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Day two at Fitur: meetings with tech companies and national offices of tourism
The second day of events, this time reserved for industry professionals at the Fitur International Tourism Trade Show in Madrid, the delegation from Formentera – made up of council president Jaume Ferrer, councillor of tourism Alejandra Ferrer and head of local tourism board Carles Bernús – focused on meetings and interviews with representatives of the rapidly expanding universe of audiovisual technologies. Several of the int...
Farmers' cooperative to cost Council €200,000 less than predicted
The Eivissa and Formentera local action group for rural development, whose vice-president Santi Juan also serves as the councillor of infrastructures of the Formentera Council, announced today that the island would be benefit from €200,000 in government subsidies to assist in the construction of an industrial space for local agricultural workers. Santi Juan has indicated that the assistance package “will be funnelled toward c...
For crowds at Fitur, Formentera proposes a virtual bike ride through Ses Salines
At ten o' clock this morning, the doors at the Fitur International Tourism Fair in Madrid were opened to the public. Representatives from the island were there waiting with the goal of maintaining the wave of Spanish domestic tourism that has reached Formentera's shores in recent years. Over the last several summers, domestic tourism has grown by 15%, replacing the Italian market as the primary presence on the island. With an...
Formentera academic council renews directive, begins 2015 calendar of meetings
Tomorrow, 28 January, at 7:30pm a meeting will be held by the Consell Escolar de Formentera (Formentera academic council). The council, which handles affairs concerning education on the island and recently renewed the group's own guiding directive, will gather at the Council's hall of culture beside the Marià Villangómez in Sant Francesc. The CEF is an advisory entity that permits participation in the general educational (tho...
New system of regulated parking in La Savina to become effective
This morning, the Formentera Council set out the exact details of the new system of regulated parking agreed upon by the administration and the local group known as the Consell d'Entitats de Formentera ('Council of Entities'). The system will enter into effect next week, with the administration's Citizen Information Office taking on the task of educating residents about specifics of the programme. The Citizen Information Offic...
Highway maintenance services replace 300 protective fence posts along Formentera's roads
Since last Friday, 23 January, the Council of Formentera's highway maintenance crew – known as xarxa viària – has been charged with the task of fitting some 300 fence posts alongside the island's primary thoroughfare with protective casings. The casings serve to safeguard against the dangerous 'guillotine' effect that can potentially occur in the event of roadside accidents, especially those involving motorcycles and scooters....
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