Barcelona preening the birth of Samsung Galaxy S9
It is a tradition for Samsung to launch its newest flagship smartphone Galaxy S9 in the second or third month of the year. This year, it can be ascertained Samsung will unite the big celebration in the event Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 in Barcelona, Spain.
Samsung will attempt to steal the stage one day ahead of the opening of MWC, or rather 25 February 2018 in Fira Montjuic, Barcelona at 6 pm local time.
There are interesting with this grand event this time. Samsung uses two separate places for a great celebration, first place in Fira Gran Via which is the largest exhibition complex in Bacelona, 7 kilometers from the city center. While a smaller series of events will take place in Fira Mountjuic which is 4 kilometers apart from the main place near the center of Barcelona.
Busyness around the 'party' location is visible at some major points like the airport and the city center. Inevitably, occupancy rates such as hotels and apartments around the main place and almost all parts of the city of Barcelona jumped to more than 90 percent followed by price increases of three to six times the normal rate.
When this news is revealed, CNNIndonesia.com sees a building packed with a large Samsung logo. In addition, Samsung seems to want visitors to try out directly Samsung's digital wallet service Pay.
A conjured area similar to a playground complete with a samsung logo and the words 'Come In Have Fun' which invites visitors to try it out with their non-cash payment feature. Although not yet clear, it seems Samsung will provide an update to its service.
This South Korean company provides several booths in downtown Plaça Catalunya. Road users who want to experience using Samsung Pay can fill out forms containing data then queue up and wait their turn into the 'playground' area.
Fira Montjuic is an old building that was conceived in 1929 and is often a 'home' for hundreds of international exhibitions. Located in the heart of Barcelona, Fira Montjuic combines traditional concepts that can still be adapted for a variety of events in the modern era.
While Gran Via is one of the largest buildings that became the most modern building for exhibition scale in Europe. It is right in a business development area connected to public transport services and close to Barcelona airport.