It comes after tourists arriving at Barcelona’s airport last month were met with large signs in English that read: “Drought alert. During your stay, save water”.
Tourists visiting Catalonia in Spain could be subject to water restrictions as the region battles a “drought emergency”, the regional government has said.
Catalan officials warned a restriction of 100 litres (26 gallons) per tourist per day for hotels would go into effect if a municipality fails to keep domestic water use by residents below established limits for three consecutive months.
Currently, each resident in the northeastern region uses 160 litres of water…