The mayor of Tourism of the Consistory aquiline, Clara Valverde, has released a series of data related to demand information he had last year, the Office of Tourism Eagles.
As shown in the report prepared by the municipal officers, visits to the website of Tourism (www.aguilas.es) have increased from 113,437 in the year 2013 to 211,927 in 2014. This significant increase is also reflected in the number of pages consulted within Web itself, 3,150,696, more than double the previous year.
The council has stated that 'the success of the demand for tourist information on the Internet is indisputable.
So, last year, a page capable of responding to the most common questions that you can ask a person interested in organizing a holiday trip or a short break weekend was designed ', stressed Valverde.
As for the citizens served in the office itself or through tourist information points Eagles, the figure is around twenty-eight thousand, a similar number in recent years.
Of these, 74'17% were Spaniards and foreigners 25'83%.
Domestic tourists, the 29'87% came from different localities and Murcia 44'09% from other regions, while 0.21% did not indicate their origin.
By region, the Madrid top the rankings, followed by Catalans and Alicante.
Foreign tourism led the UK (32'96%), followed by France (30'06%) and Germany (12'41%) again.
Then Belgium (4'24%) and the Netherlands (4'11%), among others.
Among the information most requested by visitors, stressed: plans and locations (30'43%), cultural attractions and scenic (28'27%), parties and other events (9'27%) as well as consultations on establishments, transport and various services.
As for the age of tourists, the highest percentage continues to correspond to the range that goes from 30 to 60 years, with family tourism prevailing on seniors and youth.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Águilas