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                                | Catalonia has been  chosen the next destination for the International Advantage Congress in 2008(September, 
                                25 2007) |  |  |  | 
                              
                                | Catalonia launches its  international autumn tourist promotion campaign at London’s World Travel Market (November, 
                                7 2006) |  |  |  | 
                              
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya distinguishes journalists Joe Ray 
                                  and French TV channel I-Tele for their journalistic 
                                  task in promoting Catalonia (June, 
                                  23 2006) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  Buy Catalonia workshop will involve some 2,000 
                                  commercial interviews among the leading European 
                                  tour operators and Catalan businesspersons 
                                  (June, 9 2006) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya prepares the Buy Catalonia big 
                                  commercial event, which will be carried out 
                                  from 6th to 11th June (April, 11 
                                  2006) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Tourist 
                                  promotion of Catalonia and Barcelona in Argentina 
                                  and Chile (March, 24 2006) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Russian 
                                  tour operators foresee a 30% increase of tourist 
                                  reservations for Catalonia (March, 
                                  24 2006) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Catalonia 
                                  will make promotion of itself in Moscow as a 
                                  destination specialising in health tourism within 
                                  the framework of the MITT international tourist 
                                  fair (March, 22 2006) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  Catalonian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Consumer 
                                  Affairs travels to Moscow to promote the Catalonian 
                                  tourist offer and to inaugurate a COPCA Business 
                                  Platform in the Russian Federation 
                                  (March, 21 2006) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  Catalonian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Consumer 
                                  Affairs awards the Sporting Tourist Destination 
                                  certificate to the municipality of Sort 
                                  (March, 13 2006) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | A 
                                  group of Chinese operators discovers the variety 
                                  and quality of the Catalonian tourist offer 
                                  through Turisme de Catalunya (March, 
                                  3 2006) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Seven 
                                  Catalonian camping sites among the top in Europe, 
                                  according to German users (February, 
                                  24 2006) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  Catalonian General Tourist Council unanimously 
                                  approved the structure and representation system 
                                  of the new Catalonian Tourist Agency 
                                  (February, 23 2006) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Within 
                                  the framework of the Chelsea-Barcelona soccer 
                                  match, more than 200 British professionals from 
                                  the tourist sector will attend the presentation 
                                  of Catalonia as a business destination 
                                  (February, 20 2006) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya opens a Tourist Promotion Centre 
                                  in Italy (February, 2 2006) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya to take part in more than 80 fairs 
                                  in 2006 (January, 9 2006) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  Catalonian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Consumer 
                                  Affairs presides over the official presentation 
                                  of Pirena in Barcelona (January, 
                                  9 2006) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | In 
                                  November, Catalonia stood as the second most 
                                  preferred rural tourism destination in the Spanish 
                                  state (January, 2 2006) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Catalonia 
                                  concentrates 32% of all camp-site tourism during 
                                  November and stands as the first destination 
                                  in the Spanish state (January, 2 
                                  2006) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  Catalonian Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Consumer 
                                  Affairs closed 2005 with an investment of nearly 
                                  2 million euros in activities by the Centres 
                                  for the Tourist Promotion of Catalonia abroad 
                                  (January, 2 2006) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  Catalonian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Consumer 
                                  Affairs says that the Snow Executive Plan will 
                                  strengthen the financial profitability of mountain 
                                  resorts (December, 5 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  Catalonian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Consumer 
                                  Affairs hopes that “the quality of the 
                                  Catalonian cuisine and of its products will 
                                  prevail over any political issues” 
                                  (December, 2 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Some 
                                  thirty companies that organise congresses world-wide 
                                  take part in the professional presentations 
                                  of Turisme de Catalunya at the EIBTM exhibition 
                                  (December, 1 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya opens a new Tourist Promotion Centre 
                                  in Germany (November, 28 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya announces its Tourist Promotion 
                                  Prizes 2005 (November, 22 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya presents Miquel A. Cusí 
                                  as the new Head of the Catalonian Tourist Promotion 
                                  Centre for the United Kingdom and Ireland 
                                  (November, 15 2005) |  |   |  | 
                               
                                | Catalonia 
                                  is promoting itself in London buses and Underground 
                                  stations during the WTM’05, the world’s 
                                  leading tourist fair (November, 14 
                                  2005) |  |   |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya destines 700,000 euros to the promotion 
                                  of the Catalonian ski resorts (November, 8 2005)
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                                | The 
                                  Catalonian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Consumer 
                                  Affairs inaugurates in Sitges the “Catalonia-California: 
                                  Creative Tourism and the New Economy in the 
                                  21st Century” sessions (November, 
                                  4 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya is to invest 1.2 million euros 
                                  in the promotion of Catalonia’s autumn 
                                  and winter tourist offer (November, 
                                  2 2005) |  |   |  | 
                               
                                | Intense 
                                  promotion of Turisme de Catalunya throughout 
                                  the Spanish state’s snow fairs 
                                  (October, 28 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  Catalonian Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Consumer 
                                  Affairs has allocated 390,000 € to the 
                                  Tourist Promotion Plan of the L’Anoia 
                                  region (October, 28 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya’s first participation in 
                                  Brazil’s ABAV professional fair 
                                  (October, 26 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  Head of Turisme de Catalunya travels to India 
                                  to promote the destination Catalonia among the 
                                  operators of this emerging sending giant 
                                  (October, 20 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | International 
                                  press shows interest for the tourist attractions 
                                  of Catalonia (October, 11 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya presents its active and rural tourism 
                                  novelties in Madrid's Expotural tourist fairy 
                                   (September, 29 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya resumes in Valencia the international 
                                  promotion tour of Catalonian gastronomy  
                                  (September, 28 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Catalonia 
                                  consolidates itself in the Nordic countries 
                                  as an active tourism and gastronomic destination 
                                   (September, 26 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya presents the Catalonian Family 
                                  Tourism Destinations offer at France's Top Resa 
                                  fair  (September, 22 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya takes part in Warsaw's Tour & Travel 
                                  fair for the first time  (September, 
                                  21 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Catalonia 
                                  stands as the first destination of foreign tourism, 
                                  with two million tourists during the month of 
                                  August, a 12.1% higher than this month last 
                                  year  (September, 20 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya to incorporate eight new interns 
                                  to the Catalonian Tourist Promotion Centres 
                                  abroad  (September, 6 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | With 
                                  the recruitment of a promoting agent in China, 
                                  Turisme de Catalunya widens its international 
                                  representation  (September, 1 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  Catalonian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Consumer 
                                  Affairs will promote a number of one-day sessions 
                                  on Catalonian Active and Leisure Tourism in 
                                  collaboration with the sector  (August, 
                                  31 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  Catalonian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Consumer 
                                  Affairs says that "rural tourism can grow provided 
                                  there is a greater external promotion and a 
                                  highlighting of the resources of the inland 
                                  regions"  (August, 24 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya presents the enigmas of a Magical 
                                  Catalonia to a group of members from the Russian 
                                  media  (August, 23 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | 2.2 
                                  million foreign tourists visited Catalonia in 
                                  July, a figure accounting for 29.5% of all foreign 
                                  tourism visiting the Spanish state, thus becoming 
                                  once again a leading destination  
                                  (August, 19 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya promotes the Nautical Stations 
                                  of Catalonia as a quality tourist product that 
                                  favours the diversification of the offer  
                                  (August, 4. 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya presents its offer on the occasion 
                                  of the Savonlinna Opera Festival in Finland 
                                   (August, 3. 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Catalonia 
                                  promotes itself for the second year running 
                                  in China and Japan through the international 
                                  pre-season tour of FC Barcelona soccer team 
                                   (July, 26 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Catalonia 
                                  received 5.9 million tourists during the first 
                                  semester of 2005, becoming the first foreign 
                                  tourist destination of the Spanish state  
                                  (July, 20 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Belgium 
                                  chooses the Catalonian Tourist Offices as an 
                                  example of offices that work  (July, 
                                  19 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  Catalonian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Consumer 
                                  Affairs presents the basic action lines of the 
                                  Catalonian Tourist Agency to the tourist sector 
                                   (July, 15 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  Catalonian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Consumer 
                                  Affairs, and the President of the Reial Club 
                                  Deportiu Espanyol soccer club sign an agreement 
                                  by which the first team will wear the Brand 
