Javea Grapevine Issue 181 - LARGE FONT EDITION | Page 68

Xàbia hosts a conference on tourism training for local Councils On Tuesday, December 15, 2015. The Mayor of Javea, José Chulvi, inaugurated a training day on tourism aimed at local government teams in the Region. This action is part of a series of symposia by various tourist spots in the Region that drives the Valencian Agency of Tourism and the University of Valencia. At the conference, which was held at the Parador Nacional, three speakers from three universities addressed the key role of tourism in the economy and for the future from different perspectives. Also important to this sector are the the decisions made in various separate municipal departments and the need to establish a line of strategic planning and respect for the Valencian countryside that coordintes all these initiatives.