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The secretary general of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Taleb Rifai, has called Caravaca de la Cruz and its religious heritage as "one of the great jewels of Spanish tourism" and has expressed its commitment to support the international promotion of the Year Santo 2017.
These statements have been made during the visit to the Royal Basilica of Vera Cruz and its museum of sacred art, which has been accompanied by Secretary of State for Tourism, Isabel Maria Borrego;
the Minister of Tourism of the regional government, Juan Hernandez, and the older sister of the Royal and Illustrious Brotherhood of Vera Cruz, Elisa Giménez-Giron.
Until Caravaca Castle also have shifted the Director General of Tourism, Manuel Fernandez-Delgado;
members of the Municipal Corporation and a representation of the business sector in the municipality, as well as hospitality and trade.
It also wanted to be present the president of the Regional Federation of Employers of Hospitality and Tourism of the Region of Murcia (Hostemur), Soledad Diaz.
Caravaca de la Cruz has been the only tourist destination that Taleb Rifai visited during his two-day stay in the region in order to make known the resources of the city as a permanent destination for religious tourism and build support for this body of United Nations ahead of the celebration of the Holy Year 2017.
The Mayor of Caravaca de la Cruz wanted to show their appreciation to the Secretary of the OMT for your visit and the interest shown in it.
In this regard, he noted that "from the local administrations, regional and central are taking successful steps to convert the Santo 2017 Year in a common project and to Caravaca is during this event the image of the Region in the World" .
In the meeting with the media, Rifai said that "Caravaca will benefit from the growing interest in religious tourism worldwide, which not only promote tourism in the region and Spain, but converted to destination in a global meeting center to promote cultural dialogue and peace ".
It has also pointed out that "38% of tourists is motivated religious tourism and Spain is one of the largest superpowers in this mode".
Secretary of State for Tourism has highlighted the support that the Government of Spain wants to give regional and local government facing the promotion of the Holy Year.
Therefore, he announced, "it is to make available to the region all the knowledge available to the Government of Spain for 2017 assume a turning point in the development of regional tourism and serve to value the enormous rich heritage and religious Caravaca and the Region of Murcia ".
For his part, Minister of Tourism said that the religious, and in particular tourism, the Holy Year of Caravaca de la Cruz, "the regional government is one of the key projects in its tourism strategy."
In this line, Hernandez has announced that next Thursday will travel to Santiago de Compostela to "strengthen ties of cooperation" and "achieve greater attractive force internationally as a destination for religious tourism, taking advantage of the common interests of the Camino de Santiago and the Vera Cruz ".
In addition, it is working to Caravaca de la Cruz is the venue for the 'First Meeting' of the 5 holy cities.
According to WTO estimates, 38% of tourists in the world has as motivation and religious tourism Spain is one of the largest superpowers in this mode.
Between 300 and 330 million tourists visit each year the most important religious sites in the world, totaling approximately 600 million domestic and international travel, of which 40 percent are in Europe.
World Tourism chuch is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism and the leading international organization in the field of tourism.
In this sense it provides leadership and support to the sector to expand their knowledge about the world and tourism policies.
Figuran158 countries among its members, 6 members asociadosy more de450 members afiliadosrepresentando the private sector, educational institutions, tourism associations and local tourism authorities.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz
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