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38TH INTERNATIONAL FIDEUA COMPETITION IN GANDIA

Ernesto Sanjuan, Tourism Deputy of the Valencia County Council, presided the 38th International Fideua Gastronomy Competition in Gandia, with first prize going to the Punta Negra Restaurant of Gandia; second prize to the Rosiñol Restaurant of Naquera, and third prize to the Amadeo Restaurant in Gandia. The competition was sponsored by the Valencia County Council and the Town Hall of Gandia.

VALENCIAN PRESIDENT GOES CHERRY PICKING

Alberto Fabra, President of the Valencian Region, accompanied by Maritina Hernandez, Valencian Government Councillor of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food, (on his left) launched the cherry picking season in Benimarfull, famous for its Alicante Mountain Cherries. Cherries were introduced into the area by the Romans, and developed in small plots in the Muslim era. Nowadays new varieties have been introduced to enable export to Russia, China, Brazil, and the United States of America. 31 municipalities in the province of Alicante grow cherries, and the average cherry production per campaign is around 150,000 kilos, with 50% an early variety and 50% a middle variety, thus prolonging the harvest season. For the past 20 years a third of the cherry crop has been exported to Britain, Germany, France, Italy, and Holland, while the remaining two-thirds is is sold on the Spanish market. During his inauguration of the cherry campaign, President Fabra highlighted the fact that in 2011, the agricultural food industry employed 300,000 people, and generated an income of over 10,000 million Euro, with 4,500 Euro of this amount derived from exports.

SPANISH GOVERNMENT DELEGATE VISITED EMERGENCY MILITARY UNIT

Paula Sanchez de Leon, Spanish Government Delegate in Valencia, visited the base of the III Intervention Battalion of the Emergency Military Unit (UME) in Betera, Valencia. This Unit services the Valencian Region, the Balearic Isles, the Region of Murcia, and the province of Albacete with a joint population of over eight million people. Delegate Sanchez de Leon was accompanied by General Emilio Roldan, (UME commander in Spain) and and Lieutenant Colonel Juan Olalla (commander of the UME battalion in the Valencian Region).

NEW TOURISM SLOGAN - BARCELONA IS MUCH MORE

Alberto Fernandez, first vice chairman of the Barcelona County Council (left), and Francisco Vila, tourism manager of the Barcelona County Council, presented the new slogan that will be used to promote tourism in Barcelona province, viz., BARCELONA IS MUCH MORE. The three main areas to be promoted are Costa Barcelona consisting in 100 kilometres of coastline with a white BCN+ on a blue circle background; Cataluña Central, made up of 12 nature parks for which an orange circle with a white BCN+ will be used; and Pyrenees Barcelona, an area of the Pyrenees to be promoted with a green circle containing a white BCN+. The new campaign expects to generate a 30% increase in the number of tourists and a 21% increase in day-trippers.

VOLOTEA - NEW SPANISH AIRLINE

VOLOTEA, the new Spanish Airline founded by Carlos Muñoz and Lazaro Ros (who also founded VUELING), will start flights between Valencia and Venice Marco Polo, and Alicante and Venice Marco Polo, the 25th April, using 125 seat Boeing 717´s with Rolls Royce motors. To launch the company, VOLOTEA is offering 400,000 seats between Valencia and Venice Marco Polo at 19 Euro one way taxes included, and if it is your birthday, you get a free trip. At present only Online Booking is available at http://www.volotea.com/es for Spanish; http://www.volotea.com/en for English; http://www.volotea.com/it for Italian; and http://www.volotea.com/fr for French. Call Centre 902.737.717. From June 2012 tickets may also be purchased through Travel Agencies. Seats will be assigned at the moment of booking. When the company is functioning fully, there will be flights to 42 cities in 10 countries (10 in Spain), as depicted above. Checked-in bags weighing 23 kilos maximum, cost 15 Euro, with 10 kilos of hand luggage for free.

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