At the end of 2024, the Galician Tourism Cluster and the Provincial Council of Pontevedra, with the support of the Xunta de Galicia – Turismo de Galicia, held the event “Networking Rías Baixas: Tourism that unites: Work networks for the formation of tourist experiences ”. An event that promoted knowledge of the tourism offer among Galician tourism agents, especially the most innovative proposals, and that sought to strengthen the marketing of the Galicia destination.
The event took place on December 19 at the Manuel Rivero Sociocultural Building in Lalín. There, the event began with institutional presentations in which the mayor of Lalín, José Crespo, the president of the Cluster, Cesáreo Pardal, the director of Tourism of Galicia, Xosé Merelles, and the head of the Tourism service of the Provincial Council of Galicia participated. Pontevedra, Ruth González.
Subsequently, the experts Inés Aguinaliu and José Luis Valencia, from the Tourism&Law company, were in charge of carrying out an intervention focused on the “Legal framework for the confrontation of tourist products and experiences. What can I do and what products or experiences should I not market?”
Once this first part was finished, the second phase of the day began: the networking workshop between the 21 receptive companies and the 55 selling companies, distributed as follows:
Buyers
Camino Compostela, YU Travel, Troulanda, Agencia Galiwonders, The Way Tours, Rutas Meigas, Always Spain Incoming S.L., Viantdotreks, Viajes Interrías, Simply Galicia, Turismo Pantón, EasyGalicia, Experiencias del Destino, Pambretours.com, Artnatura Galicia, Tee Travel, Circuitos Galicia Viajes, Aromatur Galicia, Agencia del Camino, Viajes Camino de Santiago y Celtravel.
Sellers
Patrimonea, Eurostars Hotel Company, Miramar Stays, Minor Hotels (NH), Casa do Sear, Naviera Nabia, Camping Isla de Ons, We Galicia, Hotel Castro, Apartamentos Costa da Morte, Bodegas Granbazan, Bodegas Terras Gauda, Alecrín Actividades y Aventura, Hotel Fonteverde, Naviaventours Viaxes con Esencia, Secret Galicia, Talaso Atlántico, Melia Hoteles, Hotel Bahía de Vigo, Alda Hoteles, Corticata Turismo medioambiental, Amextreme, Hotel Carlos I Silgar, Bluscus Turismo Marinero, Pazo de Rubianes, Iberik Hoteles, OCA Hotels, Bodegas Vionta, Hotel Camino do Eume Apartamentos Turísticos, Adegas Celme, Quinta Sacra, Entre os Ríos Hotel Rural y Enoturismo, Dona María Casa Rural, Naturmaz Viajes S.L., Casa de Cacheiro, Hotel Plaza y Hotel Avenida en A Coruña, Piragüilla Ocio y Aventura, Julio Verne Nautica, Cabanas Rías Baixas, Hotel Mogay, Espazo Nature, Hemisferios S.L., Altavela, Hotel H4, Amare Turismo Náutico, Galicia Villa, Hotel Alfonso Primero, Aboamigalla, Animatium, Bodegas Regina Viarum, Comercial Norte, E-kletta Morrazo, Torre de Tebra, Hotel Villa Covelo y Turismo Pantón.
The meetings held between professionals took place within the established schedule of approximately 2 hours. The representative of Tourism, Nava Castro, participated in the closing of the day, accompanied by the president of the Tourism Cluster of Galicia, Cesáreo Pardal.