Salou works to get the Sports Tourism Destination for Soccer

Salou. Costa Dorada. 6th August 2012. Salou is working for the Sports Tourism Destination within the meaning of the meeting that took place in Salou Tourist Board with the Mayor, Pere Granados, Director of the Catalan Tourism, Xavier Espasa, the Town Tourism and President of Tourism of Salou and Benet Presas. Also participated in this meeting, the Marketing Director of the Catalan Tourism, Jordi Secall, the Supervisor of Marketing Unit of the Catalan Tourism, Pablo Rodriguez, and Councilman Sports Salou, Felip Ortiz. The Catalan Tourist certified with the seal of Sports Tourism Destination municipalities of Catalonia which have high quality infrastructure and services to sport. Salou has many assets that allow it to qualify for such accreditation Sports Tourism Destination, specifically in the form of football. In this sense, the facilities and infrastructure that are available for soccer practice is a strong point for this recognition. Recall that last month opened the Soccer Complex Salou which has an area of ​​16 hectares built over the roadway Cavet, project promoted and developed by the Blasi family. This is a pioneering project in all of Catalonia, which will host soccer teams and other elite sport worldwide. In addition to the appropriate facilities, these types of certifications require other aspects such as accommodation, catering, and quality services. The mayor of Salou, Pere Granados said, "This certification is very important because it will diversify and complement the range, offering new experiences to tourists and creating new added value, helping to spread the season and the tourist incrementantar throughout the year. " At this time start work assessing all the parameters set by the certification of both public and private elements. Future challenges sports Salou During this meeting has been moved to the representatives of the Government of Catalonia will of the City of Salou certify us in the form of sports, given the clear will of the Yacht Club of Salou. The Councillor for Tourism Benet Presas said that "the Board will make every effort to obtain this certification with the support of the Yacht Club because we are confident that we can achieve for our range of facilities and services" and added that "provide recognition in sport that certainly positive affect on our tourism." The councilor explained that "the project will promote a beach sailing (windsurfing, skate Catalan, hobby, ...) would complete an excellent offer which has already been to Salou Yacht Club." Salou will recall that its sub-Sailing the Mediterranean Games of 2017 in the scenario can be shown that the high level of sports club sailors. These and other conditions, in Salou placed in a suitable place to start working, once obtained the certification of football in this other form.

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