private sector step by step To prevent the tourism business, which is the locomotive of the Canary economy, from seeing itself with a noose around its neck every time the European Union passes a law, regardless of the characteristics of the islands.. To avoid situations like those caused by Target 55, without taking into account the implementation in the Archipelago of this package of measures, which the European Commission reflects on the ambitious environmental profession – particularly the emissions market reform and green tax in air transport – tourism would be a death sentence. That’s as big as the death penalty for the economy itself, that is, thousands of companies and tens of thousands of jobs. Thus, ten of the Autonomous Community’s major firms in the tourism sector, all with Canarian capital, with decision-making centers in the Canary Islands and with a strict balance in the representation of the two provinces, were set up as a lobby so that no one in Brussels forgets the Islands during the legislative procedure. They don’t want the archipelago to have to seek help almost at the cut-off time, as with emissions market reform, to avoid measures that would endanger the future of the archipelago. If the Canary Islands are the tourist “pioneer” of the Old Continent, and this is evidenced by the business or visitor numbers, the Canary Islands should be the “regulatory pioneer” in this regard. And this should be clarified to the European Commission – Community Executive.
With this aim, reminiscent of the National Alliance for Tourism Excellence, better known as Exceltur, and whose main objectives include Brussels, Knocking on its Doors, the Canary Islands and the remaining eight ORs, a special mention in the Treaty on the functioning of the EU. Always remember that there is “We want to inform and participate,” said Santiago de Armas, president of Excelcan, in a statement yesterday. “We definitely wantbe present in the development of community policy on tourism; We are at the forefront of the industry and we want to be at the forefront of regulation in Europe,” said the president of IFA Hotels and the director of the Lopesan Group, one of the ten major founding companies of Excelcan through the Lopesan Hotel firm to manage.
De Armas explained that this lobby or pressure group, born from a period of reflection on the convenience of aligning the interests of the tourism sectors of both provinces in the face of their defense in Brussels, is now more right than ever. Not in vain community officials are immersed in a whirlwind of environmental regulations that have completely touched tourism, which can then be seen in situations similar to that provided by Archipelago Destination 55 and the green tax. “This is about cooperating from the Canary Islands and not reacting late to laws or issues that directly affect us”, a businessman led by Excelcan as vice president, accompanied by José Carlos Francisco; Carlos Gimeno as secretary; and as members Juan Miguel Sanjuán, Christoph Kiessling and Agustín Manrique de Lara.
The Association for Research, Study and Excellence in the Tourism Industry has public support from the Government of the Canary Islands. In fact, Excelcan and the Ministry of Tourism signed a cooperation agreement to celebrate the first European tourism islands congress in the Archipelago between the next 30 November and 2 December. It is an assignment in line with Excelcan’s target of undertaking the Autonomous Community’s corresponding leading role in tourism with 15 million visitors every year. “It’s time to have our voice and our weight In the regulations regarding tourism”, the president of IFA Hotels insisted.
Apart from Lopesan, it is among the other founding companies of Excelcan. Western Islands Group of Companies; Institution 5-Analysis and Strategies; Canarias Rental & Investment; Satocan; Hospital Holding; parrot park; Total Hotel Experience Group; Martinez Group 1927; and Akarta 21. Santiago de Armas did not rule out the possibility of new companies joining the union in the future, although what it now has to do is in any case to consolidate the alliance formed by the leading companies in their sub-sectors of activity. “The idea was a regional and balanced organisation, that was the will, and indeed the project has been under construction since 2021 after confirming the enormous impact of the restrictions and the measures that Europe has begun to develop,” the businessman said.