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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.

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.

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.

The overall action will involve an estimated municipal investment of one million euros, and will involve the adaptation and landscaping of this entire space for the enjoyment of citizens.

The mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón and the mayor of Benejúzar, Vicente Cases, together with the Councilor for Tourism of Torrevieja, Rosario Martínez and councilors for Tourism from the municipalities of Los Montesinos, Orihuela and Benejúzar, have presented the Camino de Santiago at FITUR Salt. A route that arises from the desire to extend the Camino de Santiago del Sureste towards the Mediterranean Sea. So the Iberian Peninsula is crossed diagonally from the Mediterranean to Santiago de Compostela and the Atlantic Ocean in Finisterre.

The mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón, together with the Councilor for Tourism, Rosario Martínez and the co-founder of Oxytours, Fran Lucha, have presented the Guided Hiking and Environmental Education activities in our municipality, which includes guided routes in the Natural Park of the La Mata and Torrevieja Lagoons and the Molino del Agua Municipal Natural Park, together with educational and environmental information activities in Primary schools, as well as in the coves and beaches of Torrevieja.

The purpose of the new spot is to deseasonalize tourism, reflecting the infinite number of plans and options you have when choosing Torrevieja as your destination “You are the fundamental part of our city and you choose how and when to enjoy it”

The Councilor for Festivals, Rosario Martínez Chazarra, reports that the Consell has authorized the signing of a collaboration agreement between Turisme Comunitat Valenciana and the Torrevieja City Council to promote the festivals of relevant tourist interest that are celebrated in the city.