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The eighth edition of the Book Fair, Reading and Cultural Industries of Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca will be held on April 26 to May 2. Book presentations, meetings with authors, exhibitions, courses, seminars, discussion forums, workshops, magic and storytelling are some of the activities in this edition of the Fair, which is establishing itself as one of the most significant cultural events of the region.

In 2009 the overall turnover exceeded 500 thousand euros and the Government of Castilla-La Mancha wishes to take this event to show support to the publishing world, especially to SMEs for their important role as generators of employment and wealth in the region.

A "Tourist Train" comes through the streets and plazas of Spain As Pontes, who was with Santa on board until December 24 with the Kings after and theater, and a final gala of the "Merca nas Pontes "shape the Christmas program 2009-2010, which has organized the Council of As Pontes, through the Department of Culture.

The Department of Culture As Pontes council has organized a program for the holidays festive. The Tourist Train, began to tour the last Friday 18 to tour the streets and parishes in Pontes As with Santa on board, which was one of the more popular attractions that attracted an outstanding program.

International Film Festival Gay and Lesbian Gran Canaria, which is done with extraordinary success over the past five years has become a reference point for the LGBT film world, so that the fifth edition will take place from Friday 15 to Sunday 24 January 2010, where for ten days, film fans will have the opportunity to enjoy a selection of the best debut film, homosexual themes, produced in various parts of the world.

The festival aims to promote respect for diversity affective, showing the multiple realities of gays and lesbians from anywhere in the key of comedy, drama, suspense or action, is an event for gay and lesbian film aimed at a heterogeneous audience packed the cinemas on the occasion of each session of the editions held so far.

The World Tourism Organization, UNWTO and CNN International are moving in the strategic partnership signed in November between the Organization and the Group TASK (Advertising Solutions & Knowledge for Tourism) from CNN, this agreement allows WTO and cooperate in TASK events to ensure that professionals receive the most interesting knowledge and the latest industry data.

The WTO and share content TASK Group, will join forces in the bulletins and promote each other tourist services. The acting Secretary General of UNWTO, Taleb Rifai, said that the strategic alliance between WTO and CNN International is a significant step towards the projection of the potential economic, cultural, social and environmental tourism.

The main objective of 'Consulting Lab', consulting the Tourism Intelligence Laboratory Andalusian, Andalucía Lab, has launched, you find that "The region will become the destination with a greater presence on the Internet.

The consultancy, through an electronic commerce program, seeks to position in the network to the accommodation and catering sectors in Andalusia and it has 3.2 million euros from the Junta de Andalucía. It was reported that this program will work with more than five thousand companies.

Another aspect in which the work will be on Web 2.0, so that businesses and customers can interact.

The next meeting of Café 2.0, organized by HOSTELTUR supported by SEGITTUR, will be held on Monday December in Madrid, with the theme 'Social networks in the service of tourism' theme for discussion and sharing. SEGITTUR and HOSTELTUR, organizers of the presentation, invite all interested to attend this breakfast seminar to be held at NH Eurobuilding of Madrid, in which different professionals will tell their experiences in using social networks for business Desk.

The Department of Culture and Tourism of the Government of Navarra, Spain,
participated in the trade fair and congress EIBTM, which was held in Barcelona between 1 and 3 December this year, which participated along with the body Pamplona Convention Bureau. In the development of the fair is held several meetings with tourism industry professionals to raise awareness and Navarre infrastructure that has to do conferences and incentives.

Fair business, EIBTM is a major trade exhibitions to
industry conferences, incentives, events, business trips and congresses. In the last edition, the event Congress to more than 8 thousand visitors, with exhibitors from over 170 countries around the
world.

A delegation composed of 13 agents and media from the countries of France, Russia, Belgium, Mexico, UK, Netherlands and Portugal will meet the supply quality of the designers participating in the sixth edition of 'Andalusia Fashion' which will run until 30 October in Seville.

