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Cartagena has received this morning the last group of Austrian tourists in recent weeks have come to the city to meet heritage, historical and gastronomic wealth belonging to the Senior Tourism Programme.
1550 Austrians have been received at the end of the day, since due to the large influx of these tourists have had to be scheduled two receptions in the Auditorium and Convention Center The Batel.
In the first reception this morning, Thursday, May 5, the mayor, Jose Lopez, has dedicated a few words of welcome these tourists to invite them to know the opportunities the city of Cartagena, where the Sun is one of its main protagonists offer.
Lopez has been accompanied by Minister of Economic Development and Tourism of Murcia, Juan Hernandez, and the Director General of Tourism of the Region of Murcia, Manuel Fernández-Delgado.
The mayor has directed visitors to inform them of the biggest attractions of the city, inviting them to know their typical food like the famous Asian pot or coffee, and wishing them a good stay.
This was the last of five scheduled visits this past year Senior Tourism Program elAyuntamiento Cartagena signed by the Institute of Tourism of the Region of Murcia for 2015/16, which in total received in these two years to 14 000 tourists have enjoyed city tours visiting the Roman Theatre, the Naval Museum or the Licor 43 Factory among other points, as well as other areas in the region as the city of Murcia, Ricote Valley, Clasparra, Caravaca, Bullas or Lorca.
The mayor, Jose Lopez, has indicated that if these tourists come to Cartagena are the best reference of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia because they give all types of tourism removing snow and seeing covered all expectations sun, beach, gastronomic tourism, archaeological tourism or culture.
For this reason, he wanted to thank the arrival of these tourists who move the local market in low season, and the promotion that make the region, the city and the autonomous region to return to their countries.
For his part, Minister of Tourism of Murcia, Juan Hernandez, stressed that thanks to the different programs for the tourism are breaking records at the level of occupancy and arrival of international tourists with very positive for the Region of Murcia data, which promote operational as Austrian tourists consiguendinamizar trade, tourism, economy and thereby create jobs.
At 15:00 hours will be held the second reception of Austrian tourists will be attended by the Councillor for Tourism of the City of Cartagena, Obdulia Gomez.
UNEMPLOYMENT DATA
Responding to reporters in reference to the drop in the number of unemployment below 20 thousand people, the mayor, Jose Lopez, said that the stop Repsol has great importance as well as other landmarks such as the Week Santaque has helped lower unemployment levels.
However, it has stated that it is understood that a city where all the productive sectors are covered're at the forefront of unemployment in the Region of Murcia.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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