The Councillor of Tourism, Francisco in April, has made public the details of the tourism sector in the first quarter of 2010, which highlights an increase of almost 49 percent of tourists who have come to Cehegín, over the past four months last year .
According to April, "these data are obtained through the people who come to the Tourist Office, so this percentage falls short by any reckoning, as there are many people who come to Cehegín and does not pass by this agency."
The mayor also added that "this is the third consecutive quarter of growth in tourism we have in town."
About 700 people have passed through the Tourist Office to seek information from January to April, representing a total of 2,000 services.
More than half of these visitors were from Murcia and Cartagena, followed by Alicante, Madrid and Valencia, and to a lesser extent, British, German and Dutch.
The mayor has said that "this is further proof that it is working fine in this field, promoting our offer, making it known, improving infrastructure and services designed to meet the visitor. Also promoting events such as the Ruta de la Tapa, which each year far exceeds. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cehegín