Cruise tourism in the spotlight at a professional conference in Palma
Palma de Mallorca
19/04/2016
Cruise tourism and its strategic consequences will be analysed at a high-class conference to be held in Palma the next 12th of May and organised by the Balearic Islands' Port Authority (APB). The conference will be attended by the main representatives of the CLIA Europe —the main association of cruise ships in the world— and by representatives of the Balearic institutions, of both the Government of the Balearic Islands and of business and tourism sectors such as Majorca's Chamber of Commerce or Fundación Palma 365.
The main aim of this conference is to analyse the evolution of cruise tourism and its positive impact on the destinations, especially regarding job creation, infrastructure development, economic development, promotion of the destination, etc. However, the debate will also centre on the possible negative or undesirable effects of the growing arrival of cruise ships to the islands, from waste management to the congestion of the historic centres or the visual impact generated by vessels.
The main objective of the APB is to consolidate a sustainable development of cruise ship traffic in order to get a global benefit for the islands in the mid and long term.
