Catalonia will organize a sports tourism congress in 2020 within the celebration of the Year of Sports Tourism by the Catalan Tourism Agency (ACT).

The presentation of the initiatives proposed by the ACT brought together more than 300 people at the INEFC facilities to publicize the more than 50 activities that will be carried out over the next year with the objective of consolidating Catalonia as a destination of sports tourism.

The event was attended by the director general of Turisme, Octavi Bono, the director of the Catalan Tourism Agency, David Font, and the director of the Consell Català de l'Esport, Antoni Reig.

David Font announced that together with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), a world sports tourism congress will be held on May 28 and 29, 2020. In 2017, Catalonia already received the award for the best sports tourism destination in the world at the Global Sport Tourism Summit, within the framework of the international World Travel Market in London.

Some of the most international Catalan athletes participate in the promotion of the Year of Sports Tourism, such as Ricky Rubio. The ACT also prepares a special advertising campaign that will feature the presence of the synchronized swimming swimmer Ona Carbonell.

Campaign video: https://youtu.be/ew-sOJHekDw