Govt of Catalonia keen for direct India-Barcelona flights

Mumbai: Catalonia, an autonomous destination in Spain, is aggressively looking at attracting Indian visitors. The capital city of Barcelona has always been popular with Indian tourists. Around 50 per cent of the Indian tourists visiting Spain also visit Catalonia. The Government of Catalonia had organised, Barcelona and Catalonia Fashion Show and destination promotion in Mumbai recently.
A direct flight between India and Barcelona is expected to further give a fillip to Indian tourist arrivals. Speaking exclusively to Financial Express Online, Arthur Mas, president, Catalonia said, “The first important plan is to convince airlines in India to start a direct flight between India and Barcelona. If we have a direct flight then a lot of Indians would go to Catalonia and Barcelona and vice-verse.”
Catalonia, a destination which has an area equal to one per cent of the Indian land, has a lot to offer for Indian tourists.
Read News In full 04/12/13 Akshay Kumar/Financial Express