Salou consolidates its certification as a Family Tourism Destination

Salou. Costa Dorada. Salou, a year, has certified Family Holidays (DTF) awarded by the Ministry for Innovation, Universities and Enterprise of the Generalitat of Catalonia, a mark reached in 2003 and continues adding that efforts by different stakeholders, including hotels, restaurants. Currently, in Catalonia there are 11 destinations that provide certified strength and weight to the brand, between Salou who has made a joint effort with the council over 7 years-to-be located in nearly 30% of establishments municipality to comply with the requirements of the brand. Regarding sectors, Salou has 26 accommodation establishments licenses, divided between different categories representing 30% of the total accommodation to the municipality in terms of restoration, there are 20 restaurants on certificates which represents 15% of the total bid to restore the town, while in the section 'other companies' There are 16 certified establishments bars and cafes, a supermarket, two car rental businesses, 100 shops and 4 cultural institutions, which put the total of other companies in 28% of total supply. For his part, Councillor for Tourism, Alberto del Hierro, said "the work does not stop here, although the high levels achieved, we continue to thicken as the number of certified establishments and thus continue promoting the Brand Family Tourism Destination with all the support and confidence of the council. " With these numbers in hand, gathered in a report of Tourism of Salou, the capital of the Costa Dorada offers a wide range within the whole of the country's DTF. So if you compare the position of the DTF Salou from the rest of Catalonia has 14% of total accommodation establishments licenses throughout Catalonia, 10% of restaurants and other catering and 14% of all other companies in the whole country. In places of accommodation in Catalonia offered 82,479 certified beds, of which 17,573 are offered in Salou, this figure represented a 21% discount of total certified; restoration in Salou has 36 certified establishments of 366 Certificates of Catalonia, which represent 10% of the total bid.   Finally, within the group of 761 other companies' (which include supermarkets, car rental companies, shops and tour companies and cultural) that exist in Catalonia with the label branded FTD Salou has a total of 107 certified establishments, giving the figure of 14% of the total offered. "With these figures in hand confirms the importance of Salou within a global brand Desk Family Tourism Destination," said the mayor of Salou, Pere Granados, who also recalled that "the City of Salou and jointly with the Directorate General of Tourism of the Generalitat of Catalonia are working on drafting a strategic plan to make the tourism product more competitive and strengthen it further as a quality. "  

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