Pthe program of the “Meeting Tourism of the Strait” 2024 edition was presented at Palazzo Zanca, promoted by the Basile e Administration this year in its second edition, which will be held from 23 to 26 June in Messina and from 27 to 29 June in Reggio Calabria. Present at the press conference were the mayors of Messina, Federico Basile, and Palmi, Giuseppe Ranuccio, the latter also delegated to Tourism of the metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria; The councilors for Tourism Enzo Caruso and Productive Activities Massimo Finocchiaro; theL Delegate for Tourism of the municipality of Reggio Calabria Giovanni Latella; the president of the Messina Chamber of Commerce Ivo Blandina; Dr. Cristiana Laurà of the Strait Port System Authority; and the vice-president of the MedFort Association Veronica Calveri, who coordinates studies on the fortifications of the Strait.
“The cities of Messina and Reggio Calabria – explained Mayor Basile – have the opportunity to become a large single attractive tourist centre. With this motivation we are sitting around this table today, continuing along the path started last October 2023 with the first edition of the Tourism Meeting, which today inaugurates a second phase extended to nearby Reggio. There is a total synergy between the two cities of the Strait, so that ours becomes a permanent tourism and not a transient one. The numbers discussed in recent weeks are encouraging and it is appropriate to continue this action for shared development in the tourism sector”.
Councilor Caruso focused his speech on two main aspects: “The common objective is to make the territory of the Strait Area increasingly known and insert the two city in the itineraries of national and international experiential tourism. Through scheduled meetings, sector operators will also be offered the opportunity to present themselves to buyers, upon reservation, with the ‘B2B’ formula via the form downloadable at the link www.turismomessina.it. The Meeting enjoys Furthermore of the patronage of the Irish airline Ryanair, which recently activated new national and European routes with destination Strait Airport”.
Councilor Finocchiaro specified that “the presence around the same table of institutional representatives of the two cities of the Strait means that Messina and Reggio Calabria have the same need and are projected towards an common project. The way improve to make our cities known is to visit them And Lhe Meeting Tourism formula it’s the solution suitable For spread the historical, environmental and food and wine beauties of the Straits Integrated Area. The actors present today at Palazzo Zanca testify to the shared action aimed at a strategic objective of development of our cities“.
The delegate of the municipality of Reggio Calabria Latella underlined how “today represents a historic moment for Reggio Calabria and Messinawhich through intense synergistic activity have the possibility of bringing out over 2,500 years of history, enhancing a unique Brend, which can attract the attention of tourists”.
Mayor Ranuccio, in communicating that shortly the municipalities of Messina and Palmi, linked by an ancient twinning, will formalize the protocol ofin Vara, added that “on the culture – tourism axis, the two cities of the Strait they can network and systematize a significant tourist offer that can be taken up by the business world called upon to create adequate accommodation facilities”.
President Blandina praised “the purpose of the Tourism Meeting, which aims to consolidate an increasingly participatory method, through experiences, information and planning, aimed at the creation of joint initiatives for the tourism promotion of the Strait Metropolitan Area”, while Dr. Laurà highlighted how “the Strait Port System Authority is constantly engaged in the ports of Messina and Reggio Calabria to increase the number of tourist presences in the two cities, which would be consolidated through an action of promotion unique and synergistic”.
At the Meeting, present as partners were the System Authority, the Chamber of Commerce, the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria, the State Forestry Company and the regional Tourism Department, authoritative speakers from the tourism sector will take part, twenty-two buyers, almost all foreigners, And journalists of specialized magazines.
It’s a littleYou can find the necessary information on www.turismomessina.it.
