Beyond the environmental debate, the Project of Singular Interest (PSI) of the Toroverde ecotourism and adventure park draws a scenario of sustained economic impact over time, linked to an unusual large-scale tourism model in the interior of the peninsula. The document … the manager plans gradual development over several yearswith gradual growth in both visitor influx and economic activity.
According to data collected at PSI, the complex in its final phase, it will reach up to one million annual visitorsagainst the 280,000 expected during the first operating seasons. This gradual increase will allow for the creation of jobs and the consolidation of services associated with the park, the hotel and the integrated commercial area known as the Villa.
The project also includes the construction of a hotel with 240 rooms, distributed in disaggregated buildings and integrated into the natural environment. During the busiest periods, The daily population associated with the resort, including guests and staff, will exceed 1,600 peoplewhich gives an idea of the operational dimension of the park.
Job creation
In terms of labor, the PSI estimates a workforce that will grow with each phase of development. In the early years around 450 employees are expecteda figure that will gradually increase until reaching more than 1,000 workers in the full operation phase. In addition to these direct jobs, there will be indirect impacts in sectors such as transport, hotels, maintenance, security and supply.
The construction phase, which will extend over time due to the staggered nature of the project, It will also generate business for public works, installations, engineering and logistics companies.with a particular impact on the economic fabric of the province of Cuenca. The staged design itself allows the investment and economic impact to be distributed over the medium and long term.
Another of the explicit objectives of the project is to increase the average stay of visitors in the province. The park is not designed as a facility for occasional visits, but as a destination capable of attracting multi-day tourismwith positive effects on the economy of the capital Cuenca and surrounding municipalities, especially in accommodation, catering and commerce.
From a territorial point of view, the PSI links the development of the park to the revitalization of the a region affected by depopulationbetting on a tourism model that generates stable and seasonally adjusted jobs. The real capacity of the project to achieve this objective will be one of the key indicators to assess its medium-term impact.
With this data available, Toroverde Park appears as one of the biggest tourism investments planned in the province in recent decades, with a scope that transcends leisure and poses a new economic scenario for the Serranía de Cuenca.
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