Canary Islands products with quality seals present in FITUR.

Canary Islands products with quality seals will be promoted as a tourist attraction of the archipelago.

Next Wednesday, 20 January, opens its doors International Tourism Fair (FEATURES), meeting leader for sending and receiving markets in Latin America in which the Government of the Canary Islands participate in order to consolidate the recovery of the domestic market.

To this end, the government has arranged a pavilion 1.500 square meters in which canaries products will be promoted with quality seals Archipelago as a tourist attraction.

In this 36 edition, held in Madrid until Sunday 24 January, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Water in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and sports, will perform thirty tastings of Canary Islands production quality differentiated and representative of the seven islands, i.e., Old potatoes, Ronmiel canario, Miel de Tenerife, Canarian banana, Gofio canario, and Cheese and Wine Archipelago with Protected Designation of Origin (DOP).

this fair, It constitutes an ideal space to show the domestic market, the most important for the Canaries after the third British and German, tourist excellences of the Islands and Canary Productions field as an attractive highlight of this offer.

Two technicians Canarian Institute of Food Quality (ICCA) will provide attendees with a seven daily tastings, an approximate hour, where details will be presented on its development and characteristics related to its aroma, texture and flavor, which are the result of exceptional weather conditions Islands, its geography and in many cases manufacturing processes in which traditional techniques are preserved.

According to the organization, FITUR records this year a new record of participation 9.500 Exhibiting companies 165 countries and regions and near 60.000 square meters exposure. It is also estimated growth in the number of visitors, exceeding 222.551 Attendees of the previous edition.