The international delegation will participate in a 'showroom' Extenda headquarters in the Andalusian capital, where designers will showcase their collections Horse (Sevilla), Dal Bat (Granada), Antonio Garcia (Sevilla), Marcelino (Jaén), Charfal (Sevilla), Francisco Tamaral (Córdoba), Agustin Torralbo (Malaga), ONLY2 and Tonala (Sevilla). Moreover, among the international participants in this mission are the publications 'ELLE' in Belgium and Mexico, 'cosmopolitan' Russian and Belgian fashion magazine 'Fashiononline'.

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).-Recently opened the new tourism office in the municipality of La Union, Murcia, Spain, participated in the event the Director General of Tourism, Marina García Vidal, along with the mayor of La Union, Francisco Bernabe. This new municipal tourist office integrated in the regional network, and which has invested between 2008 and 2009, a total 56 billion 753 euro, in respect of property, equipment and signage.

The location of this office, has a privileged location, being situated in the Casa del Pinon, in the heart of the town, replacing the old units that were located inside the Old Public Market.

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).-Today we inaugurate the Second International Congress of Barbastro Wine Tourism (Huesca), which runs until October 24th of this. The four days, there were lectures by academic and international authorities on the subject.

The event involved experts from the tourism industry as winemakers, distributors, winemakers and where government institutions and discuss the present and future of tourism, gastronomy, history and wine. The lectures are opening with the opening conference on "Tourism, Wine and Economic Crisis", within the framework theme "What was, what is and what will be the Wine Tourism.

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).- The "International Forum Fashion H" will be held from October 1 in Elche and host to no fewer than 125 professionals from five countries: France, Portugal, Belgium, Latvia and Lithuania, who confirmed their presence in the city of Elche in Spain before this forum was only made in France.

Elche is an accessible city as confirmed by the fact that he was honored with the Reina Sofia to accessibility. Thus Queen Sofia has agreed to chair the Committee of Honor of Fashion H 2009.

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).- The city of Madrid in Spain, will host next year from 24 to April 26, 2010 the first European Congress on Tourism and Catering, which will bring together experts from 27 countries, this announcement was made by the delegate of Economy of the City of Madrid, Miguel Angel Villanueva, for whom the food industry produces a direct economic activity generates tourism.

This event will be organized by Turespaña and the Royal Spanish Academy of Gastronomy, also the first European Congress on Tourism and Gastronomy joins other initiatives such as Madridfusión, at eight establishments with a Michelin star and three thousand restaurants based in Madrid that put this city as one of the capitals with the highest number of premises in quality and variety.

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).- From 17 to 20 this month, will conduct the sixth edition of the International Cultural Tourism Trade Fair & City Break, to be held in Malaga, and is aimed at creating jobs in the tourism sector through an initiative that 200 candidates will be interviewed by 22 companies.

It was reported that candidates selected for the first 'Employment and Training Workshop Turística de Andalucía "may apply for jobs in national and international companies in positions such as waiter, cook, masseur, travel agent or trade, among others.

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).- The city of Benidorm hosts from August 13 to the first gay festival of Valencia, an event that brings fashion, music, sea and fun. The capital city of tourism celebrates opening We are queers hotel Bali in 2009, which provides a meeting bringing together 500 thousand to two thousand people.

The inauguration event took place to the beat of DJ Dani Toro, Gonzalo Cristian Menoyo and Steel, on which there is no shortage of fashion, with the introduction of the new collection of swimwear Gabriel Croissier.

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).-Castilla y Leon in Spain, recently renewed its portal Reservation Center for Rural Tourism www.castillayleonesvida.com the new portal was created with the aim of becoming a national reference point and reinforce the image of tourism in Castile and Leon as well as dynamic market among employers in the sector.

One of the novelties of the Central Reserve is the incorporation of a call center and professional expertise that enables users to make a reservation seven days a year, fulfilling one of the demands of the Association of Rural Tourism Castilla y Leon to the shortage of Internet in some areas.

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).- The Ministries of Culture, Industry, Tourism and Trade and Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain, reached an agreement to develop a Plan for the Promotion of Cultural Tourism 2009-2012 with the aim of promoting and disseminating cultural products abroad to promote the destination "Cultural Spain.

