Isabel Oliver visits the works of the Parador de Muxía-Costa da Morte



The Secretary of State for Tourism and President of Turespaña, Isabel Oliver, visited on Thursday the works of the Parador de Muxía-Costa da Morte, in La Coruña.

Accompanied by the president of Paradores, Óscar López, the sub-delegate of the Government in La Coruña, Pilar López-Rioboo, and the director of Tourism of Galicia, Nava Castro, Oliver has toured the building with those responsible for the work to know the state of the works.

"We are very satisfied because the works are progressing at a good pace and are almost finished. This Parador, which is located in a wonderful environment, will revitalize the area of ​​the Costa da Morte and will become a benchmark of the public chain, "said the Secretary of State after her visit.

The works of the Parador de Muxía-Costa da Morte, in which more than 25 million euros have been invested, are 98% executed. In fact, they are currently in the closing phase and facilities, and its conclusion is scheduled for the end of August this year, when it will be delivered to Paradores for decoration and set-up.



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Isabel Oliver visits the works of the Parador de Muxía-Costa da Morte



The Secretary of State for Tourism and President of Turespaña, Isabel Oliver, visited on Thursday the works of the Parador de Muxía-Costa da Morte, in La Coruña.

Accompanied by the president of Paradores, Óscar López, the sub-delegate of the Government in La Coruña, Pilar López-Rioboo, and the director of Tourism of Galicia, Nava Castro, Oliver has toured the building with those responsible for the work to know the state of the works.

"We are very satisfied because the works are progressing at a good pace and are almost finished. This Parador, which is located in a wonderful environment, will revitalize the area of ​​the Costa da Morte and will become a benchmark of the public chain, "said the Secretary of State after her visit.

The works of the Parador de Muxía-Costa da Morte, in which more than 25 million euros have been invested, are 98% executed. In fact, they are currently in the closing phase and facilities, and its conclusion is scheduled for the end of August this year, when it will be delivered to Paradores for decoration and set-up.



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Reyes Maroto moves to leading Chinese automotive companies the opportunity to develop new energy vehicles in Spain

Generating confidence in Spain as the ideal place to develop projects and lay the foundations for future collaborations in the automotive field have been the work objectives of the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism in office, Reyes Maroto, on the fourth day of her Trip to china.

Visit to JAC Motors

Maroto visited the JAC Motors plant in the city of Hefei and met with the general manager, Xiang Xingchu, to whom he has transferred the importance of the joint ventures of the company with Banco de Santander and SEAT-Volkswagen. "They are a good principle to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the transition to new energy vehicles," said Maroto.

After visiting the JAC plant and getting to know several electric vehicle models of the NIO brand, he has had a working meeting with the heads of JAC, Volkswagen-SEAT and Banco de Santander. The minister described the strengths of Spain as the ideal country to identify and develop projects related to the manufacture of new energy vehicles: "Spain offers great opportunities as a global platform for the development of the electric vehicle, due to the strength of the manufacturers' sectors and components, our business fabric and our exporting capacity ". He highlighted the Government's support for the Spanish automotive sector and mentioned the Protocol signed this week in Shanghai by ICEX and China EV100 to define joint projects and strengthen collaboration in the development of electric vehicles in the fields of technology and R & D.

Visit to Guoxuan High Tech

In the afternoon he visited the facilities of Guoxuan High Tech, a company that researches, develops, produces and sells lithium batteries for electric vehicles. Maroto has expressed to the president of the company, Mr. Li Zhen, the importance that the Government gives to the development of the electric vehicle, as well as the objectives of progressively increasing production in Spain and consolidating alliances with Chinese manufacturers so that in the medium term they develop in our country investment projects in the field of batteries: "In order to develop the new electric vehicle models we need a manufacturer, a partner with whom we can develop projects for the future, both in Spain and in Europe."

He mentioned the incentive program for the purchase of electric vehicles to stimulate demand, the development of research projects in universities and technology centers, the commitment of the main Spanish electric companies to develop investments to improve the charging infrastructure, and the good results of the penetration studies carried out by the public company Red Eléctrica de España.

Guoxuan High Tech is the third largest battery manufacturer in China, has six R & D platforms in the world and has signed strategic partnerships with different car manufacturers.

Meeting with local Anhui authorities

The minister has also met with the deputy governor of Anhui Province, Mr. Zhou Xi'an, the mayor of Hefei, Ms. Ling Yun, and other local authorities. He stressed that the good institutional relationship between China and Spain is the appropriate framework for the development of projects of mutual interest in advanced manufacturing, especially in the automotive sector.

