- Studies 19th Report of online tourism market (update edition). October - December 2009
- Agenda Hotel Distribution Congress (11th of February). Madrid, Spain
- Bibliography Business administration and management in the tourist sector. Pirámide, 2009
- On-line tourism Dilogs: social networking for diving enthusiasts
TOURISM UPDATE
The Region of Valencia will step up tourist promotion in the US market
The President of the Valencian Regional Government, Francisco Camps, travelled to the United States at the end of January, where he met with the country’s leading tour operators in order to define a series of strategies aimed at encouraging American tourists to visit the Region of Valencia. The Valencian President also made the most of this official visit to promote the Region of Valencia’s image of excellence at the New York Yacht Club and its recognised organisational capacity to host major events such as the 33rd America’s Cup.
- Benidorm will host the II International Congress for Golf Club Managers in April
- A total of 43 tourist companies and organisations in the Region of Valencia are awarded the Q Tourist Quality seal at Fitur
- The new Plan FuturE will finance 100% of tourist investments
OUT-STANDING QUOTE
Germany is the third largest outbound tourist market for the Region of Valencia, behind the UK and France. In 2008, the Region was the fifth most popular Spanish holiday destination among German tourists, with a share of 4.9%, behind the Balearic Islands (40.5%), the Canary Islands (24.7%), Catalonia (13.5%) and Andalusia (9.3%).
