The mayor Francisco Azcué participated this Friday in the Urban, Rural, Religious and Triple Impact Tourism Forum held at the Convention Center of our city, which had a significant number of participants, the presence of authorities and members of different sectors.
The activity was promoted by the Tourism Area of the Argentine Confederation of Medium-Sized Enterprises (CAME) and organized jointly by the Economic Federation of Entre Ríos (FEDER), the Entre Ríos Chamber of Tourism (CET) and the Center of Commerce, Industry and Services of Concordia.
The forum was sponsored by INTA, the Government of Entre Ríos and the Municipality of Concordia, with the support of the Municipal Undersecretariat of Tourism; the Mixed Entity of Tourism of Concordia (EMCONTUR), the Secretariat of Tourism of the Province of Entre Ríos and the Federal Rural Tourism Network.
When taking the floor, the Mayor highlighted the holding of the meeting, noting that they are “very necessary because these are the moments where we can exchange knowledge, seek agreements, and plan. In our city and in the province, hand in hand with Governor Rogelio Frigerio, we are working on a project that aims to transform this reality by making tourism a development tool”.
And for this to be achieved, the State must be a facilitator of those tools, “placing the private sector and intermediate entities at the center of the scene and organizing an ecosystem for growth, because they are the ones who bet, invest and generate”.
“EXPLORE CONCORDIA” AND “CONCORPASS”
Regarding local management, Mayor Azcué mentioned two programs that have been developed by the Undersecretariat of Tourism in joint work with EMCONTUR, which are “Explorá Concordia” and “Concorpass”.
Regarding the first one, he highlighted the inclusive, social, educational and cultural role it fulfills, as it consists of fifth-grade and fifth-year students touring the city on the tourist bus, a matter achieved through an agreement with the Departmental Directorate of Schools.
Regarding “Concorpass”, Azcué recalled that it is a proposal that seeks to encourage tourist activity in the months of May and June, generating a series of benefits and promotions for tourists visiting the city. He also pointed out that next week it will be presented in Buenos Aires to tourism providers, media and sector authorities.
“Let us dream big, let us continue working, for we can do many things to transform our city and I am convinced that we will do it,” remarked the Mayor.
For his part, Alfredo González, president of CAME, highlighted the qualities of the province of Entre Ríos in terms of tourism, which go beyond natural resources to include conditions for meeting and event tourism, among others. For this reason, he valued the holding of said Forum, as it allowed for the gathering of the different actors involved in the activity.
In the same vein, the Provincial Secretary of Tourism, Jorge Satto, expressed that joint work between the public sector, the private sector and intermediate entities is important when it comes to shaping and promoting tourism products, and that in that sense, Entre Ríos is achieving it.
Present at the opening ceremony were Silvio Farach, president of the Economic Federation of Entre Ríos; the president of the Center of Commerce, Industry and Services of Concordia, Adrián Lampazzi; the Undersecretary of Tourism of the Municipality of Concordia, Laureano Schvartzman; the Secretary of Tourism of CAME, Gregorio Werchow; the president of the Entre Ríos Chamber of Tourism, Juan Acedo; provincial deputy Carola Laner; the Secretary of Productive Development, Federico Schattenhofer, and councilman Mauricio Rey, among others.
The activity was promoted by the Tourism Area of the Argentine Confederation of Medium-Sized Enterprises (CAME) and organized jointly by the Economic Federation of Entre Ríos (FEDER), the Entre Ríos Chamber of Tourism (CET) and the Center of Commerce, Industry and Services of Concordia.
The forum was sponsored by INTA, the Government of Entre Ríos and the Municipality of Concordia, with the support of the Municipal Undersecretariat of Tourism; the Mixed Entity of Tourism of Concordia (EMCONTUR), the Secretariat of Tourism of the Province of Entre Ríos and the Federal Rural Tourism Network.
When taking the floor, the Mayor highlighted the holding of the meeting, noting that they are “very necessary because these are the moments where we can exchange knowledge, seek agreements, and plan. In our city and in the province, hand in hand with Governor Rogelio Frigerio, we are working on a project that aims to transform this reality by making tourism a development tool”.
And for this to be achieved, the State must be a facilitator of those tools, “placing the private sector and intermediate entities at the center of the scene and organizing an ecosystem for growth, because they are the ones who bet, invest and generate”.
“EXPLORE CONCORDIA” AND “CONCORPASS”
Regarding local management, Mayor Azcué mentioned two programs that have been developed by the Undersecretariat of Tourism in joint work with EMCONTUR, which are “Explorá Concordia” and “Concorpass”.
Regarding the first one, he highlighted the inclusive, social, educational and cultural role it fulfills, as it consists of fifth-grade and fifth-year students touring the city on the tourist bus, a matter achieved through an agreement with the Departmental Directorate of Schools.
Regarding “Concorpass”, Azcué recalled that it is a proposal that seeks to encourage tourist activity in the months of May and June, generating a series of benefits and promotions for tourists visiting the city. He also pointed out that next week it will be presented in Buenos Aires to tourism providers, media and sector authorities.
“Let us dream big, let us continue working, for we can do many things to transform our city and I am convinced that we will do it,” remarked the Mayor.
For his part, Alfredo González, president of CAME, highlighted the qualities of the province of Entre Ríos in terms of tourism, which go beyond natural resources to include conditions for meeting and event tourism, among others. For this reason, he valued the holding of said Forum, as it allowed for the gathering of the different actors involved in the activity.
In the same vein, the Provincial Secretary of Tourism, Jorge Satto, expressed that joint work between the public sector, the private sector and intermediate entities is important when it comes to shaping and promoting tourism products, and that in that sense, Entre Ríos is achieving it.
Present at the opening ceremony were Silvio Farach, president of the Economic Federation of Entre Ríos; the president of the Center of Commerce, Industry and Services of Concordia, Adrián Lampazzi; the Undersecretary of Tourism of the Municipality of Concordia, Laureano Schvartzman; the Secretary of Tourism of CAME, Gregorio Werchow; the president of the Entre Ríos Chamber of Tourism, Juan Acedo; provincial deputy Carola Laner; the Secretary of Productive Development, Federico Schattenhofer, and councilman Mauricio Rey, among others.