Tourism offices of the municipality of San Javier received in the second quarter of this year a total of 21,664 visitors, 4,671 more than the same period last year.
70 percent of visitors who sought the services of the municipal offices of tourism are Spanish while the rest are from abroad, mainly in the UK, followed by a great distance by France, Germany, Norway and Portugal.
According to statistics released by the Department of Tourism related to the services provided at the offices of Turismo de Santiago de la Ribera and La Manga in as well as information about Mistral Beach, La Manga, during the during May, June, July and August, the locals stand between visits with 5810 national visitors, followed by Murcia which totaled 2680, and at great distance by those from Barcelona, ​​Valencia, Vizcaya, Castilla La Mancha and Castilla y Leon.
As for the issues that dominate users' demands include the application of street plans, events and festivals, cultural events and excursions, transport, sun beach, parties and cuisine, in that order, in a class of 24 items most notably by low interest rural tourism and wine tourism.
The sun and beach is the main reason for visiting the municipality touching even 100 by 100 users of the offices in La Manga, and 95 percent in Santiago de la Ribera.
Business, work or school, visiting family or friends, are the second and third reason, respectively, with rates around 1% in both cases.
Regarding the level of satisfaction with the service received in the municipal tourist offices, users gave high marks to both the staff who attended, and the information received, as well as the office itself, with an overall average of 4, 5 points on 5.
The Councillor for Tourism and Beaches, Marcelo Antonio Martinez said as a good note, the increase in visits to local tourist offices, "which this year have validated the" Q "quality."
The mayor opted for "continuing to offer the highest quality in our offices because of them depends largely on the first image that visitors get of our town."
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier