23.81% Increases the number of passengers of Italy to the Canaries in March.
The number of passengers from Italy has risen by 23.81 percent in the Canaries in March compared to last year, a figure which, according to the minister of Tourism of the Regional Government, Rita Martin, "confirms the great potential of this market .
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The counselor has received 120 Lanzarote travel agents Italians, of the 240 to visit the island until next April 19.
Tourist professionals from different Italian cities and vacation work for the consortium Alpitour, one of the most important Italian tour operators, which is the organizer of the convention to be held in the islands, reports the regional executive in a statement.
Martin stressed the importance of the Italian tourist market which is experiencing a significant rise in recent months, driven by the success of campaigns carried out since the regional Tourist Board.
During the stay in the islands of the Italian travel agents,Readers_point_errors_in_theO, working hours are combined with visits to different centers and tourist spots and will travel in two groups of 120 members each.
Workshop
Are held several days of work with each of the groups. Two of the scheduled work days consist of a workshop in which representatives of all the tourist boards of the different islands have the opportunity to present their specific tourist attractions and products.
The department directs Rita Martin is also organizing other activities in which the new stamps will be exhibited Tourism Promotion Package of the archipelago, included in the stamps Water Sport Experience,Milagros_Perez_becomes_part_ofa, Family Welcome, Volcanic Experience and Wellness Delight.
The groups of travel agents in April are visiting Gran Canaria and Lanzarote and is expected to visit other islands during this year.
As early as last February about 250 professionals visited touristic Alpitour Tenerife, La Gomera, Fuerteventura. In the organization of the trip involved the Ministry of Tourism of the Government of the Canary Islands, the tourist boards of all the islands, Turespa?a and the consortium itself Alpitour Italian tourism, says the regional government in its note.
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