The Diputació, local entities and PortAventura promoted in exhibitions in Catalonia and abroad

Tarragona. Costa Dorada. The Tourist Board of the Tarragona Provincial Government and representatives of thirteen municipalities, a county council, the Cistercian Route, the Roman Tarraco and the PortAventura theme park this morning have defended the agreement governing the joint and coordinated All of these organizations in national fairs, national and international. The agreement known as a corner, on 9th signing together, provides assistance to fairs promoted by the Catalan Tourism and promotions carried out by the Tourist Board of Tarragona. Specifically, the agreement provides assistance to international fairs ITB, Berlin, Mahana, of Toulouse; Vakantiebeurs, of Utrecht, and WTM in London, as well as promotion in the city of Bordeaux. As for the national and state fairs, will participate in the International Tourism Fair of Catalonia in Barcelona in FITUR in Madrid and NAVARTUR in Pamplona. And as for national promotions, will be in San Sebastian and Madrid. The agreement also provides for other promotional corner of Catalonia, the State and abroad, such as advertising campaigns on radio and websites passenger comàrqueting campaigns and actions to online training for travel agents, including other. The agreement was signed by the President of the Province of Tarragona, Josep Poblet, the President of the Tourist Board of the institution, Albert Batet, the Councillor for Tourism Calafell, Olga Elvira, the Councillor for Tourism Montblanc Ariadna Ferrer , the President of the Board of County Down Golf Tourism, Mark Anthony, the Councillor of Tourism of Cambrils, Xavier Martin, Mayor of El Vendrell, Jane Benedict, chairman of the Regional Council of the Conca de Barbera, Raymond Borrás, representing the Cistercian Route, the Councillor for Tourism and Vandellòs Hospitalet de l'Infant, Alex laurustinus; Councillor for Enterprise and Employment Valls, Juan Carlos Solé, the Councillor for Tourism Mont-Roig del Camp Francisco Chamizo, the head of Sales PortAventura Choir Miguel, president of the Tourism Council of Reus, Alicia Alegret, President Salou Tourist Board, Benedict Presas, the Councillor of Commerce and Tourism of the Municipality of Tarragona, Patricia Anton, on behalf of the Tourism Department of Tarragona and the PCT Consortium Roman Tarraco, the Councillor for Tourism Torredembarra Ignacio Duran, president of the Tourism Board Vila-seca/la Pineda beach, Xavier Graset, and Councillor Tourism of the City of Roda de Bara, Elizabeth Mondejar. The joint signing ceremony held at Plenary Hall of the Provincial Council, attended also the manager of the Provincial Tourist Board, Octavi Bono. The importance of joining forces The President of the Council stressed the importance of uniting efforts and resources to promote tourism in the region. In this regard, said the joint health fairs and conducting other initiatives for strengthening and consolidating the sector, tourism and the various proposals. Josep Poblet also highlighted the contribution of the Council in expediting the Russian tourist visa, a very important market, and pointed out the need to continue working along these lines in this and other areas. As he said, tourism is a mainstay in the province of Tarragona (it accounts for 18-20% of GDP) and becomes "an unlimited market." For his part, President of the Provincial Tourist Board, Albert Batet has also committed to continue to create synergy around a common effort. He also noted the importance of using the resources offered by the 2.0 level and other related tools on the Internet as one of the strategies of the Board. Batet also referred to other fairs (WTM, London, and MITT, Moscow) who, although not included in the agreement corner, is attends the Tourism Board to promote the Gold Coast and Lands of Ebro. Both Josep Poblet and Albert Batet thanked the trust that local bodies have placed a year in the Province of Tarragona, as an institution that brings together tourism promotion initiative.

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