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The Mayor of Murcia, Miguel Ángel Cámara, held this morning a meeting with managers and marketing managers of national chains with implantation in Murcia, with tour operators and national and Ibera Renfe to show the possibilities of Murcia as city centers and tourist attractions .

Chamber highlighted the cultural offerings of Murcia, capital of Baroque, the cuisine, the town as a place to shop, with traditional shops and most innovative shopping centers and town centers Murcia and has emphasized good communication Township .

The Mayor has indicated that "Murcia is a city to see, buy, taste ... It has over 70 miles of bike lanes, protected natural areas and provides a joint bid for a worthwhile getaway".

The Mayor held a meeting at the International Tourism Fair of Madrid, FITUR, which runs through Sunday.

Murcia City Council has for the first time with its own stand where you are meeting with tourism professionals, to promote the town.

House says, "who comes to Murcia repeats and the important thing is to open the door for us to know," and added that "in addition to the right temperature, in our town every month of the year there are interesting events, festivals, parties, Concerts, exhibitions, etc ".

Chamber recalled the importance of tourism in the town, which in 2011 generated an impact of 31 million euros.

The Councillor for Sports, Youth and Tourism, Miguel Cascales, yesterday signed a collaboration agreement with the city of Valladolid in order to increase business opportunities and promote meetings alternating in the two cities.

It is the first time that Murcia has its own stand, a space of 32 square meters next to the Region of Murcia, which are holding meetings with professionals and provides information on Murcia as a tourist destination and venue for conferences.

During the fair will participate in a working group that has international tour operators of the Russian Federation, Denmark, India, Germany, Netherlands, Congo and United Arab Emirates.

Furthermore, the stan Murcia Tourism have organized meetings with tourism professionals Russian and Portuguese.

In addition to professional meetings, the stand has a general tourist information area in which distributed 1,500 kilos of material and brochures.

The City leverages its presence in Fitur, next to the Convention Bureau to promote the tourism image of the city, both among professionals, who dedicated the show from Wednesday to Friday, and among the general public, which can access the weekend.

The mayor stressed the great attractions of the municipality, based on its culture, his art, monuments and exhibitions, its cuisine and climate, its natural to discover the landscape of the garden and districts, and extensive leisure and conference proposal .

Chamber recalled Murcia Imagine campaign, which has led to border areas of the city inviting tourists to visit the town as:

Pedestrian-Murcia, a place to enjoy its climate, its environment and its cuisine.

- Murcia Cultural, his art, monuments and exhibitions

Natural-Murcia to discover the landscape of the garden and districts

Current-Murcia by the leisure and conferences

Also the card is promoted Murcia Tourist Card, a tool that allows visitors to benefit from discounts tickets in museums and buildings of interest and plenty of leisure facilities, hotels and shops.

And they 'sold' the offer weekend to learn Murcia and enjoy a dining experience and guided tours.

The City participates tomorrow Taste Spain General Assembly as Murcia is located within the dining destinations Taste Spain.

Thanks to this project promotes gastronomic tourism and you can enjoy a tour package that includes hotel, tours and tasting of typical products in traditional restaurants.

The presence of Murcia in Fitur own stand is part of the special plan assistance to tourism fairs to promote Murcia as a tourist destination.

Murcia Tourist Beside, the municipality will be present at the Tourism Fair in Madrid, London, Berlin, Barcelona and provides for the possibility of new markets such as Russia and China.

This is an action of Murcia Tourism Promotion Plan 365 which aims to improve tourism in the city and attract visitors all year round.

The XXXIII International Tourism Fair (FITUR) which opened yesterday, was last year with 9,506 exhibitors from 167 countries, with 119,322 participants and 91,555 professional attendees lay public.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia