ABRUZZO. The tourism promotion relationship between the Abruzzo Region and the German tour operators is consolidated. A new tourism promotion project was presented this morning in Pescara, at the headquarters of the Abruzzo Region, in Piazza Unione, after “The Educational Tour” which was held last year; the event led, in a few months, to the publication of the first travel packages in Abruzzo on the theme of health holidays and personal well-being in some travel catalogs prepared by German agencies. The press conference was attended by the Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Regional Council, Daniele D’Amariothe manager of the Tourism Planning and Promotion Service of the Abruzzo Region, Carlo Tereo De Landersetand representatives of German tour operators including Michaela Wierzbinski And Hans Dittrich.
“We have started a project aimed at promoting tourism after the experience of an Educational Tour which took place last year in Abruzzo and saw the participation of 23 German tour operators – began the undersecretary to the Presidency of the Regional Council Daniele D’Amario -. The German Ministry of Health has funded a project that supports the costs of citizens who choose to spend holidays abroad aimed at improving personal health and well-being. The first groups arrived in June this year and the next ones will be present in September. It is a project that has no costs for our budget and allows us to deseasonalize the tourist offer – observes D’Amario – there is a lot of interest from German tour operators in our territory. We are attractive, we have a rapidly growing system of tourist services and we aim to reach important numbers”. The initiative provides health care and prevention services in general, provided to German citizens by specific programs of the Ministry of Health, through agreements with “user” partners (chambers of commerce, sports federations and associations, companies or entities with employees), “supporters” (health insurance companies, public or private bodies sponsoring or interested in the Kiosk programs) and health service and physiotherapy centres, communication agencies and affiliated travel agencies.
