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The city expects to exceed the 170,000 people who last year went through this event, has said the mayor, who this morning has toured the facilities by the Minister of Tourism and coach Circuit
The Audi Med Cup has already docked in Cartagena to host a competition followed by up to 40 million people around the world, and beyond the boundaries of a municipality and a county, as he assured the mayor, Pilar Barreiro, this morning visited the facilities of the circuit are located on the promenade of the pier.
Along with the mayor, the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz, and the technical director of the Audi Med Cup, Nacho Postigo, besides the director general of Sport, Antonio Peñalver and Town Planning, Joaquín Segado, Sports, Jose Cabezas, Celebration, Florentina Garcia Vargas, and Infrastructure, Francisco Espejo, who have toured the facilities of the race, which kicks out 23 and concludes tomorrow, on Sunday August 28.
Audi Med Cup circuit is a feast for the city which last year attracted 170,000 visitors at a time, the month of August, which produces a drop in tourists, the mayor explained during a contact with the media prior to tour of the facility, installed in front of the Race Village Submarino Peral.
The Circuit also parallel activities to get the audience to a sport buff is becoming more mainstream and enjoy watching the great sailors, many of Cartagena, currently training for around the world and these days come together in the city, the mayor recalled.
The economic impact of this event reaches 10 million, as reported by the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz.
It also generates about 10,000 overnight visitors and sailors equipment, and employs about 800 people working in the organization.
Cruz has also noted the impact on media around the world, which enhance the image of cultural Cartagena as a tourist destination and its waters as suitable for water sports.
One of the best communication campaigns carried out by the Region throughout the year, which would be estimated at 5 million euros over.
FLEET OF BOATS NOW IN THE PORT
The fleet of ships participating in the Audi Med Cup is already in the port of Cartagena.
Among them, a boat Australian country participating for the first time in the circuit, as explained by Nacho Postigo, Technical Director Audi MedCup.
We visited five boats participating in the 40 series and eight competing in the 52 series, six of them brand new and from countries like New Zealand, USA, or Russia.
In addition, the port is in the Rogue, with the Spanish flag, next to which stood this morning and the first fans and curious.
According Postigo, all sailors are delighted to return to Cartagena and consider that this site is the most complicated circuit, because it is surrounded by mountains and the wind is not predictable.
Then said Postigo, are willing to bargain to end go to good restaurants in the city and enjoy the other part of the race, life in the city.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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