Fuerteventura promotion in Germany as a golf destination begins to yield results

Contacts have been initiated to enhance the marketing of the island as a golf destination

Ten of the major German tour operator specializing in golf tourism, whose directors were on the island in December invited by the Tourism Board and the Spanish Tourist Office in Frankfurt, have already begun to implement various measures aimed at market destination Fuerteventura specific courses.

Agueda Montelongo, Tourism council adviser, said "we remain in constant contact with OTS in Frankfurt, where we have a promoter of Fuerteventura in this close collaboration, and we continue to strengthen the line that has been arousing interest among German companies able to offer an alternative to Fuerteventura golf tourism in the area of the Isles ".

Among these approaches highlights of the tour operator Golfreisen Sunshine, who contacted the Tourist Board of Fuerteventura with the intention of organizing a fam trip PROS directed to the company (professional players associated with the tour operator), would visit the island to deepen their knowledge of the offer golfing dues so that in future, to organize future trips with clients of the company.

Moreover, the question of what counselor, "this February will the first trip organized golf tourists from the Company Birdie Golf & Reise Events. We hope it is the first of many that are to come on, not only with This tour operator, but with the rest that was also interested in the attractions of Fuerteventura as a golf paradise.

The strategy of the Ministry and the Tourism Council of Fuerteventura has recently initiated a promotional campaign Fitur focused on promoting the island as a destination for active leisure, nautical and sports, 'Action and Sports in Playa de Canarias', in that the supply of golf has an area highlighted as one of the rising tourist segments in Fuerteventura, notable for their high purchasing power and its ability to withstand the international economic downturn.

Puerto del Rosario, 3 February 2010

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