Accommodation, travel and venue

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Please find below details on how to book accommodation with some pre-selected hotels as well as travel and venue information.

Hotel information

Special rates have been negotiated with excellent hotels for our Conference delegates. The hotels are conveniently located within walking distance to the Conference venue. If you would like to combine your attendance to the Conference with leisure, we also have arranged a selection of hotels in the centre of the city. Please find below the list including price and booking links.

To take advantage of these hotel offers, we urge participants to book their hotel accommodation before the 30th of June. Please note that the majority of hotel availability throughout Barcelona may sell out due to other international events taking place at the same time. Rates are subject to availability. Please book via booking links for the special IB Conference delegate rate. T

The rates quoted are subject to room availability at the time of booking and will be allocated on a “first come – first served” basis. Prices are per room per night in Euros. 

IB staff members, please refer to the announcements about the conference on the IB staff intranet on how best to book your accommodation.

Walking distance to the conference venue

 

 

 

Address 

Star rating

Price

SB Hotel Diagonal Zero
Plaça Llevant s/n 
08019 Barcelona
Website

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Standard single use: EUR 163.00

Standard double use: EUR 181.00

(Breakfast and VAT incl. – city tax additional)

The hotel is available from 5 October

Enquire

Princess Barcelona

Av. Diagonal 1

08019 Barcelona

Website

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Prices upon availability

Enquire

Tryp Barcelona Condal Mar  

Cristobal de Moura 138

08019 Barcelona

Website

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Standard single use: EUR 165.00

Standard double use: EUR 176.00

(Breakfast and VAT incl. – city tax additional)

The hotel is available from 5 October

 

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NH Hesperia Del Mar

NH Hesperia Del Mar

Espronceda 6

08005 Barcelona

Website

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Prices upon availability

 

Enquire

Vincci Maritimo

Llull 340

08019 Barcelona

Website 

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Standard single use: EUR 192.50

Standard double use: EUR 207.90

(Breakfast and VAT incl. – city tax additional)

The hotel is available from 6 October

 

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 Vincci Bit Vincci Bit 

Carrer de Josep Pla 69

08019 Barcelona

Website

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Book here

 

AC Hotel Barcelona Forum 
Paseo Taulat 278
08019 Barcelona

Website

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Standard single use: EUR 196.00

Standard double use: EUR 218.00

(Breakfast and VAT incl. – city tax additional)

The hotel is available from 5 October

Sold
out

Barcelona – City centre

 
   
NH Belagua  

NH Belagua 

Via Augusta 89-91

08006 Barcelona
Website
*** Prices upon availability

 

Enquire

Catalonia Atenas

Catalonia Atenas 

Av. Meridiana 151

08026 Barcelona

Website

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Standard single use: EUR 140.00

Standard double use: EUR 160.00

(Breakfast and VAT incl. – city tax additional)

The hotel is available from 6 October

Book here

 

Promotional code: IBO_CATALONIAN

NH Diagonal Center

 NH Diagonal Center 

Àlaba 94-96

08018 Barcelona

Website

***

Prices upon availability

Enquire

NH Collection Calderon

NH Collection Calderon 

Rambla Catalunya 26

08007 Barcelona

Website

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Prices upon availability

Enquire
Accor Hotels Barcelona Variable Find out our negotiated rate per hotel via the ‘book here’ link

Book here

Barcelona – Suburbs

   
 

Holiday Inn Express and Suites
De Can Fatjo Dels Aurons s/n Avenue
08174 Sant Cugat Del Valles – Barcelona

Website

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Standard single use: EUR 120.00
Standard double use: EUR 120.00

(Breakfast and VAT incl. – city tax additional)

The hotel is available from 5 October

Book here

(Email subject: BACCALAUREATE)

Residence Halls

   
 

Campus De Mar Residence Hall Pg. Salvat Papasseit 4 08003 Barcelona
Website

 

Standard single use: EUR 63.00

Standard double use: EUR 91.80

Executive double use: EUR 124.20

(Breakfast and VAT incl. – city tax additional)

Residence available from 5 October

Sold
out

 

 

Torre Girona Residence Hall

Passeig Dels Til·lers, 19

Barcelona 08034

Website 

 

Standard single use: EUR 50.40

Standard double use: EUR 76.50

Executive double use: EUR 88.20

(Breakfast and VAT incl. – city tax additional)

Residence available from 5 October

Sold
out

Six Lemon World
Carmen Amaya 10
Montgat 08390 - Barcelona

Website

 

Standard single room: EUR 85.00
(Breakfast and VAT incl. – city tax additional)

Residence available from 5 October

 Book here

(Email subject: IBO2016)

 Apartments

 
Chicroom Barcelona Properties

Short Term Rentals

Website

  15% discount applies on all rates

Please read carefully the Terms and Conditions here.

Minimum stay 3 nights

 Book here
 

SH Barcelona
Short Term Rentals

Website

  10% discount applies on all rates

Free portable Wi-Fi

Please click here and read carefully the Terms and Conditions

Minimum stay 3 nights

Book here

(On the booking form place the code: International Baccalaureate 2016)

 

Travel information

CCIB (Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona)

Address: Plaça de Willy Brandt, 11-14, 08019 Barcelona, Spain 

From and to the airport
The international airport, Aeroport del Prat, is located 13 km south-west of Barcelona and 20 km from the CCIB. 
The highway C-31 directly connects the airport with Barcelona. To enter the city, the most direct routes to the city center are Avinguda Diagonal and Gran Via and also Ronda de Dalt and Ronda Litoral, which surround the city. 

Aerobus 
The bus service between the airport and the center of Barcelona (Plaça Catalunya ) runs from 6:00 to 1:00 (to Barcelona) and from 5:30 to 0:15 (to the airport) every day. The bus frequency is one every 10-12 minutes and the journey time is around 30 minutes. 

Taxi 
The taxi ride takes about 20 minutes. The rates change depending on the schedule. 
You can book a taxi in some of the following websites: BarnaTaxi or Radiotaxibarcelona

Public transport
The best options for traveling within the urban area of Barcelona are: train, bus, metro and tram. Visit the following websites: 

     For bus and metro: Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona

     For tram: Tram Barcelona

     For trains:  FGC and Rodalies Catalunya


Next to Plaça Catalunya there is Urquinaona station or the metro yellow line (L4) that leads directly to the CCIB by Maresme-Forum station. 
You can also get to the CCIB by bus: lines 7, H16 and tram: Forum station. 
All these means of transport leave you just few minutes away from the CCIB by foot.

 

Private vehicle 
The best option to access the CCIB from the city center by car is to cross the city along Avenida Diagonal until its end.
Ronda Litoral (exit 24) is the most direct way to reach the CCIB from the airport or from out of town.
 An estimate journey time from the airport or the city center is 25 minutes, depending on traffic.

AEM Travel Banner - Air France & KLM

 

We have setup an agreement with AIR FRANCE/KLM to provide you with the best air fares. You can book your plane tickets here to benefit from the discounted rates.

 

Book here 

 

Event: AEM REGIONAL CONFERENCE

Event ID: 27494AF

Valid for travel: from 01/10/2016 to 13/10/2016

Event location: Barcelona, Spain

 

Terms and Conditions

If you buy your ticket via the AIR FRANCE & KLM Global Meetings website, your electronic ticket will carry a special mention which justifies the application of the preferential fares.

Should you prefer to process your reservations and ticket-purchase directly with an Air France and KLM sales outlet, you must keep this current document which serves to justify the application of the preferential airfares, you may be asked for it at any point of your journey. Frequent flyer / loyalty programmes of Air France and KLM partner airlines are credited with "miles" when Air France or KLM flights are used.

Venue information

The 2016 IB Africa, Europe and Middle East Regional Conference will take place at the CCIB (Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona).

In a city renowned for its outstanding architectural and cultural heritage, the CCIB Convention Center was designed by celebrated Catalan Architect Josep Lluís Mateo. Built to make the maximum use of Barcelona’s brilliant natural light, the CCIB Convention Center offers 38 rooms over three floors and two mezzanines with spectacular views over the Mediterranean.

Address: GL events CCIB, SL | Willy Brandt Square 11-14 | 08019 Barcelona, Spain