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Discover the 10 secret jewels of Barcelona

Welcome to the secret PlayVisit guide of Barcelona.

We are going to focus on how you discover Barcelona as a local, and that is, Barcelona hides hidden corners and secret jewels that you must know wheter or not you are alive in the city. Ready?

Welcome to Barcelona! The Catalan and Mediterranean city, which includes thousands of years of history, is not only the city of Gaudí, but also a city of contrasts considered one of the most cosmopolitan and avant-gardee city in the spanish country.

The 5 urban games not to miss after the State of Alarm

There is so much to see in Spain, it can be difficult to know where to start, especially after the State of Alarm. The time has come when we’re going to use our long-awaited bucket list, and it’s time to start going out and disconnecting from the pandemic, but above all with responsibility.

But if this overwhelms you, don’t worry, here is our selection of urban plans and games that you can’t miss. Bring out your explorer spirit and let’s go!

In PlayVisit we have unlocked another city: MADRID

We were all looking forward to 2021 with great anticipation, and although it has been a year full of ups and downs, county and regional closures and curfews, at PlayVisit we continue to grow and learn to surf the waves of these years of health instability. We are going to share all those remarkable, surprising and memorable events of these first three months of the new year 2021, and what’s still to come…!

Let’s recap: PlayVisit Q1 2021

We were all looking forward to 2021 with great anticipation, and although it has been a year full of ups and downs, county and regional closures and curfews, at PlayVisit we continue to grow and learn to surf the waves of these years of health instability. We are going to share all those remarkable, surprising and memorable events of these first three months of the new year 2021, and what’s still to come…!

ReactivaTur, the new website that brings together all the aids for tourism reactivation

💡The Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, presented on 31st March ReactivaTur, a project that provides information on all the aid available for tourism from the different administrations, from European to local aid, with the aim of reactivating the tourism sector after the unprecedented challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic.

What are the differences between a guided, self-guided or virtual tour?

💡We love to travel and explore, that’s an indisputable fact. In recent years, and in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic, have raised many ways to travel and get away from the everyday to continue to enjoy. 
There is a wide range to choose from, depending on tastes, the traveller’s personality and the type of trip, which can be confusing. For this reason, we have prepared this publication, where we are going to explain the main differences between them, so that you can choose the one that best suits you.

PlayVisit expands into the UK with a new self-guided tour from its new partner London Guided Walks.

Amazon’s entry into the virtual experience business is one of the examples of the interest in new technologies in the sector that give rise to new digital tourism formats.

Virtual experiences come to e-commerce giant Amazon

Amazon’s entry into the virtual experience business is one of the examples of the interest in new technologies in the sector that give rise to new digital tourism formats.

Cryptocurrency is definitely gaining ground in the travel sector

Cryptocurrency is definitely gaining ground in the travel sector

PlayVisit Talks #4 – Reinventing local, responsible and cultural tourism with Joan Coll from CULTRUTA

🚀 Fourth episode of the PLAYVISIT TALKS . On this occasion we spoke with Joan Coll, managing director of CultRuta. Joan explains to us his entrepreneurial background, how he founded[…]

PlayVisit Talks #3 – The Renaissance of Tourism with Fernando Gallardo

🚀 Third episode of the PLAYVISIT TALKS.On this occasion, we spoke with Fernando Gallardo about the “Renaissance of Tourism” and about the future prospects of the tours and activities market[…]

PlayVisit Talks S01E02 – Gamification & Storytelling in Digital Tourism

Tourists’ expectations for experiences have increased incredibly high with such a variety of options of what to visit. It is becoming more and more challenging for tour guides, tour operators,[…]

How to adapt my tours and tourist activities in times of COVID

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many sectors, particularly tourism. Until an effective vaccine is in place, tour guides, destination managers and tour operators are looking for affordable technological alternatives that[…]

5 conclusions of the Digital Tourist Congress 2020

On 15 and 16 October we had the opportunity to attend virtually the Digital Tourist congress organized by AMETIC. The event stands out as the national reference as meeting place[…]

Play from home with PlayVisit

Whether you are a teacher, educator or a professional in the tourism sector, you can now also create gamified virtual tours with PlayVisit Studio that can be played from home.[…]

Exciting Updates on PlayVisit Studio

Our product team has been working to improve the platform, including new options and features for you. In this message we want to make a summary of the most significant.[…]

PlayVisit for Smart Cities, Heritage and Culture

PlayVisit allows users to get excited visiting cultural places by interacting with adventures in the real world in which the discovery of the real world through the challenge guides a[…]

PlayVisit Meets Gamification Europe Conference

We are very happy to announce that we became an “Heroic Sponsor” of the Gamification Europe Conference that will be held in #Amsterdam on NOV 26 – 27, 2018. We[…]

PlayVisit origins: from research, development and innovation to the market

PlayVisit is a cloud based platform to create playful experiences in the real world combining proximity outdoor and indoor technologies with gamification. The PlayVisit technology was born from the research and[…]

PlayVisit, changing the way we discover the world

Welcome to PlayVisit a new platform to create awesome urban experiences for tourism, education, retail and culture that will change the way we discover the world. Are you ready for[…]