The mayor of Cehegín, Alicia del Amor, accompanied by the mayor of Tourism, María Dolores Agudo, have appeared before the media to take stock of the award that was granted yesterday to the municipality by the Homeaway portal, when proclaimed as a Rural Wonder 2019. A national recognition of the heritage and historical greatnesses that Cehegín has but which, now, certifies one of the most prestigious companies in the rural tourism sector of our country.
From the City Council of Cehegín, and from the Government Team, satisfaction has been shown for this recognition that, as mentioned, "is also a responsibility and that makes us bet even more on the promotion and recovery of countless tourist resources that our municipality has, emphasizing what has to be the cornerstone on which the development of the tourism sector in Cehegín, our Old Town, is based. "
Since yesterday, all the media have echoed this award that has managed to put Cehegín on the national tourism scene.
The official Facebook page of the City Council has registered more than 40 thousand people who have seen the publication of this news and the official Homeaway page has almost 4 million followers.
Today, they have also commented, the director of this portal, Mr. Juan Carlos Fernández, has communicated to the City Council his congratulations and has sent the badge, such as 1st Rural Wonder 2019, logo that the Institution will incorporate into its official communications .
They also wanted to highlight that this award is associated with the one that Cehegín will be present in all Homeaawy channels and in the promotional materials that they will prepare next year.
Tourism, it has been affirmed, is one of the priorities in the City Council, and for this reason, they have explained, that "from the Consistory a Cehegín Tourism Master Plan will be developed, which will mark the way forward in the coming years, to turn, this time, our people into a leading rural tourist reference, in every way, capable of generating employment and wealth for our people. "
"This recognition, they have concluded, is the necessary impetus for all of us to become aware of the magnificent resource that we have the Cehegineros, our people, and it is everyone's responsibility to work so that we get Cehegín to remain for many years, as a national tourist reference" .
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cehegín