AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoOvertourism Pressure on Dining & Stays: Barcelona is moving to revoke short-term rental licences (Airbnb-style), cap new hotel growth, reduce cruise terminals and ban large tour groups in the centre—while protests target tourists at bars and cafés, including water-pistol incidents. Inflation Watch for Food Budgets: Spain’s CPI hit 4.3% year-on-year in August, with transport up sharply and restaurants/accommodation rising; Andalucía also saw prices jump, with Malaga among the hardest-hit provinces. Coffee Gets a Big Spain Push: Mahou San Miguel is expanding into hospitality coffee via acquisitions of La Flor Del Café and Gran Café Royal, aiming to scale Café170 nationwide. Local Tapa Spotlight (Alicante): “La Millor Tapeta del Món” returns with province-wide chefs putting contemporary twists on local ingredients across multiple sessions. Restaurant Culture Signals: A Restalia/Ipsos survey says 74% of Spaniards see restaurants as the best way to enjoy food, mainly for socialising. Animal Cruelty Case (Asturias): A couple received prison sentences after leaving a dog to die in a sunlit car outside a restaurant in Llanes.
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