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Today is the Day of the Region in the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) in Madrid, where the city of Cartagena takes on a special role, as noted by the Mayor, Pilar Barreiro, who was present, highlighting a very significant, and tourism in our town has grown by 5 percent, twice the national average, which climbed 2.5 percent.
To Barreiro, Cartagena is today concerning tourism in the Region of Murcia and it is for its wide range of tourism, which encompasses both the sun and beach tourism, where we are the recipients of quality awards for our beaches, tourism culture, the growing cruise tourism and the integration along this year, congress tourism.
In this sense, the mayor pointed out the great project of the city in 2011, the Auditorium and Congress Palace, the most important work has been done in Cartagena in recent years and that will set the future tourism development the municipality.
From the architectural point of view, provide the city a unique and special identity, and at the same time promote conference tourism, a tourism industry on the rise.
The auditorium will open at a time when the city is already in the plans and routes for tourists and visitors.
More S More S FOREIGN VISITS AND
As data supporting the tourism boom in the city are the nearly 344,342 visitors during the last year in the network of Cartagena Port of Cultures, an increase of 5 percent, more than 17,305 visitors in 2009.
It is also significant that 31 percent of visitors were foreigners, up 10 percent over the previous year came mainly from the UK, Germany and France.
In global figures, 61 percent of the Puerto de Culturas visitors are from outside the region or foreign, which shows that it is an attractive outside regional boundaries.
This is in addition to promotional campaigns carried out in places like Barcelona, Madrid or the presence in tourism fairs in Bilbao and Valladolid have begun to bear fruit.
ONE YEAR AWARDS
2010 was a year that has begun to reap the fruit of years of work to recover the historical and archeological heritage of Cartagena, drawing the attention of experts and the organization of national and international reputation who have seen the city as an example, granting several awards.
Grand Prix Europa Nostra awarded to the recovery of the Roman Theatre by the European Union.
Recognizes excellence in conservation, restoration and operation of the site and its museum.
Prize AR & PA Intervention in Historical, awarded by the Junta de Castilla y León, which has distinguished the city of Cartagena by the process of urban redevelopment that followed, based on the recovery of urban and architectural heritage accumulated over the centuries.
Heritage Award, awarded by the city of Alcalá de Henares on its efforts to recover the historical legacy and its integration into the urban fabric.
In this way, the awards jury unanimously voted for the proposal of Department of Ancient History at the Autonomous University of Madrid.
CRUISE TOURISM
During the past year, reached the port of Cartagena 100.00 70 aboard cruise ships.
In 2011, the forecast is to exceed that number which will help the entry into operation of the new cruise terminal extended by the Port Authority so that two ships could dock at the same time.
We are currently in the level of a city of Alicante.
CONSOLIDATES THE SUN AND BEACH TOURISM
Cartagena confirms its position as a Spanish town with more beaches awarded for its quality.
Q The last quality, granted to the beach of San Ginés, picked it up yesterday by the Councillor for Tourism, Javier Herrero, and with this there are now eleven, making our town the most awards in Spain.
To this we must add the seven blue flags waving in our coast, being at the head of flags in the Mediterranean peninsula.
Remember that the town of Cartagena has 100 kilometers of coastline of which 40 are for bathrooms, much of the area is surrounded by the Mar Menor lagoon ideal for practicing water sports throughout the year.
PRESENT AND FUTURE OPENING DIAGN
During 2010, held in Cartagena major tourist events such as the Audi Med Cup regatta, which was broadcast daily in 70 countries, and the inauguration of the Centre of Interpretation of the History of Medieval city and Cartagena in the Park Towers, which completes touring the historic phases of the city.
In the immediate future, has begun to run the conference office and there are already committed five for the first half of 2011, which will bring about 2,000 delegates.
Finally, note that the cultural offer of Windlass Hill added, which will become a large park and green space in the Old Town with a project designed for coexistence between archeology and recreation of citizens.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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