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The Torrevieja University Intelligent Tourism Laboratory (TI·LAB), a joint initiative between Torrevieja City Council and the University of Alicante, presented this morning the report "Study on the Use of New Data Sources to Analyze Tourist Behavior in Torrevieja."

This project has offered a complete training and employment experience to young people under 30 for 12 months, combining paid work with certified training in the administrative field.

This Friday morning, the Torrevieja City Council (CdT) awarded the 2024 Comprehensive Destination Tourism Quality System (SICTED) distinctions in recognition of the efforts and commitment to the quality of our city's tourism services.

This morning, Torrevieja City Councilor for Education, Ricardo Recuero, presented the 2nd Educational Guidance Fair "Oriéntate," which will be held at the Torrevieja International Auditorium on April 1, 2, and 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

An industrial engineer for a Temporary Employment Program, a laborer assigned to the Youth Department, and a pending Stabilization laborer for Parks and Gardens have also taken office.

The contract will last for one year with the possibility of a one-year extension. The base tender budget is €500,000 for 12 months, meaning the total contract value will be €1 million.

Alejandro Morer, who took up his new position this morning, has held the position of Superintendent of the Local Police until now, being in charge in recent years of the Economic and Contracting Area of the Police.

Experts in the different disciplines will teach four programs starting next October after the inauguration of the new 2024-2025 academic year. The Open University is a teaching initiative resulting from the existing collaboration between the UNED and the Torrevieja City Council in terms of training.

Through the acronym “Occupation”, “Leadership” and “Accompaniment”, the OLA Program in Torrevieja has served 18 people, with a participant profile associated with that of a woman, between 31 and 45 years old.

The study, called EDAP 2024, will be carried out from today, Tuesday, May 7, to June 2, 2024, and consists of carrying out a total of 16 random alcohol and drug tests on drivers during this period of time. Results of the controls will be sent to the General Directorate of Traffic for analysis of the data collected and thus be able to draw conclusions about the prevalence of alcohol and drug consumption while driving in our country.

Next Friday, April 26, at 11:00 a.m., the “Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Tourism” conference will be held at the CdT in Torrevieja, with the aim of raising awareness of the challenges posed by adequate data management and application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques in the tourism field.