DIARIO DEL PUERTO CRUISE TRENDS - SEATRADE 2022 28 SPANISH PORTS RETURN TO SEATRADE ONCE AGAIN Spanish ports are a permanent fixture at the cruise industry’s event par excellence. The predominantly tourism-oriented nature of the country and its different regions, together with its extensive coastline, make Spain one of theworld’smost sought-after destinations for cruise passengers. The participation of Spanish ports in Seatrade is channeled through the State-owned Ports Body and its stand ”Ports of Spain”, which is a meeting point for the country’s leading port authorities to have their own space to pursue their promotional and business activities. It is the largest exhibition area at the event, which reflects the importance of Spanish ports at this fair. The port authorities of A Coruña, Alicante, Balearic Islands, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cartagena, Ceuta, Ferrol, Melilla, Santander, Tarragona, Valencia and Vigo have already confirmed their participation at this year’s event, together with Tourspain, the State-owned Ports Body and Suncruise Andalusia (which brings together the port authorities of Algeciras, Almeria, Cadiz, Huelva, Malaga, Motril and Seville). The Canary Islands ports of Las Palmas and Tenerife will be showcasing their services at the joint Cruises Atlantic Islands stand, together with the port authorities of Madeira and Cape Verde. During the three days of the fair, various promotional and networking events will be held in the Spanish pavilion to attract the attention of the international cruise industry. The Ports of Spain pavilion occupies the largest exhibition area at the fair. The working breakfast organized by the Spanish Tourism Office in Miami to coincide with Seatrade is always well attended by representatives of the cruise industry who travel to the United States. The participation of Spanish ports in Seatrade is channeled through the State-owned Ports Body and its stand ”Ports of Spain”, which is ameeting point for the country’s leading port authorities to have their own space to pursue their promotional and business activities.
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