He also pointed out the willingness of the Ministry of Industry to be present at the next World Manufactures Conference (World Manufacturing Convention), as well as to encourage the participation of Spanish companies in the aforementioned event, which will take place in Hefei from June 19 to 23. September.

The institutional trip of Reyes Maroto to China ends tomorrow with visits to the plants of the companies BYD and BAK in Shenzen.



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Turespaña launches in the United Kingdom "We have Spain in common"


Turespaña launches today in the UK "We have Spain in common", a social media campaign whose goal is to build loyalty to British tourists and create a sense of trust in our destiny.

With this campaign we want to emphasize that, whether you are a British leaver (in favor of leaving the EU) or a remainer (in favor of staying in the EU), you will always agree on one thing: Spain is the favorite destination to enjoy your holidays. The chosen advertising format is short and dynamic videos adapted to each social network, and the chosen channel is the mobile.

"With this campaign we want to avoid misinformation in our main issuing market and transmit to British citizens that Spain is prepared to receive them just like now and offer them a varied, sustainable and quality offer," said the president of Turespaña, Isabel Oliver .

A microsite has been created (https://www.spain.info/en_GB/spain-in-common/) in which all the videos of the campaign can be viewed, in addition to obtaining official information regarding the Brexit, with the object to solve possible doubts that may have British tourists who decide to travel to Spain (visas, pets, etc.).

The campaign highlights that Spain, besides being a destination with enviable temperatures and beaches, also offers an added value to tourists for its culture, its gastronomy and the quality of its services. The target audience of the campaign are families with children, young people traveling in groups (friends) and seniors.

With this action, Turespaña continues and reinforces its network strategy in the British market. Already in 2017, the "Spain in my Heart" campaign impacted more than six million users. And in 2018 the United Kingdom was also the subject of the social media campaign, "Spain in 10 seconds", in which 15 internationally recognized Spanish celebrities, including Rafa Nadal, Elsa Pataky and Plácido Domingo, shared with their fans what they liked best. They liked Spain and encouraged them to also explain their experiences in the networks



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The expense of international tourists increases by 5.1% until April, and arrivals, by 4.4%


Spain received during the first four months of the year about 21.4 million international tourists, 4.4% more than in the same period of 2018, while spending increased by 5.1% to 22,489 million euros. These are the main data of surveys of Tourist Movements in Border (FRONTUR) and Tourist Expenditure (EGATUR) that is prepared by the National Institute of Statistics.

The Secretary of State for Tourism, Isabel Oliver, has valued these figures very positively, since "they confirm the good health of the Spanish tourism sector" and has opted to continue working "in close collaboration with the regional, insular and local administrations and with the private sector, to maintain the competitive leadership of our country worldwide ".

During the month of April, 7.2 million tourists visited our country, representing an increase of 5.7% compared to April 2018. Their expenditure was 7,095 million euros, 7.2% more. The average daily expenditure stood at 153 euros (+ 6.3%).

Arrival of tourists

Between January and April, the number of international tourists increased in the main issuing markets and in most of the Autonomous Communities. In the accumulated of the year, the main emitting markets are the United Kingdom (about 4.3 million tourists), Germany (almost 3 million) and France (about 2.7 million). The recovery trend of British (+ 0.1%) and German (+ 6.5%) arrivals, initiated at the beginning of the year, is maintained. The strong increase of the North American tourists stands out (+17,5), that surpass the figure of 785,000 between January and April. "If this trend continues, the forecasts for the whole year are very positive," said Isabel Oliver.

For national destinations, Catalonia was the community that received the most tourists (almost 4.9 million, representing a growth of 4.8%), followed by the Canary Islands (close to 4.8 million and a decrease of 0.9%) and Andalusia (almost 3.2 million, 8.1% more). It also highlights the growth of the Community of Madrid, which increases by 8.8% the number of tourists received, to over 2.4 million).

Increase in spending

From January to April, the Autonomous Communities of main destination with the highest total expenditure were the Canary Islands (6,045 million euros and an increase of 4.7%), Catalonia (4,848 million euros, 5.7%) and Andalusia (3,114 million). of euros and a decrease of 1.5%).

As for the issuing countries, the United Kingdom has the highest cumulative expenditure so far this year, with 3,968 million euros (+ 3.5%). It is followed by Germany, with 2,980 million euros (+ 5.2%) and the whole of the Nordic countries, with 2,126 million euros (-4.8%).



