Barcelona is ready to host one of the most important events in the technology sector on the international calendar, which, each edition, welcomes tens of thousands of visitors from all over the world. This is Mobile World Congress 2024, the world’s largest mobile telephony and technology trade fair.
The next 2024 edition will take place next week, from the 26th to the 29th of February, at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, a modern venue dedicated to large-scale events, which has up to 8 pavilions and a large photovoltaic park with 26,000 solar panels on its roof.
In this post, we will explain everything you need to know about Mobile World Congress 2024, as well as all the useful information if you land at Barcelona Airport and don’t know how to get to your hotel or the event. We recommend Shuttle2Sun‘s low-cost and sustainable private transfer services from Barcelona Airport, Barcelona Port and Camp de Tarragona AVE train station.
Reasons to attend MWC 2024
In this new edition, as in previous editions since 2006, this fair becomes a great opportunity to get to know, in depth, the mobile technology sector, as well as to interact with top brands.
During your stay, you will discover the upcoming launches in telephony, the growing development of artificial intelligence (AI), the benefits of 5G connections and the new challenges that lie ahead in the short and medium term.
On the other hand, if you want to attend as a brand, this great event will open wide the doors to create new commercial ties and new business opportunities, to grow your company and make your product known internationally. In addition, you will be able to meet with the most important operators and companies, often securing new contracts.
The exhibitors’ area will be open to the public from the 26th to the 28th of February, from 8.30 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on the 29th of February, from 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and the hospitality areas will be available from Monday to Wednesday, from 7.30 a.m. to 8 p.m., and on Thursday, from 7.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Please note that to attend MWC, you will need to register and purchase your ticket in advance via the MWC website.
Conferences and exhibitors
The Wobile World Congress 2024 programme features a wide range of conferences and activities that will address current topics related to technology and telephony. For example, the main stage will host interesting conferences on the future of artificial intelligence and the new technological era.
In addition, during this experience, you will be present at the presentations of new products from leading companies in the sector and learn about the devices that will be launched on market this year.
On the other hand, MWC 2024 also has 4YFN Barcelona, a space dedicated to the most relevant startups (emerging companies) in the sector, which allows entrepreneurs and investors to establish new contacts. Moreover, as it is located within this great fair par excellence, it is a magnificent opportunity to exchange impressions with professionals from all over the world. These facilities will be available from the 26th to the 29th of February.
Get to Mobile World Congress 2024 in total comfort
We know that arriving at Barcelona Airport can be a stressful experience due to the grandeur of its two terminals. Plus, if we add to this the fact that you’ve been travelling all day, loaded down with suitcases, it can be a very overwhelming moment.
That is why, at Shuttle2Sun, we offer our private transfer services, so that you can move, in a low-cost and sustainable way, from Barcelona-El Prat Airport to Barcelona.
We give you personalised and flexible attention, adapting to you and your needs, so that you don’t have to worry about anything other than your rest and enjoying the travel experience. We will take you to the door of your hotel or, on the way back, to the terminal of your flight.
In addition, our services guarantee you the possibility of modifying or cancelling your booking up to 48 hours in advance, in case of any unforeseen event or last-minute change, whether due to flight delay, cancellation or change of dates, among other reasons.
Once you land, we recommend that you follow the indications on the information panels that you will find from the moment you leave the plane until you reach the place where your transfer is waiting for you.
If you have checked in your bags, go directly to the baggage reclaim area, which you will find divided by flight. Find yours and wait for your belongings to arrive in your hands.
Once you have collected your luggage from either Terminal 1 or Terminal 2, make your way to the departure gate, where a professional will be waiting to take you to your private transport.
Whether on your arrival at the airport or on your return home, you should consider all the services available at Barcelona-El Prat Airport, so that you can make the most of your stay in the terminals. You can check them all by reading our article ‘Travel tips for your transfer from Barcelona Airport to the hotel‘.
Enjoy Barcelona
Taking advantage of the fact that you will be in Barcelona during the congress, we encourage you to visit the most emblematic places in the city, such as the modernist jewels of Antoni Gaudí, like Sagrada Familia, Parc Güell, Casa Batlló and Casa de les Punxes; as well as other places full of history, like Ramblas, the Gothic Quarter, the monument to Christopher Columbus and Barceloneta, among many other must-see places.
Don’t think twice and live a unique experience with Mobile World Congress 2024! We remind you that with private transfer services, low-cost and sustainable, that we offer in Shuttle2Sun, you can get to Barcelona, from Barcelona airport, Barcelona port and Camp de Tarragona AVE train station.
