The economic sectors demand more dialogue with Colau if she were re-elected

Four years ago the message from the field of tourism, part of the trade, hospitality and others would have been more stark. But in recent times the radicalism of the ‘commons’ in this sense has tempered, to the extent that they have seen that one thing is the ideology and another the reality of a big city, say those interviewed. In these times of pandemic there has been room to become aware of the importance of these areas and even for the mayor to assume that the events (like the Copa América that Colau is now blessing) can feed the morale, projection or growth of the city.

In her municipal takeoff, the former activist made the big fairs ugly (a matter of the Mobile World Congress), cut off hotel growth, accused her of encouraging tourism phobia, opened a war with bars throughout Barcelona by trying to implement an ordinance of unpopular terraces, opposed greater time liberalization in downtown areas, prioritized tenants without dialoguing with owners and put little effort into curbing incivility or insecurity, so logically he experienced notorious struggles with these sides.

Looking back, Manel Casals, director of the Guild of Hotels, remember that the hotel moratorium was one of his first decisions, prior to the special urban plan for tourist accommodation (Peuat). “He had many prejudices with the sector and tourism, but over the years he has understood that it is necessary and has been losing them, although there is still a long way to go,” he says. Despite being against the essence of hotel regulation, they thank him for the room for improvement that he has introduced in the recent update. “We feel more listened to than seven years ago, but not as much as we still should.”

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From apartur (employers of tourist flats) point out that the entrance of the PSC in the municipal government (piloted by Jaume Collboni) “was good for economic progress”. “We have our doubts if it could have been given only with Colau”, to which they do thank the fight “against illegality in tourist accommodation”, says its president, Enrique Alcántara.

Inside of the trade, the relationship between the consistory has been more fluid with that of the neighborhood or proximity. From Barcelona Trade, its president Salva Vendrell highlights a good relationship in dialogue with Colau in recent years. “To anyone who shows up, whatever their color, we say that we are concerned about what is happening with mobility, since it affects trade and the distribution of goods. We want a better, cleaner, better lit and safer city “, he points.

From the axes of shops with the most tourist influx, Gabriel Jené alerts on behalf of Open Barcelona of the repeated “lack of dialogue and consensus with its sector. It cannot be that everything is against those of us who have economic and social representation,” he reproaches, facing another possible mandate.

More critical is Luis Sans as a representative of Barcelona’s golden axis, the Passeig de Gracia. He believes that Colau’s management has been “negative for Barcelona”. His arguments: “it has not fulfilled its promises and, in general terms, the city has worsened in terms of safety, mobility, pollution, cleanliness, care of green areas & mldr;”. The businessman regretsmissed opportunities such as the Four Seasons, which would have attracted a quality visitor, or the expansion of the airport, whose brake is bad news for Barcelona and Catalonia”. He ditches that maintaining these policies “another four years would be detrimental to the city”.

Precisely, the Chamber of Commerce insists on the open crisis regarding mobility: “A supra-metropolitan plan is needed. Barcelona cannot be treated in isolation from the wider metropolitan area. It is not consistent with the networked country model that we want”, says its president, Mònica Roca i appeared

With the restoration – which has come to be called a ‘lobby’, despite the fact that most of the unionized activity is family and neighborhood – there was a duel that ended with a truce for the benefit of the survival of the sector. The Guild of Restoration He does not talk about candidates, but remembers that with a year to go before the elections, “many things have to happen.” In their area, they affect the consolidation of covid terraces and the revision of the rate that they pay “to reverse the increase at the end of 2019 and that the city once again have reasonable amounts.”

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From nightlife Fecasarm He also alludes to terraces and they ask him for the courage to update schedules taking advantage of measures such as aid for the rehabilitation of facades to improve the acoustic soundproofing of homes over establishments with nightstands. Although they now thank him for the police response to insecurity problems on the Paseo Marítim or with the bottle.

For Aurora Catà, president of BarcelonaGlobal, in case of re-election “it would be positive if he deepened the path of consensus and public-private collaboration that began with the candidacy for the America’s Sailing Cup. It has been shown that if both join efforts they are unstoppable and achieve projects that benefit the town”. He adds that Colau would have “the challenge of making Barcelona the city of talent, which attracts capital and progress”, for which they call for “a more efficient administration and a more accessible city”.