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Cartagena Puerto de Culturas has received 431,850 visitors from January to December 2016, an increase of 16.73% over the same period in 2015, when 369,957 people visited its interpretation centers.
The data was presented this morning by the Deputy Mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, within the balance of the activities of Cartagena Puerto de Culturas in 2016. An appearance in which Castejón has highlighted the "dramatic" increase, which is a new Record of visitors to the city.
As for the breakdown of these data, the increase in visitors coming from the different municipalities of the Region of Murcia stands out, rising by more than 100%, reaching 41,356 visits.
A number that supposes a great satisfaction for the deputy mayor, since to increase, especially the regional tourism, was one of the objectives when it arrived at the Government of Cartagena.
In 2015 only 1 in 10 tourists came from the Region of Murcia, a figure that doubles in the report of 2016. A figure that Castejón has celebrated, and that shows "the success in the approach that the new direction of Puerto de Culturas To intensify the presence of Cartagena in the Regional context. "
In this regard also said that "the presence of Cartagena in events as important as the Gastronomic Murcia has been very fruitful. Let's continue with this line."
There has also been an improvement in visitor data from neighboring communities.
The Valencian Community, Andalusia and Castilla La Mancha recorded the highest growth of national tourists with an increase of 18.44%, 60.50%, and 58.61% respectively, compared to the figures for 2015. "We are making a Great effort of national promotion, so the agreement of collaboration with the English Court will allow us to present our tourism offer in the main cities of our country, as we did last November in Valencia, "said Ana Belén Castejón.
The increase in foreign tourism is led by the US with an increase of 19,000 visitors, which is double that of the previous year, motivated to a large extent by the scale of the cruises of the ship company Princess Cruises.
There has also been strong growth in the number of visitors of Russian and South American origin.
Tourists from other countries account for almost half of the people who visit our city, surpassing 200,000.
The most visited centers are The Roman Theater, the Punic Wall, the Augusteum and the Castle of the Conception, while the ones that have increased the most visitors are the Augusteum, the Punic Wall and the Museum of Civil War Refuge.
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES
"For the year 2017 we have marked as a priority, the promotion of our municipality among our European partners.
We have already started the promotion of Cartagena Port of Cultures in buses to Paris, and this Thursday is expected to Cartagena in the most important tourism fair in Norway in its capital, Oslo, "said Ana Belén Castejón.
The visit mentioned to the Norwegian capital will be developed throughout this weekend, during which will establish contacts with different institutions to promote tourism to Cartagena.
In addition, Cartagena will have a prominent presence in the stand of the cities of Spain within the fair.
The deputy mayor will meet with the mayor and the deputy mayor of Bærum, among others.
Bærum is the fifth largest municipality in Norway with a population of 120,685 according to the 2015 census and has the highest average income and education in the nation.
According to the list of contributors, it has the largest percentage of millionaires in the country with 20.03% of its citizens and a per capita income of 370,800 crowns, compared to 262,800 of the national average.
Castejón has highlighted the interest in tourism from the Scandinavian countries given their high purchasing power and because it is a market niche little exploited from Spain and "Cartagena wants to lead regional level."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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