2023-04-18 08:56:03
The Girona tourist and business sector considers that the Costa Brava-Barcelona candidacy for the Ryder Cup of the 2031 is a very relevant project that represents a great opportunity in the economic and business sphere for the Girona counties and for Catalonia and denounce that the Generalitat de Catalunya reject the project when the same plan was still being worked on with the government itself. The Spanish state has already positioned itself in favor, as well as Barcelona Tourismthe Province of Gironahe Selva County Council i l’City Council of Caldes de Malavella. In addition, all the Spanish Golf Federations and the golf courses of Catalonia have given their support to the candidacy. In case of not having the support of the Government of the Generalitat, the organization could consider Madrid as an alternative to the Catalan candidacy within the Spanish state, since there is no other space in Catalonia that can host the sports competition.
“We do not understand how a project that is being worked on with the Government of the Generalitat itself and that, moreover, is compatible with the Territorial Plan of Girona has been rejected by the same executive. It shows us a clear lack of seriousness and lack of coordination within the government with such an important project for the territory. It is one of the most prestigious golf tournaments worldwide and the third sporting event with the most impact around the world after the Olympic Games and the football world championship”, he says Miquel Gotanegravice-president of the FOEG and president of the Tourism Promotion Commission.
Promotion of the territory worldwide
For this reason they consider that the celebration of the event a Camiral Golf & Wellnessformerly known as PGA Catalunya, will have a very important economic impact on the entire territory of Girona’s counties, which is not limited only to the year of the event but to the previous and subsequent years, and which will represent a claim for quality tourism associated with this sport. Girona’s tourism sector emphasizes that, according to the organizers’ calculations, the Ryder Cup will generate more than 1,000 jobs additional during the year of preparation and the event, of which 350 will be permanent at the venue where the Ryder Cup has been held, will attract more than 270,000 visitors and will have an economic impact greater than 1,300 million euros.
The money that will be invested by the administrations will promote the destination worldwide Barcelona, Girona i Costa Brava with premier golf tournaments, promotion ceremonies at pre-2031 Ryder Cup tournaments to be held in New York and Ireland as well as in-house promotion during the tournament to be seen in more than 600 million homes worldwide thanks to the live broadcast of the tournament for more than 2,500 hours in 180 countries around the world.
More sustainable golf courses
This event will be held at the facilities of Camiral Golf & Wellness, one of the pioneering golf destinations in Catalonia due to its commitment to the territory and sustainability. For 10 years they have had an in-house biologist who is in charge of preserving the resort and that has invested, so far, more than 1 million euros in making its fields the most sustainable, being irrigated with 100% recycled water and modernizing the irrigation systems to reduce the consumption of this water by 35%.
In this way, the organizations of the tourism and business sector of the Girona regions – the Tourist Association of Costa Brava-Pyrenean Apartments in Girona (ATA), the Girona Camping Association, the Hospitality Federation of the regions of Girona, the Girona Tourism Board, the Corporate Association of Specialized Travel Agencies (Acave), the FOEG, Pimec Girona and the Girona Chamber of Commerce – want to publicly express their support and they claim the support of the Generalitat de Catalunya so that the bid to host one of the most important and followed sports competitions in the world, which faces a selection of players from Europe and the United States. They consider it a country project and, likewise, they ask the Catalan administration to also give their support to make this event possible.
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