2024-07-19 11:40:26
The Tourism Council of the CEOE, in which the main companies and territorial and sectoral organizations of this activity participate, met with the Minister of Industry and Tourism, Jordi Hereu. At this meeting, companies in the tourism industry informed the Minister of the importance of creating a national roadmap to boost the reputation of the tourism sector, as well as the competitiveness of the business community.
The CEOE president opened the meeting, Antonio Garamendiand that he had the words of the Minister of Industry and Tourism, Jordi Hereuwho presented the Government’s ideas regarding a change in the tourism model, and with the intervention of the president of the CEOE Tourism Council, Juan Cierco. The Secretary of State for Tourism also attended the event, Rosario Sanchezdirector of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the CEOE, Benedict the Immaculatedirector general of tourism policies of the Secretary of State for Tourism, Anna Muñozand entrepreneurs and organizations in the sector.
In his welcoming remarks, the president of the CEOE focused on the need to “be more competitive” and, to that end, expressed support from Spanish companies to “consolidate a large airline business group to be able to compete.” and global level.” On this subject, Garamendi explained that “we are already demanding it in Europe because we mean a lot.”
In addition, the president of the companies encouraged working “together” for the sector: “Tourism is the great industry of our country“. “We must focus on improvement to maintain competitiveness and consolidate the Spanish business framework operating according to institutional loyalty,” said Antonio Garamendi.
An idea that has also been adopted by the president of the Tourism Council of the CEOE, indicating several points to be improved to increase competitiveness, such as attracting talent, shortage of housing or infrastructure renewal for mobility, among others. And he reminded: “We are all tourists and we cannot solve problems from the private sector alone.”
For that reason, the Council informed the importance of “working on a national work plan agreed with the CCAA which clears the reputation of the unknown and consolidates the talents of the sector. We need to draw up strategies to recover social sympathy for tourism,” said Cierco.
For his part, the Minister thanked him for the meeting he had with the Spanish tourism companies and described it as “a great opportunity to establish a joint line of work.” In addition, Hereu took the opportunity to list and reiterate the positive values of the sector “We are a leading country in tourism and we are proud of this leadership. So, we’re going to continue to strengthen this leadership over time.”
Therefore, the Minister has tackled this national plan and this joint work proposed by the companies and has indicated that “we are going to work on a plan for the future”, emphasizing that the promise to complete this “together and coordinate. .”
CEOE Tourism Council
The Tourism Council represents and coordinates the interests of companies and associations linked to the tourism sector in Spain. It is made up of representatives from large, medium and small companies, as well as sectoral and territorial associations. Its main objective is to promote initiatives to address the structural challenges of the tourism sector, guaranteeing its competitiveness in the medium and long term. The Council works to promote public-private collaboration, redefining methods of development and promotion of the sector to ensure a sustainable future.
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