Tourism investment

ALICANTE Province has received €2.3 million from the regional government to invest in 20 tourism hotspots.

Benidorm, Finestrat, Villajoyosa, Alfaz del Pi, Altea, Calpe, Denia and Teulada are among the recipients in the north of the Costa Blanca. These towns have accredited the fulfilment of certain requirements regarding tourist population, accommodation, kilometres of beach, tourist resources and the importance of tourism in the local economy.

They have also assumed the commitments included in the Valencian Tourism Code of Ethics, as well as their contribution to sustainable and inclusive tourism, based on the principle of hospitality.

The funds, which come under the heading Municipal Cooperation Fund, are aimed at compensating local coun- cils for investments in tourism-related services and infrastructures.

According to regional Tourism secretary Francesc Colomet, who announced the recipients of the funds, the Valencia Region currently has 59 towns and cities classed as Tourist Municipalities, of which 17 come under the sub-heading of Excellence, 18 of Relevance and 24 of Singularity.