The president of the Association of Tourist Municipalities of the Canary Islands (AMTC), José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga, commented last Wednesday that these corporations will ask the regional government to "postpone the implementation of the decree for safety on the beaches".
Words that the also mayor of Adeje (Tenerife) pronounced during the assembly of the Association of Tourist Municipalities of the Canary Islands, in which, in addition, issues such as "access to housing and the definition of a tourist municipality" were discussed, as indicated in a statement from the AMTC.
José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga confirmed that the request to "postpone the implementation of the decree for beach safety" is so that "municipalities can equip themselves with the resources and means to respond effectively", and emphasized "the importance of dialogue with all the agents involved to guarantee the quality of the destination".
"The importance of dialogue with all the agents involved to guarantee the quality of the destination"
The president of the Association of Tourist Municipalities defended "the role that these destinations play in the governance of the sector", and assured that "the organization is now facing a four-year mandate during which the voice of the municipalities in the governance of tourism will continue to be strengthened, respecting the singularities of each destination".
The vice president of the AMTC and mayor of Mogán (Gran Canaria), Onalia Bueno, highlighted projects such as the 'Decarbonization of the destination. Canary Green', which is endowed with "eight million euros from the Next Generation Funds".
"This initiative is aimed at decarbonizing the destination, with lines of work as important as sustainable mobility, renewable energy consumption and the digitalization of the destination," said Onalia Bueno, who also stressed the importance of the AMTC "having been one of the candidates chosen by the Secretary of State for Tourism to carry out this pilot experience" which will be fundamental for "the main economic sector of the Archipelago".
At this meeting, it was agreed to constitute the "new board of directors" after the municipal elections last May, so that José Manuel Rodríguez Fraga and Onalia Bueno continue as president and vice president.
The mayor of Santiago del Teide (Tenerife), Emilio Navarro, holds the position of secretary, while the positions of member will be occupied by the mayors of La Oliva, San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Puerto de La Cruz and Yaiza, Isaí Blanco, Marco Aurelio Pérez, Marco González and Óscar Manuel Noda, respectively.