CEO of RIU Hotels and Holiday Villages, Carmen RiuShown very critical about recognition Hoteliers in Spain especially buy from the political class. “Is there world leaders tourism sector and no one knows us nor the Central Government. American companies are coming They’re hiring Spanish hoteliers to teach them lessons Something is not going well with managing holiday companies.” Riu made this during the 19th Congress of Spanish Hoteliers, held today at the Palau de Congressos in Palma. In this sense, Riu has since claimed: The state will invest “billions of euros” in the reform of mature tourist areas.
A critical message was also shared Simón Pedro Barceló, co-chairman of Grupo Barceló“We believe that The industry deserves more and better attention And we will continue to demand it. We want the situation to be better in all autonomous communities, and this Spain’s promotion policy abroad is a priority for the government. “A legislative session is starting, and let’s hope it will be better than the last.” new Administrator Barceló, Pedro Sánchez Relief at Alberto Garzón’s departure ministerial portfolio. “Because the Minister of Consumer Affairs was not there Saying that the tourism sector does not provide added value “We’ve already taken a step forward.”
On the other hand, Carmen Riu also wanted to emphasize this: negative aspects He stated that tourism is not a harmless sector that brings benefits to destinations. “We have to complete The benefits brought by tourism, together with actions that alleviate the negative aspects It’s like overcrowding.” Javier Águila, president of Hyatt Hotel Corporation for Europe, Africa and the Middle East, also joined the roundtable and called for more investment. “Spain’s tourism industry is truly leading the world We want to have the tools and support to continue this way. Águila gave examples of countries such as Greece or Saudi Arabia where they would “completely transform their economies” to focus on tourism.