The director of the Valladolid Fair, Alberto Alonso, made this Sunday a “frankly positive” assessment of the XXVI edition of the International Domestic Tourism Fair (Intur), which will close its doors this evening after welcoming some 33,000 visitors to Intur Viajeros, which represents an increase of 9 percent, in addition to the increase of 28 for hundred of commercial contacts recorded on Thursday, during Intur Negocios, up to 11,500 people.
“Intur strengthens its leading position in the Iberian Peninsula in terms of domestic tourism fairs, and the figures showing the growth of tourism in general this year are also reflected in our event,” explained Alonso. In statements collected by Ical, he stressed that the exhibitors They are “very satisfied” with their participation in this edition.
The wide range of exhibitions, with 1,200 destinations and multiple activities scheduled by the exhibitors have aroused the interest of thousands of visitors who have come since last Friday.
Exhibitors like Aragón highlighted precisely the strong participation of visitors in the planned revitalization activities in its space in Intur, considering it “a resounding success”, according to Gema Domínguez, technician of the General Directorate of Tourism of Aragon. For its part, the Portuguese community of Alto Tâmega highlighted the increase in the number of travelers that occurs in its territory after each edition of Intur, according to the statements of Bruno Carvalho, responsible for the CIM Alto Tâmega stand.
On the other hand, they participated in the professional day of Intur Negocios 68 operators and travel agents from ten different countries, Belgium, Chile, China, United States, Indonesia, Netherlands, Thailand, Taiwan and Spain. Intur Negocios was sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports of the Government of Castilla y León. “The participating professionals clearly identified how improving the profiles of the invited tour operators, more adapted to the reality of the domestic market, generated high-value meetings,” he concluded.
