In a call from the Spanish Tourism Institute (Turespaña), the Clarin newspaper got Spain talks about the 2025 South American award In the media category.
The award aims to highlight and reward those projects, products, media and communications profiles that emerge Spain’s strategy for sustainable tourism.
Clarin entered and won the article From castles and monasteries to picturesque landscapes: The hotel chain that is a public company, is almost 100 years old and is committed to sustainability, by journalist Greciel Isaac, editor-in-chief of the travel section.
They also received awards in other categories: Fernando de la Quadra (@delaquadra in the Ambassador category), Lucas Por el Mundo (products and experiences category), and Panam (business category).
The awards ceremony was held on Friday, December 5, at the Spanish Embassy in Buenos Aires, in the framework of First edition of Spain South America Talks 2025
The event you organized Spanish Ministry of Tourism in Buenos Aires He had such an attractive agenda It brought together different players in the travel industry from Spain and countries in the region. Objective: “To celebrate the excellence, dedication and innovation of tourism industry leaders in Latin America and Spain, and highlight their commitment to promoting sustainable tourism.”
After the welcome Ambassador Joaquín de Aristegui Labordehe Spanish Tourism Minister in Buenos Aires, Felipe Formarez Pombo foot Spain Sustainable Tourism Strategy 2030Which was just approved last October and aims to “turn Spain into a global reference.”
“After the pandemic, we realized that A Reinventing the tourism sector and sustainability was keyFormarez Pombo explained and added: “When we talk about sustainability, we do so in three dimensions: Environmental (The tourism sector is developed based on natural and heritage components, and if we destroy these components, tourism activity will disappear.) economic (The tourism sector must be profitable) and social (This profitability must be transmitted to the entire community, to the communities where tourism activity takes place).”
During the sessions, the exchange was enriched by the experiences and opinions of various actors in the sector:
She was Leo LucasChairman of the Iguazu Tourism Authority; Maria Jose TaviraCountry Director for Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay for the International Air Transport Association (IATA); Gabriella FerrucciPresident of the Association of Tourist Hotels of the Argentine Republic; Fabian RomanPresident of Plan 21 Foundation and Member of the Institute for Responsible Tourism; Nicola BossiCountry Director for Argentina and Business Development in Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay for Civitatis; Maria Perez de ArenazaDirector of Singular Spain; Federico PosadasMinister of Culture and Tourism of Jujuy; Marcelo MoralesCEO of Blinktrip; Karina FortetiDirector of Tourism in Montevideo; Antonio Sanchezfrom visiting Benidorm; Martha NivasVice President of the Granada Provincial Council.