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Calella participates at Salon Mondial du Tourisme in Paris
20 MarchCalella participates at Salon Mondial du Tourisme in Paris
The Salon Mondial du Tourisme is the only fair in Paris open to the general public and in the previous edition it received 99,800 visitors.
Calella has participated in the 44th edition of the Salon Mondial du Tourisme, held in Paris from March 14 to 17, with its own counter in the Turespaña stand. It is the most important generic fair in the tourism sector in France, aimed exclusively at the final public, and this year has attended by 400 exhibitors of tourism professionals, travel agencies, tourist offices and acommodation, among others.
The Mayor of Calella, Montserrat Candini, headed the delegation of the City Council of Calella in Paris with the aim of strengthening the tourist image of the city and the relations with agencies and turoperators.
As highlighted by the Mayor of Calella, Montserrat Candini, "holiday planning depends increasingly on each one of us, we end up designing where we are going, we look at the best deals and look for the best possibilities, and it is clear that this fair welcomes this spirit very well".
France, the first issuer of tourists in Catalonia
Catalonia remains the preferred international destination of the French, and according to the Catalan Tourism Agency, it is a mature and demanding market that represents the first international issuing market for Catalonia in terms of expenditure and number of tourists.
The main motivations of French visitors to come to Catalonia are cultural resources, good gastronomy and visits to family and friends, and are also increasingly sensitive to sustainable products. It is a proximity market, with tourists who mainly arrive at the destination in their own car and for short stays.
Regarding Calella, the good results of this market during the last few years, especially in 2016 (+37.63%), is worthy of note. During 2018, a total of 160,486 overnight stays were registered in Calella in the French market, ranking in the fifth nationality that visited our city. Likewise, visits to the website calellabarcelona.com from France have grown 83.60% and when they do so from mobile devices, this indicator shows an increase of 117.55%. In relation to the most visited content by French users, they mainly highlight: activities (things to do), municipal market, how to get there, nautical activities, beaches and shopping.