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Spain transfers to Michoacán the training program Hosts

The Secretary of State for Tourism, Isabel Oliver, signed today at the Casa de México de Madrid the transfer of the materials that make up the training program hosts the state of Michoacán, represented by its Secretary of Tourism, Claudia Chávez.

Said program promotes the improvement of the quality of the companies and tourist destinations to achieve the satisfaction of the expectations and needs of the clients, fostering a culture of detail and customer service, before, during and after the trip that improves the perceived quality in its set

The Secretariat of Tourism of the Mexican state of Michoacán plans to implement the methodology and technology of Hosts in the cultural product Ruta Don Vasco, created around the figure of Vasco Vázquez de Quiroga.

This transfer of knowledge between Spain and Mexico is part of the Memorandum of Understanding on tourism signed a few months ago by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, and the Secretary of Tourism of Mexico, Miguel Torruco, aimed at promoting transverse way a sustainable, responsible and accessible tourism.



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Employment in the tourism sector grew by 2.8% in the first quarter of the year

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According to the data corresponding to the Active Population Survey (EPA) released today by Turespaña, under the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, in the first quarter of the year the figure of 2,488,488 employed persons linked to tourism activities was reached, with a year-on-year increase of 2.8%, which means 67,808 more employees than in the same period of the previous year. Those employed in the tourism sector represent 12.8% of total employment in the Spanish economy.

The percentage of unemployed in tourism activities stood at 14.2%, the lowest figure for a first quarter since 2009 and five tenths less than the national average.

The Secretary of State for Tourism, Isabel Oliver, considers “very positive these data, which reflect, once again, the leadership of the Spanish tourism sector in terms of job creation.” Oliver has highlighted the good results obtained with the Master Plan for Decent Employment launched in August 2018, as it allows progress in obtaining quality employment in tourism activities that already has 67.8% of employees with contracts indefinite and that in the first quarter of 2019 have increased 2.8% year-on-year.

The employed grew in all branches of activity. The data stand out in passenger transport services (+ 13.6%), in hotels (+ 1.4%) and in other tourist activities (+ 1.5%).

In the first quarter of 2019 both wage earners and the self-employed in the tourism sector increased. The number of employees grew by 3.4% year-on-year, to 2,005,030 employed. Self-employed workers in tourism amounted to 482,475, 0.7% more than the previous year.

As for the Autonomous Communities, this first quarter Ceuta and Melilla (+ 26.4%), Extremadura (+ 25.1%) and Cantabria (+ 20.6%) stand out for the growth in the number of employed in tourism, while Asturias, Murcia, the Community of Madrid, the Balearic Islands and Castilla y León were the communities where the number of employed persons decreased the most with respect to the same quarter of the previous year.

The Autonomous Communities with the greatest number of tourist flows (Catalonia, Andalusia, the Community of Madrid, the Canary Islands and the Valencian Community) are, in turn, the ones that generate the most occupied in the sector, bringing together in the first quarter of the year the 69 , 2% of the total employed.

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The expense of international tourists increases by 4.1% until March and arrivals by 3.7%

Spain received around 14.2 million international tourists during the first three months of the year, 3.7% more than in the same period of 2018, while its spending increased by 4.1% to 15,394 million euros. They are data from surveys of Tourist Movements in Border (FRONTUR) and Tourist Expenditure (EGATUR) prepared by the National Institute of Statistics.

In March, 5.6 million tourists visited our country, which represents an increase of 4.7% compared to March 2018. In addition, its expenditure was 6,037 million euros, 5.4% more, with the average cost daily at 152 euros (+ 6%).

The Secretary of State for Tourism, Isabel Oliver, celebrates the increase in both tourist spending and the volume of international tourists because “they demonstrate the robustness of tourism in our country and encourage us to continue working to strengthen a competitive, sustainable growth model and profitable. ”

Arrival of tourists

In the accumulated index of the year, the main issuing markets were the United Kingdom, with more than 2.8 million international tourists (-1.6%), Germany, with almost 1.9 million (+ 0.9%), and France, with about 1.7 million tourists (+ 0.3%). Among the rest of the countries of residence, it is worth mentioning the growth experienced by Russia (+ 27.2%), Portugal (+ 23.6%) and the United States, with an increase of more than 18%.

By national destinations, the Canary Islands was the community that received the most tourists with almost 3.7 million, which represents a decrease of 1.2%. They were followed by Catalonia (with more than 3.2 million and an increase of 3.9%) and Andalusia (with close to 2.1 million, 7.6% more). Also noteworthy is the growth in Madrid, which increases the number of tourists received by almost 12%, to reach 1.8 million.

Increase in spending

From January to March, the Autonomous Communities of main destination with the highest total expenditure were the Canary Islands (with 1,744 million and an increase of 8.2%), Catalonia (with 1,235 million euros, 7.8% more than in the same period of 2018), and Comunidad de Madrid (with 824 million and an increase of 25.7%).

In terms of issuing countries, the United Kingdom has the highest cumulative expenditure so far this year with 2,667 million euros (+ 1.4%). It is followed by Germany, with 1,940 million (-0.1%) and France, with 1.038 million (+ 2.6%).

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The members of the Social Security in tourism grew by 3.1% in April

Social Security affiliates linked to tourism activities grew by 3.1% year-on-year in April, reaching 2,495,462 affiliates, according to the data released today by Turespaña, under the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism. This figure is the highest of the historical series in a month of April. The affiliates in tourism activities accounted for 13% of the total number of affiliates in the national economy.

In the national economy as a whole, total affiliates grew by 2.8% in April, which meant the creation of 522,941 jobs, of which 74,323 corresponded to activities related to tourism.

Secretary of State for Tourism, Isabel Oliver, values ​​positively that tourism employment continues to grow and record records, and ensures that "these figures support the Government's work in pursuit of quality employment, a line we will continue to bet on" .

In April, affiliates linked to tourism activities grew in all tourist branches: the hotel industry grew by 36,976 members (28,703 more members in the food and beverage services, and 8,273 more in the accommodation services), the other tourist activities increased in 34,160 members, and in travel agencies there was an increase of 3,187 workers. Highlight the positive behavior of this branch since December 2014.

Last month the number of employees in the tourism sector, which represents 80.5% of the total, grew by 3.5% compared to the same month of the previous year, while self-employment (19.5% of the total) increased 1.2%.

Data by autonomous communities

In April, employment in the group of hotels and travel agencies / tour operators grew in all the autonomous communities except Murcia, Asturias and Cantabria.

In absolute terms, Andalusia was the community in which tourism employment grew the most (293,625 affiliates). In relative terms, the interannual increases in Andalusia (3.5%) and the Balearic Islands (3.4%) stand out.

In addition, salaried affiliates increased in some communities and decreased in others. The highest increases occurred in Andalusia (4.1%) and Comunidad Valenciana (3.9%), while the most notable decreases took place in Cantabria (-2.5%) and Murcia (-0.6%).



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The expense of international tourists will grow by 9.3% and arrival by 8.9% in the second quarter of 2019

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The forecasts of Turespaña for the second quarter of 2019 point to a growth in both the expenditure and the arrival of international tourists, as reflected in the latest Tourist Situation Bulletin.
COYUNTUR forecasts an increase of 8.9% in the flow of international visitors and 9.3% in its spending. This would result in the entry of 25.5 million tourists (compared to 23.42 million in the same quarter of 2018) and an expenditure of about 26,500 million euros between April and June.

The cycle-trend series of tourist arrivals, hotel spending and overnight stays are going through a growth phase after a period of slowdown. According to the forecasts of COYUNTUR, the arrival of tourists would reach 39.7 million in the first half of the year, 7% more than in 2018. On the other hand, spending would reach 41,900 million euros, an increase of 7.4 %. The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism in office, Reyes Maroto, stressed that these data indicate that “arrivals and spending are regaining momentum, so we can expect some positive summer months regarding tourism.”

This estimate is consistent with data from the latest edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, which shows continued growth in international tourism during the first quarter of the year. Although the pace has been slower than in the two previous years, the 4% increase recorded at the beginning of 2019 is a positive signal. Europe, the most visited area in the world, registered a robust growth (+ 4%), driven by the destinations of Southern Mediterranean Europe and Central and Eastern Europe (+5% in both cases), according to the UNWTO.

Forecasts in the issuing markets

Regarding the issuing markets, Italy stands out because of its good prospects, which in number of arrivals will grow by 12.9% in the second quarter, and Germany, which will do so by 11%.

It should be noted that the United Kingdom expects an increase of 1.4% in the second quarter. For the minister, this recovery “is a very positive fact, and is the result of delayed departure from the United Kingdom of the European Union, the reinforcement of the promotion that Spain has developed in that market and the approval of a comprehensive contingency plan to preserve the normal development of commercial flows and the economic interests of our country. ”

Finally, France forecasts an advance of 1.3% in the number of visits and the Nordic countries, a slight drop of 0.8%.

It should be remembered that the forecasts must be taken with caution, as the tourism cycle is influenced by the dynamism of the economic and social environment

 

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