Salou reinforces its touristical commitment with two sports complex

Salou. Costa Dorada. Salou, consolidated brand family destination, looking to specialize in sports tourism as presented the mayor of Salou, Pere Granados, during the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) which was opened in Madrid will continue until 23 January. Salou position as a destination for sports tourism in the current government team will promote different projects that include first class facilities to provide the city with the necessary resources to become a tourist destination that attracts visitors of reference, especially in low season. In particular, during the presentation in FITUR, has announced a series of sporting infrastructure that will be screened in the town of Salou and allow both holding events such as sporting stays. These should increase the number of visitors and therefore revenue for tourism and economic sectors. The mayor presented the draft municipal sports city, nine acres next to the current karting at the C-31B, with equipment capable of developing a range of sports and recreational competition, which will represent a new and attractive an increase in supply with the aim to spread the tourist season and generate profits for the municipality. Meanwhile, Xavier Blasi, the head of the company has added to this map porpoise infrastructure sporting a new complex of 15 hectares. Altogether, these 25 hectares dedicated to the sport with an investment of around EUR 20 million. "Salou builds confidence and has a great future and therefore both the private and public initiative in the town want to invest," said the mayor. These two facilities are complementary in shaping the new model of sports tourism. Granados has stressed during the press conference FITUR that "public and private collaboration to strengthen a" resort Salou first-rate sports is absolutely necessary and must be a shared objective for all is an investment dynamised that the economy and generate new jobs over the year, further adding that "sports tourism is a new alternative to retain new customers and maintain employment structure. In this regard, he announced that "the town eligible for the certification of Sports Tourism Destination (DTE) managed by Tourism Catalonia. It is a certification attesting to destinations that are distinguished by providing high quality services and resources aimed at elite athletes, professionals, amateurs and tourists wishing to enjoy sporting activities. So, the Mayor has concluded that "the City Council want Salou position as a reference for that segment of the tourism market demand for sports facilities that level because sport is his main motivation of the stay is to practice any sport, is to attend a sporting event as a spectator. " With the presentation made at Fitur Salou woman step forward to realize this new model of tourism and sport that will give the city the resources to spread the tourist season and generate wealth in the municipality. The presentation was also attended by the aldermen of Tourism, Alberto del Hierro and Territory Management, Marc Montagut. Sports Complex at roadway Cavet The company porpoise soon begin building a new sports complex will be located on road Cavet. This is a private initiative that is being characterized by a macro-sport facility, becoming a major of Catalonia and the Costa Dorada. "Our company has decided to invest 5 million euros in Salou for two reasons," said the head of the company Xavier Blasi. "On the one hand, because there is great demand for football practice mainly from countries of central Europe (Switzerland, Russia, Scandinavia ...) and because this offer is non-existent in Catalonia," he said, plus explain the excellent connections in the municipality (local airport, motorway ...) are also a decisive factor. The soccer fields will be natural grass but mostly there is the possibility of anticipating some artificial grass. We also provide three or four lines of stands with a maximum capacity of 210 persons each, to complement the sports facility for use by guests or companions situations related to organizing a special event. The manager explained that the porpoise of the sports complex will be operating in four areas: Estages-winter (in season from mid October to mid March) Tournament-market the product (spring / summer season) Center-campus summer -Like international soccer academy (for sports and learn the language), besides being a place for technical training (with groups of 5 older personal trainer), and finally a recovery center for injured . The Sports City Sports City will be implemented in Salou with the development of Sector 03. This is a public project. Sports City will feature 9.3 acres on which it built a football field training, a football field 7, a sports court, swimming pools, two tennis courts, four paddle courts and two . It will be a large area that will perform numerous competitions at the highest level. The sports city, valued at about 15 million, located between the C-31B (highway Salou Reus) and Cavet road.  

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