The Formentera Office of Tourism will promote the island this week, 8 to 10 March, at the Berlin ITB, a tourism trade fair which will be held online. This morning Carlos Bernús, Chief of Tourism Promotion, joined representatives of the other island councils at the Palma Congress Centre to log in for "Balearic Islands: Experience and New Opportunities".
The roundtable gathering found Bernús speaking to members of the industry and niche media outlets about Formentera's credentials as a "sustainable island with pioneering projects like formentera.eco, which regulates incoming vehicles, and Save Posidonia Project". Bernús observed that both initiatives were of interest to travelers that care about environmental measures, and pointed out that Germany in particular "is home to the fourth largest number of Formentera's visitors".
"As a destination, Formentera is more than sustainable, it is also ideal for families and nature lovers", said Bernús, who highlighted "our offer in the low season months: nature, bird-watching and heritage routes, plus culture, sport and fine dining".
Summer forecast
"We are not yet aware of any cancellations due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine", said Bernús, who asserted, "Logically, war and conflict generate uncertainty around the approaching tourist season and that can have repercussions on prices, our visitors' spending and, consequently, on reservations. So once again, as in the past two years of COVID, the sector will have to be flexible".
10 March 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera
The Formentera Office of Social Welfare (Conselleria de Benestar Social, CBSF) is working on the draft of the first Island Volunteer Plan "to develop public policy that promotes volunteering on the island", said Rafael Ramírez, Councillor of Social Welfare. This plan can be traced back to Balearic legislation on volunteering, which calls on the island councils to draw up and promote the planning of volunteering policies in their jurisdiction.
Yesterday three- and four-year-olds in the B group of kindergarteners at Mestre Lluís Andreu School visited the Consell de Formentera fire station and learned first-hand about the work of firefighters. The nine children in this class received theoretical and practical information on first aid and what to do in case of a fire. They were also able to try out equipment such as hoses and portable transceivers. On 25 March, children in group A will go on the same visit.