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The mayor of Cartagena, Pilar Barreiro, held this morning a meeting with the Minister of Tourism of the Murcia Region, Juan Carlos Ruiz, and President of the Port Authority, Antonio Sevilla, in order to move forward together in the draft Cartagena Puerto Home.

As pointed out by the Minister, it is an initiative with which it is converted to Cartagena in cruise departure port and extend the stay of travelers through tour packages that include other destinations and attractions in the region.

Meanwhile the mayor has highlighted the growth of 300 percent experienced by the scale of cruise tourism in the city since 2008 and it is time for the three administrations accelerate the project to convert to Cartagena in homeport .

Barreiro explained that this is an initiative that has worked long and is part of the global tourism project in the city, where cruise tourism has a specific weight.

For his part, President of the Port Authority has argued the urban interventions in the city in recent years that have been configured as a desirable and valued destination.

Proof of this is the multiple scale will occur on September 23, will bring to 9,000 cruise passengers and has opted to move forward as soon as the draft Puerto Home

for the rest of the region can benefit from tour packages of two or three days designed for travelers days before embarking.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena