Promotional action in the Netherlands
Sixty Dutch travel agents, opinion leaders and journalists discover the Costa Brava’s tourism services and facilities.
MARCH 2023
On 14 March, the Costa Brava Girona Tourist Board carried out a double promotional action in Amsterdam to present the destination’s tourist options and all the latest for 2023 to forty Dutch travel agents and twenty journalists and content creators. Also participating in the action were sixteen representatives from Girona’s tourist companies and associations, who spent time networking before the presentation on the destination in order to generate business opportunities with the travel agents attending the event. After the presentation the company Glops d’Història offered a tasting of wines from the DO Empordà Wine Route. The action ended with a gastronomic meal prepared by members of the La Cuina del Vent group (Orígens Restaurant, La Taverna del Barri Vell Restaurant and La Falconera Restaurant).
Among the Dutch attendees were travel agencies De Jong Intra Vakanties, TUI Shop Amsterdam Osdrop, Euram, BCD Travel, Belvilla and Travel Counsellors, as well as media outlets De Telegraaf, The Outdoors and Barts Boekje, among others. The representatives from Girona included Brava Hoteles, Hotel Casa Anamaria, Hotel Santa Marta, Boutique Villas by Corredor Mató, La Costa Beach & Golf Resort - Golf de Pals, Evenia Hotels, Visit Empordanet, Hostal La Gavina, AQVA Banys Romans, Hotel Best Western Premier CMC Girona, Park Hotel San Jorge by Escampa Hotels, Costa Brava Verd Hotels, Visit Palafrugell, Lloret Turisme and the tourist offices of Calonge-Sant Antoni, L’Escala-Empúries and Figueres.
In 2022 Dutch tourism was the second most important international market for the Costa Brava and Girona Pyrenees, with 552,025 tourists who generated 2.8 million overnight stays. Most of these visitors arrived at Girona’s destinations by road or air. Girona-Costa Brava Airport offers regular flights to the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Eindhoven, and in 2022 a total of 144,310 Dutch citizens landed in Girona.
