Oviedo, Antonio LORCA
The number of 4 star hotels in Asturias has doubled over the past 5 years. If the beginning of 2004 the number of these luxury establishments was 28, now the figure rises to 55 rooms considered "first class."
Thus, if in Oviedo in 2004 was 6 hotels framed within this category, are now in the Asturian capital a total of 12 4-star hotels open. In Gijon, the phenomenon is very similar. In the same period has gone from 7 to 12 luxurious accommodations. Many other places as Cangas de Onis Asturias, Langreo, or Llanes Mieres also have seen their offer in these establishments.
The result is that the Principality of Asturias currently offers more than 2,499 seats which offered at the beginning of 2004, a total of 5,821 4-star hotel. The increase in these facilities can not only promote tourism visitors focused on purchasing high-level. These hotels usually include conference facilities and events prepared for business, thereby increasing the chances of hosting conferences and conventions.
For Javier Alvarez, president of the Hotel Union in the Principality of Asturias, the spectacular increase in supply is part of the shift from the business activity of construction, the heat of the growing success of the region as a tourist destination decided to enter the entertainment industry.
This phenomenon has not happened by magic, but has promoted the regional administration, who has practiced a policy of subsidies favoring hotels giving better performance.
The 2009 session of the Economic Development Institute of the Principality (IDEPA) shows how this policy is continued aid. Among the business investment projects in Asturias are considered eligible actions in tourism investment projects "on tourist accommodation establishments quality, with and aim to achieve the appropriate certifications and / or stamps proving."
The president of the Hotel Asturian this phenomenon has a negative part is that according to Javier Alvarez, whether these projects have resulted in 4 star hotels, "is because it is more affordable for hotel operators who are responsible for the management, and these developers prefer to operators outside rather than Asturias Hotel. "
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