To this end, four areas of action within the museum area, the promotion of the Paseo del Arte Madrid, composed by the Prado, Reina Sofia and Thyssen Foundation, which has created a ticket - fertilizer.

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).- From 4 to 08 August, has been conducting the sixteenth edition of the New Future of rake, which takes place on the first floor of the Palais des Expositions, Santander, the official opening was attended by the president of Cantabria, Miguel Angel Revilla, councilor of the tourism and protocol, Gema equally among the other guests. The group Friends of the Coral Sea, the fishing district, was responsible for opening the week of activities, stalls, tombola, cafe, restaurant, toy library, performances, fashion shows and more.

The activities of the August 5, will begin at 21:00 with a performance of Spanish dance and modern dance schools and Dantea Studio 36, while for Friday, August 7, will the Brotherhood of Our Lady Rocío.

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).- The City Council of Brena Baja, are betting on tourism of salt, through a project that is long does not materialize, the project is put at three levels, one is dedicated to the process of salt, a museum and put selling products. Another area devoted to cultural activities such as exhibitions, concerts and conferences. And, finally, a specialized therapeutic treatment associated with the salt.

Indicates that the project cost around seven million euros and the council does not have enough economic potential alone to deal with the work, in its final development Cancajos The main tourist area of the island, and it is hoped that the Government of Canaries confirm a grant for the start of work.

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).- From 17 to September 20 next will be held in the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos de Málaga, Spain, the sixth edition of the International Fair of Tourism & Cultural City Break called FITC & City Break, which this year will include for the first time a 'workshop 'employment and tourism training. Within this cultural segment, the Malaga Chamber of Commerce has invited a group of international specialists to establish commercial relations with Spanish schools in Malaga.

This initiative was developed in collaboration with the job portal of the tourism sector Turijobs.com. Therefore, it is planned to enable a working space for interviews in which about thirty persons in charge of human resources business sector can meet and interview hundreds of job candidates attending the event.

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).- In the city of Madrid, Spain, foreign tourists who are victims of crimes in which they can not identify the perpetrator may be pursuing their complaints in the hotel where he was staying, thanks to the collaboration agreement signed between the CEO of Security and Mobility Town Hall, Pedro Calvo, the Economy and Employment, Miguel Angel Villanueva, and the president of the Business Association of Hoteliers in Madrid, Jesús Gatell to improve care to visitors for security.

The agreement allows foreign visitors fill out a form, available in six languages including: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Chinese, in the same hotel, assisted by staff of the hotel, notice, of the Municipal Police which appeared in the hotel.

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).- Travel agencies in these times of crisis are offering various promotions to tourists, so that Spain has launched the campaign 57 from'100 'to the travel agency and Renfe Iberojet offering trips from 58 euros Out of the cities of Valladolid, Burgos and Leon for different Spanish cities in the territory.

The initiative has a total of 3 thousand train tickets and three thousand hotel rooms a day, also offers roundtrip train ride plus a night's accommodation in hotels in different Spanish cities including Madrid, Pamplona, Santander, Bilbao, Oviedo, Saragossa , Gijon and Barcelona.

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).- According to information from the Bureau of Tourism, an agency belonging to the Spanish private sector tourism, transfers of the famous soccer players, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka to Real Madrid, will be a focus of attraction for Asian tourists to Spain, because the magnetism that the Spanish team generates in these countries.

In this regard, the chairman of the Tourism Bureau, Juan Andres Melián has suggested that these signings will be a significant increase in the Asian tourism to Spain, especially Madrid, because of the media that these players have in that market.

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).- The host city of Cordova, the month of October, two conferences on tourism focusing on public-private cooperation and new technologies as tools to improve management of tourism products and sales, both organized by the Provincial Tourism Diputación de Córdoba.

On 8 and October 9 Palacio de la Merced will be the scene of the III National Planning, Promotion and Quality in Tourism Destinations, which will focus on the analysis of public-private cooperation in the management of tourist destinations as well as in strategies and challenges of the current scenario. The other event scheduled for October, is the V Meeting Professional Tourism Marketing 'Plot 2009', to be held on 14, 15 and 16 at the Pavillon des Arts in Priego de Córdoba.

