The Lanzarote Foreign Promotion Society (SPEL-Turismo Lanzarote) and the Ministry of Tourism of Uruguay have signed this Monday a General Protocol of Intentions for collaboration in sustainable tourism, culture and innovation. This agreement, signed by Oswaldo Betancort and Héctor Fernández representing Lanzarote, and Eduardo Sanguinetti on behalf of Uruguay, seeks to establish "a legal framework for dialogue and cooperation for the development of joint projects that strengthen the tourism sectors of both territories".
The protocol highlights "the importance of sustainability, innovative tourism models, the promotion of historical and cultural ties, and the implementation of tourism intelligence systems." In addition, it establishes the creation of a Monitoring Commission to ensure compliance with the agreed objectives.
The president of the Cabildo was pleased to receive the Minister of Uruguay in Lanzarote “to continue managing this change of island model that we all want, also counting on towns and countries whose history and culture unites us for many years and to join efforts in a promotion based on sustainability”, said Betancort during the meeting, which was also attended by the president of the Chamber of Commerce of Lanzarote and La Graciosa, José Valle.
“The signing of this agreement will give us a possibility so that both Uruguay and Lanzarote, have more resources to promote the exchange between both destinations and make them more competitive and, therefore, more comfortable for the families of Lanzarote and many of the people who, in their day, emigrated to Uruguay, and who deserve and want that relationship and that bond not to be broken ever”, he concluded.
For his part, the Uruguayan Minister of Tourism, Eduardo Sanguinetti, thanked the president of the Cabildo for the reception, “on this spectacular island that you have”. “We are eager to continue creating links, which we have had for a hundred years and are hopeful of being able to further develop that link and count on the entire population and public entities on both sides of the Atlantic.”