                                  Catalonia on its shirt  (July, 13 
                                  2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  Catalonia Tourist Promotion Office in Moscow 
                                  has been elected to the Vice Presidency of ANTOR 
                                   (July, 11 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  governments of Catalonia, France and Andorra 
                                  present the guide Vacances segures (Safe Holidays) 
                                  in Girona, containing advice for tourists visiting 
                                  any of the three countries  (July, 
                                  8 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | A 
                                  group of eight Austrian journalists discovers 
                                  the diversity of Catalonia through its gastronomy 
                                   (July, 4 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya runs a workshop for Swedish and 
                                  Danish operators to promote the Catalonian offer 
                                  in trekking and bicycle tourism  
                                  (June, 28 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya organises a professional meeting 
                                  in Barcelona today in which Catalonian business 
                                  people will present their offer to British tour 
                                  operators  (June, 20 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya, together with FC Barcelona football 
                                  club, presents the Catalonian tourist offer 
                                  to one hundred Japanese tour operators  
                                  (June, 16 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  Catalonian Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Consumer 
                                  Affairs presents in Madrid two galvanisation 
                                  plans – one of Industrial Tourism in Terrassa, 
                                  and another of the histotopics of twelve municipalities 
                                   (June, 15 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya presented the Brand Pyrenees’ tourist 
                                  offer to the tourist sector business people 
                                  in Valencia  (June, 15 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya organises a business mission in 
                                  the United States to promote the meetings and 
                                  incentives travel product  (June, 
                                  14 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | THE 
                                  CATALONIAN DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TOURISM PRESENTED 
                                  IN BARCELONA THE SECOND EDITION OF AÏNARA-THE 
                                  MONASTERIES ROUTE  (June, 10 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya started on a gastronomic tour in 
                                  Palma, Majorca, which will visit various cities, 
                                  in Spain and abroad  (June, 10 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  Catalonian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Consumer 
                                  Affairs and the President of FC Barcelona football 
                                  club agreed for Barça’s first squad to wear 
                                  the Brand Catalonia logo on the sleeve of its 
                                  sports shirt  (June, 8 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  Catalonian Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Consumer 
                                  Affairs backs urban tourism, and sun and quality 
                                  beaches in the tourist promotion campaign of 
                                  Catalonia for the Spanish state  
                                  (June, 1 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Catalonia 
                                  was the first destination for camping site travellers 
                                  in the Spanish state in the month of March, 
                                  and the second for rural accommodation  
                                  (May, 4 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Turisme 
                                  de Catalunya allocates 152,000 € for the international 
                                  tourist promotion of the brand Pyrenees, as 
                                  an action and nature destination  
                                  (May, 4 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  Catalonian Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Consumer 
                                  Affairs opens a line of subsidies for the promotion 
                                  of projects involving rural tourist signalling 
                                   (April, 18 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  Head of Turisme de Catalunya underlines the 
                                  importance of Catalonia as a sporting tourism 
                                  destination, and its experience in international 
                                  events (April, 15 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Catalonia 
                                  becomes the first destination for travellers 
                                  in camping sites, and the second in rural tourism 
                                  accommodation for the month of February  
                                  April, 4 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Pirineus-Prepirineus, 
                                  Val d’Aran, Terres de l’Ebre and Barcelona are 
                                  the Catalonian tourist brands with the best 
                                  hotel behaviour during Easter, with a tourist 
                                  occupancy nearing 90%  (March, 31 
                                  2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  leading Russian tourist sending operator, Natalie 
                                  Tours, will increase up to 8% the number of 
                                  Russian tourists in Catalonia during the year 
                                  2005  (March, 31 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | Catalonia 
                                  promotes its cultural routes and Sporting Tourism 
                                  Destinations with the UK tourist sector  
                                  (March, 30 2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | The 
                                  Director of Turisme de Catalunya will travel 
                                  to Moscow tomorrow to meet with the leading 
                                  Russian tour operators on the occasion of Moscow’s 
                                  MITT Fair  (March, 22 2005 |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | THE 
                                  CATALONIAN MINISTER OF TRADE, TOURISM AND CONSUMER 
                                  AFFAIRS ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF THE OBSERVATORI 
                                  DE TURISME DE CATALUNYA, THE FIRST INSTRUMENT 
                                  FOR THE ANALYSIS, MONITORING AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT 
                                  OF THE TOURIST SECTOR  (March, 12 
                                  2005) |  |  |  | 
                               
                                | CATALONIA 
                                  TAKES PART IN BERLIN’S INTERNATIONALE TOURISMUS 
                                  BÖRSE (ITB) DISPLAYING ITS GASTRONOMY, WINES 
                                  AND SPARKLING WINES (‘CAVES’) AS THIS YEAR’S 
                                  OUTSTANDING PRODUCTS OF THE BRAND CATALONIA 
                                   (March, 11 2005) |  |  |  |