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Thermal tourism
Spain was in a progression phase and improvements in the transport made it possible to travel around Spain. Spain has important thermal centers since XVIIIth century like ''Solan de Cabras''. At the ending of this century more centers were opened like ''Sacedón'', ''Trillo'', ''Marmolejo'' and ''Puente viejo''. It was in the XVIIIth century when the "touristic revolution" started, according to Marc Boyer. http://www.rbsc.es/agua-menu-raiz/historia.html -
Real Decreto 1905
In 1905 a ''National Commission'' was created. A Comission responsible of promoting in Spain artistic excursions for the entertainment of the tourists form other countries. The Ministry of development had to calculate the amount the money destinied for this purpose. -
The invention of the cableway
It was an important Spanish invention attributed to Leonardo Torres Quevedo, who registered the patent in 1887. The first suitable version for carrying people was invented in 1907 (Monte Ulía, San Sebastián) -
Viajes Marsans S.A.
Created in 1910, it was the first travel agency in Spain. It operates entirely in Spain and is engaged in retail activity, mainly the public sale of vacation packages. It also works in the area of business travel, having specialized departments in areas such as incentives, groups, events, conferences and conventions, religious tourism, hunting and fishing, etc. Due to the crisis and being criticized Grupo Marsans S.A. went out of business. -
HUSA Hotels
HUSA Hoteles chain was the first one in Spain, and nowadays is still one of the biggest. It was founded by Josep Gaspart Bulbena. It has expanded all around Spain and also in countries like Belgium, Egypt, Argentina and Morocco. -
First Airport in Madrid
Madrid BarajasNational Airport of Madrid (Madrid-Barajas) opened air traffic in 1931, but commercial flights started in 1933 to Barcelona and Sevilla. -
Creation of the Ministry of Information and Tourism
This Ministry was created by Decree -Law. It existed during the Franco regime in Spain, and was responsible for monitoring information, censorship, press and radio. It administrated Tourism industry as well, blossoming during those years. The ministry ceased to exist during the Transition. -
International Cinema Festival of San Sebastián
The International Cinema Festival of San Sebastián takes place once a year in San Sebastián. It is the most important cinema festival in Spain and Spanish speaking countries, as well as one of the oldest and more prestigious in Europe. It is also one of the most important cultural events in Spain. -
Spain joined the UN
IForeign policy February 1950, the United States supported a UN resolution lifting the boycott on Franco's regime and resumed full diplomatic relations with Spain in 1951. It took 5 years to the UN for approving Spain's membership. -
"Escuela Oficial de Turismo" is created
Ministry of Information and Tourism begins a revitalization of Spanish tourism industry in 1962. Administration was complemented with institutions such as this school, which instructed students of Tourism and experts in Tourism industry. -
Creation of FITUR
Fitur (International Tourism Fair ) takes place annually in Ifema (Fair Institution of Madrid), in Madrid, Spain, during five days in the months of January and February. It is considered the second most important trade fair in the world tourism. FITUR
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Football World Cup
The Spanish Football Wordl Cup of 1982's mascot was Naranjito, still an icon of a generation. The opening ceremony took place in Camp Nou Stadium, in Barcelona. The winner of the Cup was Italy. -
Schengen Agreement
The treaty was signed on 14 June 1985 by five of the ten member states of the then European Economic Community near the town of Schengen in Luxembourg but was not implemented (partially) until 1995. It proposed the gradual abolition of border checks at the signatories' common borders. Measures proposed included reduced speed vehicle checks which allowed vehicles to cross borders without stopping, allowing of residents in border areas freedom to cross borders away from fixed checkpoints. -
Barcelona Olympic Games
Barcelona Olympic Games's mascot was Cobi. Freddie Mercury and Montserrat's song "Barcelona" was part of the OST of the opening ceremony, whose lighting of the cauldron is considered one of the most original and exciting of all times. -
BlaBlaCar is founded
BlaBlaCar is a spanish ride-sharing company, created in 2010. The two ideas of founder was sharing a private car with users around Europe and being an alternative to public transports. It works as a network ad it already has 20 millions users.
