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The PP candidate for mayor of Cartagena, Pilar Barreiro, stressed this morning that "tourism has come to Cartagena to stay and grow" at a press conference which was held at the Club de Regatas de Cartagena, accompanied by Minister of Tourism, Juan Carlos Ruiz, and the Councillor for Tourism, Palazón Carolina.
Barreiro said that tourism is the industry of the future for Cartagena "all work performed, publicly funded mostly in the recovery of the city and its archaeological heritage, result in the consolidation of the tourism industry in Cartagena as a source of job creation and wealth. "
In this sense, the candidate has said that the Popular Party will continue to work to break seasonality, the proof is the arrival today of two cruises to the port of Cartagena, "have positioned Cartagena in the world of cruising as shown the arrival of 140,000 cruise passengers this year 2015 ".
"Cartagena is perfectly positioned to compete with all the towns on the Mediterranean cruise destination of the highest quality," he added.
Remarkably, 21 September and 24 October will call at Cartagena six ships that will bring 18,000 cruise passengers, 9,000 tourists every day.
Currently, Cartagena is a city of cruise vessels, "want to be a city of departure and we want Cartagena is Puerto Home, input and output cruise," said Barreiro.
"Tourism in the region enters Cartagena"
The Minister of Tourism, Juan Carlos Ruiz, highlighted the work of Pilar Barreiro and the Popular Party "Cartagena is the most thriving tourist sector in the region," and this is due "to the enhancement of tourism in Cartagena, as a industry that supports sustainable and sustained growth, with work in conjunction with industry players. "
In regional data, Ruiz has indicated that there has been an increase over March from 6.4 percent in the number of members of Social Security and an annual increase of 8 percent, which is 2,633 more workers in the sector than in March 2014.
"This figure affiliate the highest number of tourism employment in the region for March is recorded, and the whole of Spain the figure affiliate recorded an increase in the March 7 percent from 2014." , stressed the Minister.
Cartagena not stops and stops on the cruise, but goes beyond "
The commitment to tourism as an industry does not stop on cruises.
At work to break seasonality, Pilar Barreiro has highlighted the arrival of Austrian tourists and Czechs these weeks, "will mean the arrival of 15,000 tourists in mid and low season".
On the other hand, the candidate has highlighted El Batel as one of the tourist factories commissioning, which has been "since its opening in 2011, holding 195 meetings, visiting 66,000 congressmen, and according to the Bureau of Congress, have left the city 11 million investment. "
Source: PP Cartagena
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