Saint Joseph's University, Masters in International Marketing (MIM)

Tomorrow is the day! Hope you are all packed and ready for the Barcelona trip. Don't forget your passports, and be sure to take plenty of pictures!

¡Buen viaje!

One week to go before the 2013 Study Tour to Barcelona, Spain! Hope those going are getting their bags packed and ready for the exciting trip!

Happy New Year and welcome back MIM students! Hope you had a great and relaxing break and are ready to finish out the year.

Just a reminder that those of you who are going to Barcelona, Spain should submit your application packet to CIP by 12pm on Wednesday January 16th.

For those attending the MIM Study Tour to Barcelona, please do not forget to attend the meeting tomorrow at 12 noon in Mandeville room 365.

The Fira de Barcelona, the city's largest trade fair complex, is located next to the hill at Montjuïc. Monumental buildings, the heritage of the 1929 World Exhibition and the 1992 Olympics, as well as museums and gardens surround some 250,000 square meters of exhibition space. Halls and pavilions, with different capacities, host the most varied events.

Interesting article on Tourism industry in Barcelona, Spain.

Struggling Spain eyed for megaresorts in Madrid, Barcelona - Travel Weekly Spain has attracted two proposals for multibillion-dollar resort projects that, if completed, could add nearly 50,000 hotel rooms to a country besieged by some of Europe's highest unemployment rates.

La Rambla
Barcelona's famous promenade

The Rambla, it is often the plural "Las Ramblas", is one of the landmarks of Barcelona, which makes this metropolis so unique. The approximately 1.3 km long road - in the middle a pedestrian zone - is ranging from Plaça Catalunya, probably the central transport hub in Barcelona to the port. The conclusion is the highly visible monument of Columbus. Thereafter, the Rambla del Mar is an extension of the historic Ramblas to the Maremagnum, a shopping centre in the harbour.

Be sure to take lots of pics!

In Barcelona, Spain, Casa Milà, commonly known as La Pedrera is the largest civil building designed by Antoni Gaudí. The apartment block was constructed between 1906 and 1910. It is constructed entirely in natural stones, and lacking all the colors and ornamentation design.

Buzzing in Barcelona SPAIN has just reported its first quarter of negative growth in two years, but Barcelona feels like a boom town this week as it plays host to the Mobile World...

Its official! The 2013 MIM Study Tour will be in the beautiful city of Barcelona, Spain March 1-10. Stay tuned for helpful articles, pics and tips in the months leading to the trip!