Mobile-Phone Leaders Boost Battered Barcelona With $400 Million
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Restaurant owner Bernardo Van der Vyver is thrilled by the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain’s second-largest city. And he isn’t a techie.
At Ben cafe, which offers a menu of 18 dishes about 200 meters (660 feet) from the Fira conference center, Van der Vyver said he had to hire extra waiters as sales doubled in the past four days. He is just one example of those who stand to gain from the more than 300 million euros ($400 million) in revenue the city receives from the event, according to its organizer.