Yesterday I had the opportunity for a hearing with the Secretary of State for Tourism, Joan Mesquida, and share a working lunch with him, which we discussed various issues in the tourism sector, not forget to set a meeting with ASOHTUR (Soriana Association of Hotel and Tourism) who had applied for a business meeting, something that compremetió.
The Secretary of State in the Senate Budget Committee said, thanks to the text that we pass Daily Record Department of the Senate:
"The state of relations with the tourism industry because we maintain a good partnership, a permanent dialogue, possibly ever produced in Spain. I remember, for example, that May a meeting of Prime Minister with the tourism sector, by the way, the first meeting held a prime minister with the tourism sector from the constitutional history of Spain was with President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, "I also remember there is no other sector of economic activity has had a Cabinet Case in tourism, I also remember that there is no tourism-related budget of the magnitude and scale as the one adopted in 2008. In 2010 we will have a budget of 779 million euros, which means growth, within a general environment of budget reductions, from 0.13%. It may seem that growth of 0.13%, but you have to say is that it consolidates the budget increase of 109% last year. Suffice it to recall that the last approved budget for the Popular Party government in tourism was 137 million euros. The difference between the way of addressing issues related to tourism is like day and night. This budget will allow us to continue working in many actions you may or may not share, but should not ignore. We have had an impact on all areas related to the strategic plan in Spain, the entire tourism sector both public and private reached full consensus or ".
The Commission itself, as a spokesperson in the same in the area of \u200b\u200bIndustry, Tourism and Commerce, also shared the following, as stated in the Daily Record:
"Mr. Secretary of State made clear and demonstrated that these assumptions, in some way respond to a strategic sector such as tourism to Spain. The statements we have heard, which contrasted with this, by the Popular Party did not share either the industry or, of course, tourists who visit us. Nearly 47 million international tourists almost came to Spain in the first ten months of the year, according to a survey Frontier Tourist Movement, Frontur, which has just been published today. I came through just facebook message someone saying that Spain, beyond the budget debate, is a place where people can enjoy not only by the beauty of the place, but by the greatness of the people, by the food, for their never-ending story, that is good to know and must know even more; Spain is making a major effort to spread these elements.
agree with you, how could it be otherwise, Mr. Secretary of State, this Government has opted for the tourism sector has received for the first time the Prime Minister to the sector, this was not done before, has been created Secretary of State, has been a Case Cabinet, and facts are love, Mr. Secretary of State, you said: EUR 137 million was the budget of the previous government-that is, not worried about tourism, " EUR 779 million budget is what the Government of the Socialist Party. If all you are saying now is wrong, commission 137 000 000 Euro is, proportionately, twice as bad. If 779 is not enough, in a context of global economic crisis, and I finished, it is reasonable to make 779 is a clear and firm commitment of this Government.
The World Tourism Organization has just congratulate Spain on the steps taken, so we are on the right track in this set of measures for sustainable development and technology that offer clear, sustainability and new technologies with the private sector raises Renewal, which will fit within those measures which the Government commitment. It is true that the global crisis affecting us by speculation, but we can not do is recreate the evils and no solutions, as is looking for this Government, and especially in the tourism sector, emphasizing, as nobody ever had. The result is precisely here, in this negative context, where we have these results we hope and call to tell us we're on the right track. "
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