The
Camino de Santiago slash the 200,000 pilgrims in crisis
RRV / EP
It becomes a lifeline for establishments operating on your route
Pilgrims doing the
Camino de Santiago
23/12/2012 17:05
A Jacobean route is not affected by crisis. This year have reached 192,000 pilgrims Santiago de Compostela, eight thousand more than in the previous year. The data, released by the Office of Santiago Peregrino Acollida year, a new record of visitors to the Way. Only Holy Year, was exceeded this figure. At last, in 2010, reached 272,135 pilgrims to Compostela temple. The balance of 2012 places the pilgrimage route as a major tourism assets, not just in Galicia.
Establishments near the road are best circumvent the decline as to occupation. The best known case is that of rural tourism houses l. The lodgings in French or Portuguese route move these months between 80% and 100% occupancy, while the average occupancy in Galicia cottages set around 10%. Hostels 'pirates' The influx of pilgrims has also led to unethical practices on Route Xacobea. In Asturias, for example, several hoteliers denounced the proliferation of illegal shelters.
Similarly, also complained that several owners occupy the people in the street to take them to their hotel. the Department of Tourism of the Regional Government also launched an inspection campaign against illegal lodging rally, held through tracking on web pages and checking the supply of beds establishments. stay the Holy Year The economic impact has not gone unnoticed in the regional government, which seeks alternatives to increase tourist arrivals to Compostela before next year Santo, who will be in 2021. At last, in 2010, hotel occupancy increased 12 percent Galicia and the Hotel Price Index rose by 1.7 percent, compared with a fall of 1.9% in Spain.
Popular Party presented in Parliament a motion law presented in the first quarter. The aim of the popular is "to maintain the attractiveness of the route Xacobea as economic and social dynamic", for what it considers "necessary to find ways of attracting travelers" before the next Holy Year.
Investment With this idea, the Galician government has also items intended to strengthen the road infrastructure. The Xeral Secretariat for Tourism of the Regional Government or allocated 615,000 euros this year in a total of 15 projects related to the route. The items were for the repair and rehabilitation of shelters and infrastructure.