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The Association of Entrepreneurs of Hospitality and Tourist Accommodation of Cartagena and its region (Hostecar) delivered last night, November 25, the annual Santa Marta awards, in honor of the patroness of the Hospitality, which brought together 500 guests and recognized the work of the establishments and restaurants of the Mar Menor.

The awards ceremony was attended by the Vice Mayor of Cartagena, Noelia Arroyo, the second Deputy Mayor, Manuel Padín, the Councilor Delegate for Sustainable City and European Projects, Cristina Mora, the Councilor Delegate for Tourism and Business, Cristina Pérez , the Minister of Tourism, Youth and Sports, Cristina Sánchez, the Government delegate, Francisco Jiménez, the president of Hostecar, Juan José López, the president of the Regional Confederation of Business Organizations of Cartagena COEC, Ana Correa, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, Miguel Martínez, the president of the Association of Business and Professionals of Cartagena and Comarca AMEP, Nuria Castillo, the mayor of the Union, Pedro López.

In addition, there were the councilors of the municipal corporation, José López and Isabel García.

The vice mayor of Cartagena, Noelia Arroyo, said that “the city competes internationally in historical heritage and on the coast.

They constitute the offer that makes us different, the one that has allowed us to grow as a destination.

In them we are obliged to dump our promotional efforts, but no tourist destination can be considered complete without quality hospitality.

And Cartagena has it.

That is why the Cartagena bars and restaurants make up a whole with our monuments and our beaches, integrate a unique offer and are and will be present in our promotional programs. �

In addition, he pointed out that "the hoteliers are the first line of tourism, the showcase of a city, the dynamism and are a great source of employment."

Following this, Noelia Arroyo publicly thanked the sense of responsibility and willingness to understand that Hostecar and its directive are demonstrating in the goal of coexistence between the necessary hotel activity and the rest of the neighbors because “the coordinated work and the Willingness of agreement that we have achieved is the only way to advance in its solution �.

Arroyo also stressed that the transfer to Cartagena of the Ministry of Tourism aims to "bring the center of regional tourism decisions to the region that concentrates the tourism force of the Region so that the councilor knows the needs of the sector and the enormous growth possibilities that the Cartagena tourism sector can provide if it has the support it deserves in training, in tourism policies and, especially, in promotion �.

The Santa Marta Awards recognize the effort and work of those professionals, organizations and institutions that contribute to the development, promotion and image of the hospitality and tourism of Cartagena and its Region.

This year, the work of the restaurants of the Mar Menor have been mostly recognized.

According to Noelia Arroyo, "the coordination and unity of everything is essential to address the challenges presented by the salt lagoon."

In this edition, the professionals, organizations and institutions that were awarded were:

Professional Award: Pizzeria Di Mare Restaurant.

Entrepreneur Award: El Sabinar Sale.

Santa Mar Woman Award: Teresa Cerrada Delgado, from El Parador del Mar Menor Restaurant.

Supplier award: Cubi Playa.

Hotel image award: La Cangreja Chirin.

Professional career award: Salvador Villegas Gómez, from El Tortazo and El Barril del Tapeo.

Sports award: Francisco Javier Belmonte Ortiz, president of FC Cartagena.

Special prize: The Regional Confederation of Business Organizations of Cartagena COEC

Special prize: The Federation of Troops and Legions of the Carthaginian and Roman Festivities.

Posthumous title professional award: Diego Morales, from Frigoríficos Morales.

Before the awards ceremony, the guests visited various stands where they could taste products from the gastronomy of Cartagena and the Region of Murcia.

The act ended with the musical performance of Conecta2.

STAR MICHELIN MAGOGA RESTAURANT

The Magoga Restaurant of the port city was awarded last Wednesday, November 20, at the Lope de Vega Theater in Seville, with a Michelin Star.

The stove of the restaurant is in charge of María Gómez, who won last year the second prize for the Best Chef Revelation in Madrid Fusión.

Also, he achieved a Sun from the Repsol Guide, in early 2019.

During the Santa Marta awards gala, Noelia Arroyo congratulated the restaurant for the award “María and Adrián have done a formidable job, but they have to be generous and let all of us, all Cartagena and, especially, all hoteliers from Cartagena, let's share the pride of that distinction.

It has been excellent news that will help the whole world know what we already knew, that in Cartagena there is an elite kitchen that adds another reason for travelers from all over to come to enjoy our land. �

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena