Tourism Councilman defend next May 7 our city's bid.
Montiel stated that the holding of this event would be the presence in our city of more than 500 experts in tourism excellence.
The Councillor for Tourism of the City of Lorca, Francisco Montiel, reported that on May 7 Lorca defend the bid to host the Second International Congress on Tourism Quality to the organizing committee of this event, which could bring to the City of the Sun half thousand tourism professionals worldwide in October or November.
Montiel explained that "the organizing committee has chosen our city as one of three finalists to qualify for the Congress, among the many nominations submitted from many different localities. The other two shortlisted cities are Marbella and Las Palmas ".
The council has stressed that "the objective is that all these professionals know the tourism of Lorca, the disclosed and marketed, while impact is achieved in specialized, valued at last year more than 65,000 €" .
The mayor explained that "in the International Tourism Fair of Madrid (FITUR) Secretary of State for Tourism, Isabel Borrego, announced the holding of this conference and then, in the very act, we will consider our application, but later the formalized according to the call that was made. "
"I've only gotten preselection Lorca position itself as a destination prepared to host major professional meetings," said the mayor.
In this regard, it is noteworthy that the committee has evaluated the logistics infrastructure and good national and international connections, land and air space to house the Congress and tourist infrastructure (hotels and food service plant, in addition to supply tourism in the area, with the aim of studying the agenda of complementary activities for delegates and accompanying persons), "stated the council. valued also supply services, among other criteria.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca