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In the Hotel Barcelona Princess we bet for the challenge #Tourism17

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This 2017 the tourism takes a big turn in its operations, since it undertakes to carry out actions that contribute to have responsible and sustainable tourism through the #Tourism17 campaign.

#Tourism17 Challenge - Our dear guest Joao

#Tourism17 Challenge – Our dear guest Joao

We are in the International Year of Sustainable Tourism and the organisation that has provided 2017 with this important commitment is the United Nations General Assembly.
The area of sustainability is of great importance for the Hotel Barcelona Princess, and for this reason we have a project that involves this important theme, the “360 Princess & you Sustainable“, which promotes actions that help to develop actions of sustainability, corporate responsibility, and environmental development.

This past July 5 the hotel has joined this fight on the World Environment Day to promote and improve the mentality of protecting the world, and the Director of this Hotel in Barcelona, Santiago Hernandez was the first to accept the challenge # Tourism17. (Watch video). And not only that, in order to promote this campaign, he challenged the Hotel Negresco Princess so that they will also tour. (Watch video)

This time is JOAO (@jgordicho in Instagram), an esteemed client of the Hotel Barcelona Princess, who joins the # Tourism17 challenge. Joao is from Portugal, he likes gastronomy, enjoys life and visits our terrace frequently but also likes to travel and do it responsibly.
This is why Joao, as an eco-friendly traveler, accepts this green challenge and turns 17 times to promote the implementation of the ONU 17 objectives of sustainable development in tourism.

And you? Do you accept the challenge? Join the # Tourism17 campaign and share it with us.

Hotel Negresco Princess also accepts the #Tourism17 challenge

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The director of the Hotel Barcelona Princess accepted the #Tourism17 challenge and span 17 times for a tourism that protects at high risk of social exclusion and this sustainable Hotel challenged the Negresco Princess to join this challenge. (See video)

The #Tourism17 campaign is an initiative to to raise awareness about responsible and sustainable tourism during the 2017; year in which the the United Nations General Assembly has named 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development to promote sustainability as a new development model.

#Tourism17

#Tourism17

In the Hotel Negresco Princess, we want to make aware to our team and all our clients to join us and to promote the sustainability, for this reason we accept without any doubt, the challenge of our colleagues from Hotel Barcelona Princess.

And the first one to accept the green challenge #Tourism17 and spin around his axis is the Director of this Hotel in the centre of Barcelona.

Jairo Mayolas wants to do the #Tourism17 challenge to promote Barcelona as inclusive, safe and sustainable city.

Spin with us and join us!

 

Hotel Barcelona Princess accepts #Tourism17 challenge

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This year tourism is the main protagonist with the # Tourism17 campaign, an initiative that expects to raise awareness about responsible and sustainable tourism.

#Tourism17

#Tourism17

The United Nations General Assembly has named 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development to promote sustainability as a new development model and to give importance to the need of the tourism sector towards the environment.

At the Barcelona Princess Hotel within its “360 Princess & you Sustainable“ green project we are committed to the environment. We are pro active and we take part in actions that promote corporate social responsibility in social, cultural and environmental development.

The last  5th July the Hotel joined the fight on World Environment Day. An annual celebration to raise awareness about the importance of protecting the planet.

For this reason, the Hotel Barcelona Princess joins # Tourism17 challenge. The first to accept the challenge and to spin around is Santiago Hernández, Director of the Hotel, who spins 17 times for a tourism that protects people at high risk of social exclusion.

 

Recently, Santiago Hernández got recognition in the XXII Nit del Turisme de Catalunya for his generosity and proactivity for helping the integration into the labour force.

We challenge you to join the # Tourism17 campaign and share it with us and we also challenge Hotel Negresco Princess to spin. Do you dare?

 

Solidarity Coffee in Barcelona to save lives

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The 6th edition of “Operación Café” (Operation Café) is here. “Acción contra el hambre” (Action against hunger), the organization, with this initiative, fights once again against for the causes and effects of hunger in the world.

Cafe solidario - Acción contra el Hambre

Cafe solidario – Acción contra el Hambre

And we wanted to help, during the month of June for each coffee in The Corner Bar of the Hotel Barcelona Princess or the restaurant of the Hotel Negresco Princess, you contribute in the donation of 0.10 € against child malnutrition.

Cafe solidario - Acción contra el Hambre - Negresco

Cafe solidario – Negresco

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Hotel Negresco Princess returns to the Hotel Tapa Tour 2017

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The Hotel Tapa Tour is a tapas route with wine pairing and cavas D.O. In 5 and 4 star urban hotels in

From May 4 to May 14 you can taste two different tapas in each of the 34 participating Hotels. A contest tapa (there are 3 categories), which can be voted by the public and a solidarity tapa whose benefits will go to a social or environmental cause.

The Hotel Negresco Princess and its gastronomy return to participate in the Hotel Tapa Tour in Barcelona. In the previous edition the tapa “Crispy scallop with three sauces:  coriander, beetroot and saffron” (see) was among the finalists of the popular vote.

The Corner by Princess - Hotel Negresco Princess - Hotel Tapa Tour

The Corner by Princess – Hotel Negresco Princess – Hotel Tapa Tour

For this second edition, our Chef Jon García presents the tapa “Cupola of lamb, foie & chocolate“.

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