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).- In Spain this summer at the station, which attracts large numbers of tourists, that is why the Police has launched an information campaign to prevent and protect tourists, which is being developed brochures, which provides advice with safety measures to be taken, these will be distributed in eight languages.

The slogan of the brochure is "Welcome to Spain! Enjoy Safe" campaign which is a part of the Police and Tourism Security-Summer 2009 ", designed by the General Public Safety. Brochures, between 200 thousand and 300 thousand, will begin to circulate in hotels, tourist information offices and at airports.

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).- The business of tourism services for gays Rainbow Tourism, has partnered with the Instituto Bernabeu, to offer a new package aimed at lesbians, which offers a stay in a luxury hotel on the seafront and a further treatment after assisted reproduction at a clinic in Alicante.

Instituto Bernabeu, specialized programs in assisted reproduction and fertility, has four clinics in Alicante, Benidorm, Elche and Cartagena, and a department of international attention to promote medical tourism. Hence has arisen the new package, and also

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).- The Federation of Associations of Travel Agencies of Valencia (FAV) submit to the Council a proposal for the creation of an Internet brand that identifies the agencies that are legally established in order to distinguish them from trading companies working in the network.

It has been suggested that this brand digital only appear on Web pages of the agencies covered by the Tourism, for such purpose have been contacted by companies that find a way to make this mark can not be copied, this measure is intended to curb activities of agencies operating on the Internet and are not legally established.

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).- Tomorrow begins the Tourism Fair of Almeida, who will be the presence of Ciudad Rodrigo as the only Spanish city at the event to last until next Sunday May 31. In the event the City Council will promote Rodrigo nature, historical and artistic heritage and the Carnaval del Toro mirobrigense. Also, the city Rodrigo participate in the Fair of bullfighting from Medina del Campo.

The City Council will participate in the Fair with a booth of 2x4 meters which will promote the artistic and historical heritage and natural sites of Ciudad Rodrigo. In the booth will be shown models of the Cathedral and Cerralbo, ceded to the City by Sunday Garduño Santos, and the layout of the city of Cork, owned by Augustin Moriche.

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).- Spain has recently opened its first tourism office in India with the aim of increasing the flow of visitors who visit Spain Indians and thus attract new tourist segments, and that India is considered the most important emerging market in the world the tourist point of view. The tourist office was opened in Mumbai, India's financial capital.

The opening of an office established in the country closer to potential customers to capture different segments of tourism such as Gourmet, the business travel and boyfriends. However one of the difficulties for the increase of tourists is the absence of direct air links between Spain and India.

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).- The Institute of Tourism of Spain (Turespaña), has recently signed an agreement with Asturias, whereby 40% of the budget of the campaign called 'Smile! You are in Asturias' (Smile! Are in Asturias), to this year, of which 400 thousand euros, will be dedicated to tourism promotion on the Web, while the remaining 60% of the budget, ie 600 thousand euros, will be dedicated to the promotion in other media such as newspapers, magazines, billboards, subway posters, among others.

The total budget will be funded by central government and regional levels during 2009. The campaign already begun and will conclude by year's end. Regarding the distribution of the investment markets will go to Germany 32% of the budget for France is 25% to 24% United Kingdom, Switzerland receive 10% and 9% for Portugal.

(HotelsToursandTourism.com).- The Department of Tourism of the Municipality of Adra in Andalusia, Spain has recently promoted a plan of training and awareness of quality culture, where we analyze the situation in which the sector and the challenges it faces in adapting to the demands of tourists, with regard to each quality, price and services. The first event is aimed at technical management with the aim of educating in the field of quality tourism.

The conference represents the first action to take place from 17 training activities covered by the plan, which aims to generate new knowledge, techniques and concepts to the tourism industry, through this plan will explore the latest technology developments in the windows, marketing, customer care, among other topics related to the tourism industry.