Barcelona tourism head underlines importance of MWC ahead of its cancellation Reacting ahead of the GSMA's decision to cancel this years World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, the president of the Barcelona Hotels Guild shares his thoughts on the significance of the event for the city's tourism industry. Due to run in Spain from February 24-27, the GSMA said in a statement it "cancelled MWC Barcelona 2020 because the global concern regarding the coronavirus outbreak, travel concern and other circumstances, make it impossible for the GSMA to hold the event." IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES