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According to the mayor of Ciudadanos in Cartagena, Ana Rama, "the official tourism guides working in our municipality are the ambassadors of Cartagena, its heritage, its history, are an indispensable link in the chain of our tourist service, but each Day that we allow the intruding guides to carry out this work we denigrate and despise a little more this profession "

The Municipal Citizens Group in Cartagena will take to the next plenary an initiative for the City of Cartagena, in collaboration with the Local Police, to carry out a campaign to combat labor intrusions in the tourist guide sector.

Citizens wants the local government to assume its responsibility and guarantee the quality of the information that is offered to the thousands of tourists who visit us every year and who can receive a precise and truthful account of our millenary history, our monuments and our protagonists Historic buildings.

The orange formation recalls that the corresponding accreditation of the Community is necessary to carry out this activity in Cartagena, which must be visible at all times during the performance of its work;

In addition, in some cases, this non-compliance implies avoiding tax obligations and not complying with Social Security commitments.

According to the mayor of Ciudadanos in Cartagena, Ana Rama, "the official tourism guides working in our municipality are the ambassadors of Cartagena, its heritage, its history, are an indispensable link in the chain of our tourist service, but each Day that we allow the intruding guides to carry out this work we demean and depreciate a little more this profession.

The councilman says that every year, "the number of unlicensed guides and unfair competition increases and we must curb this scourge to safeguard those who have completed their training and are really trained."

"The correct realization of this work also benefit entrepreneurs and merchants who must visualize the official guide as an ally, it is a fundamental pillar to communicate the historical, cultural and patrimonial greatness of Cartagena," Rama reported.

According to the mayor, "the high season arrives, we expect thousands of tourists, national and foreign, and we must prepare ourselves to increase the quality of our tourist service, therefore, Citizens will ask the Department of Tourism, in collaboration with our Local Police , Undertake a campaign of prevention and control of professional intrusiveness in relation to official tourism guides and the performance of their duties in streets of Cartagena.

Source: Ciudadanos Cartagena