The mayor of Cartagena, José López, inaugurated yesterday, along with the president of the association Circulo Jurídico, Rafael Martínez, the Day 'Tourism and Cartagena', which was held in the auditorium of the Museum of the Roman Theater.
In addition to members of the organizing association, the director of the Roman Theater, Elena Ruiz Valderas, the president of the Association of Young Lawyers of Cartagena (AJAC), Julián Martín Castejón, was also present at the event, organized by Círculo Jurídico. As law professionals and the tourism industry.
The first mayor thanked the Legal Circle of Cartagena to combine in this day his specialty, the right, with one of the greatest potentialities of the Region, tourism.
"I consider it a success," said the mayor, who also recalled past initiatives such as "the exposure of the regulations for the creation of provinces in the Spanish state or the content and nature of regional budgets."
Lopez pondered the work of the group, putting their commitment to the service "training and dissemination."
The Mayor concluded by pointing out that, of the 75 million tourists that the country received in 2016, the deposits of "Puerto de Culturas" received 500,000, which shows that it is "a strength that we must exploit and rationalize; Rigor and professionalism. "
DEVELOPMENT OF THE DAY
After the inauguration by the first edil, the doctor in Administrative Law of the University of Almeria, Raúl Pérez, took the floor to deepen the normative framework of tourism in Spain.
In his presentation, he distinguished the preconstitutional framework from the one after the Spanish Constitution and, in particular, exposed the legislative fragmentation that this implies, as well as the transposition of European law.
He concluded by stating the decisive effect of the Omnibus Law (transposing Directive 2006/123 of 12 December on the freedom to provide services) on tourist activity and the adaptation after 2010 of all regional regulations on tourism.
Later, the president of the Association of Young Entrepreneurs of Cartagena and Comarca (AJE), José Manuel Antón, spoke on the importance of promoting an adequate qualification in the sector and specific issues on the sector at the county level.
Finally, it was the turn of a colloquium that debated the future and the needs of the tourism sector in Cartagena and its Region.
In the same one, Pérez and Antón also took part, the manager of the Foundation Office of Congresses and doctor in Economy and professor of the UPCT, Antonio García Sánchez, and the president of the Chamber of Commerce of Cartagena, lawyer and businessman, Miguel Martínez Bernal, being moderated by the lawyer and vice president of the Juridical Circle of Cartagena, Jesús Giménez Gallo.
Among the conclusions of the day include the fragmentation of the regulatory framework, and consequent legal uncertainty;
The strategic importance of the sector for Cartagena and its Region;
And in relation to this, the final objective of professionalizing the tourist offer and promotion in the city, get a good degree of Tourism in the local public university, as well as distinguish the brand and destination Cartagena.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena