC)<\/strong> and the Joan Mir\u00f3 Foundation<\/strong>The project is a reflection of the synergy between culture, inclusion and tourism development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A collective project<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The LGBTI Travel Experiences Guide<\/strong> is part of the Tourism Experiences Spain Program of the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, financed with Next Generation EU funds. The project is coordinated by Queer Destinations<\/strong>in collaboration with key entities such as, Axel Hotels<\/strong>, Breathe Communication<\/strong>, Shangay<\/strong>, ACOGAT<\/strong>and, recently incorporated, Meli\u00e1 Hotels International<\/strong>. Actors committed to promoting a more diverse, responsible and connected tourism with the realities of the LGBTQ+ community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This project marks a turning point for the tourism sector: a tool at the service of change, with committed partners and a clear vision for a fairer, safer and more diverse future.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

El evento re\u00fane a representantes de instituciones, empresas y entidades culturales comprometidas con un modelo tur\u00edstico m\u00e1s justo e inclusivo.  Barcelona, 15 de julio de 2025 \u2013 En el marco del Hotel InterContinental Barcelona, establecimiento reconocido con el distintivo Queer Destinations Committed, se ha celebrado la presentaci\u00f3n oficial de la Gu\u00eda de Experiencias LGBTI Turismo […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diversidad"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spainlgbti.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spainlgbti.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spainlgbti.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spainlgbti.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spainlgbti.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=961"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/spainlgbti.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":998,"href":"https:\/\/spainlgbti.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/961\/revisions\/998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spainlgbti.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spainlgbti.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spainlgbti.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spainlgbti.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}