Artur Mas: 'The tourism is destined to continue to exercise leadership in the whole country'

Barcelona. The President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Artur Mas, has praised the good time tonight that lives on tourism in Catalonia and has asked the industry for quality work and responsibility "Catalonia remains redrawing quality tourist attraction in an area that is called to continue to exercise leadership in the whole country. "   Artur Mas made this call during the ceremony of the 26th Tourism Awards of Catalonia, has awarded this year's record of 22 professional and business sector entities. Pictured are the winners of the Medal of Tourism in the province of Tarragona reconeixemanet their dedication and continuous efforts to promote tourism in Catalan. Emphasizes the prescència Joan Albert Padrol, founder and president of the Nautical Gold Coast, and Josep Graset i Forasté, president of the Association of Tourist apartments on the Costa Dorada.     After the award ceremony, the president thanked "the effort and the work done" for years to make, against some odds, tourism is now "element of the tractor that wealth creation and the economic activity in Catalonia. " In this sense, Artur Mas said that professionals can show to society "self-esteem and pride" to know that they have become "the cornerstone of the economy," and asked "used to fund" that "our country is in fashion as a tourist attraction."   "There has been much work and has done very well and in general we can say that the world of tourism in our country has taken a great leap economic, social, wealth creation and quality," said the President. However, he called to know to manage this factor for the "good job, professionalism, desire to work well and resources, especially in training." Taking advantage of the large representation of professionals, companies and organizations related to tourism, the president wanted to finish his speech calling for accountability. "Leadership also means that today the tourism sector is responsible for a significant part of the country's economic progress and all its consequences, and you needed to be aware," he said.

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