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The Community has already achieved six million euros to promote Caravaca de la Cruz as a destination for religious tourism
The Interadministrative Commission for the Jubilee Year 2017 has held its first meeting, where it is reported that there are already guaranteed one million euros in donations by employers for the promotion and dissemination of Caravaca Jubilee today
The Minister of Tourism recalls the tax exemptions that can benefit companies wishing to be part "of an event that will be a salutary lesson to all levels and that will have a huge economic, social and tourist impact"
This morning the first meeting of the Interadministrative Commission 'Caravaca de la Cruz 2017. Jubilee Year', "a meeting of utmost importance has taken place, since it is the starting gun for the promotion and efforts to position Caravaca de la Cruz as a destination for religious tourism, "explained his term the Minister of Economic Development, Tourism and Employment and President of this Commission, Juan Hernandez.
Hernandez said that "today, there are already six million euros guaranteed by employers for such promotion, which means that one million euros will go straight to the Way Foundation Cruz, intended for various actions to be developed during the Jubilee Year ".
At the meeting the mayor of Caravaca de la Cruz, Jose Moreno, participated as vice president of the Commission;
representatives of the Ministries of Finance and Public Administration and Education, Culture and Sports;
the general director of the Institute of Tourism, Manuel Fernández-Delgado;
CEO of Estrella de Levante, Patricio Valverde, representing the Way Foundation Caravaca de la Cruz;
the older sister of the Illustrious Confraternity of the Blessed and Vera Cruz de Caravaca, Elisa Maria Gimenez-Giron, and the secretary of the board, Rafael Higuera.
The Minister recalled that the regional government has already announced that the companies that are part of the Foundation will obtain tax benefits by contributing to the dissemination and positioning of the Jubilee Year 2017. "The program of tax exemptions, designed to promote public-private partnerships, is it is a mechanism that is a benefit for both the region and to Caravaca de la Cruz and for those companies wishing aimed at promoting and spreading the Jubilee Year 2017 investments, "he added, while stressed the invitation to" all companies who wish to be part of this very important for the Region "event.
Currently, companies that are already part of the Board of the Way of the Cross of Caravaca Foundation and therefore have become patrons of the Jubilee Year are Desserts and Sweets Reina, Limcamar, Brotherhood Pharmaceutical Mediterranean, Strong Corporate Group Products continental (Cafes Salzillo), University Foundation San Antonio (UCAM) and Estrella de Levante.
This is the work of the Ministry of Economic Development, Tourism and Employment Development adds, through the Institute of Tourism, which has already invested one million euros in various actions, such as the adequacy of roads and signage, among others, as well as to work made with several international operating to publicize Caravaca de la Cruz.
In fact, a few weeks ago he came to Murcia Vatican tour operator responsible for pilgrimages, whose head confirmed that Caravaca de la Cruz will be included in the list of places of pilgrimage Vatican.
According to Juan Hernandez he said, "38 percent of tourists in the world is motivated religious tourism and Spain is one of the countries most noteworthy in this mode".
So he said that the Community sees the Jubilee 2017 as "a historic opportunity to transform the future of the region".
"It's going to be a salutary lesson at all levels, will have a huge economic, social and tourism impacts and take an associated program of cultural events, religious, nature and leisure to be held throughout the year," he added.
Source: PP Caravaca de la Cruz
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