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Issue 693
25 - 31 january 2013
Torrevieja welcomes Russian businesses
Mayor Eduardo Dolon is greeted by Russian Minister
by Keith Nicol TODAY, FRIDAY is the final day of the inaugural Costa Blanca Russian Meeting Point, which is taking place in the foyer of Torrevieja’s magnificent International Auditorium. The event opened on Wednesday morning with more than 30 exhibitors displaying their Real Estate, Banking and Investment offers to a selected audience. At 11.45am on Wednesday, Torrevieja’s Mayor Eduardo Dolon, members of the Municipal Government and some opposition councillors, were given a stand by stand tour of the event, meeting each and every one of the exhibitors and staff who were in attendance at the time. The event is closed to the public as this is trade event allowing local Real Estate and Investment companies to showcase their offerings, initiatives, services plus luxury goods such as watches, jewelry and cars, to an invited group of Russian In-
vestment companies, with the focus on bringing investment capital to the Costa Blanca, and in particular Torrevieja. This is the first exhibition and conference that has been held in the International Auditorium. With thirty large stands, the foyer area is so large that upwards of possibly one hundred could be catered for, for a different style of show, with additional stand display areas also available on the first floor and cafe area, while the main auditorium can cater for upwards of more than 1,400 people for a conference or concert event and the smaller Roman Auditorium, 300. With that number 1,400 in mind, Eduardo Dolon said that one of his highest priorities during his first term as Mayor is to seek hotel investment because the city finds itself in a ‘Catch 22’ situation, in that the first question asked by Event Organizers is about the hotel situation, of which Torrevieja has less than 2,000 beds to offer, throughout the city. Continued on page 6