Sports tourism grows at Costa da Morte with events exceeding the expectations of participation

turismo deportivo

The 6th edition of the Circuit Correndo pola Costa da Morte closed this Sunday with a final race in Fisterra, scoring a record of participants (912). About half a thousand athletes came to participate despite the bad weather. Data such as this confirm the increase in the number of participants who are continuously producing in this annual Career Program, making it an important tourist asset. Not surprisingly, this circuit ranks second in the ranking of sports events with tourist potential in Costa da Morte, just behind the international and multitudinous Gran Fondo Ézaro, and followed by other events and sports events that are consolidated as inescapable events every year such as the Costa Abanca Circuit (Circuíto Travesía Costa Abanca), the Lighthouse Road (O Camiño dos Faros) and the Grand Trail Costa da Morte.

This latest event, promoted by AD Outdoor Sports, has doubled the number of participants in its second edition, with new features such as a new three-stage short trail, in addition to the classic seven-stage one. Another great news from their last edition, which has just been celebrated, was became a scoring test for the Mont Blanc Ultra Trail, the most important mountain race in the world.

Sports events such as these, and also another countless sporting events throughout the year, are already in themselves valuable boosters of the local economy, as well as important promotional displays of the landscape, activities and tourist services of the territory.

Aware of this, the CMAT have been working since 2018 to make this popularity in the sportive events of the territory translated into a greater tourist advantage, both in terms of profitability for the companies of the territory, as in a suitable positioning of the Costa da Morte as a destination of sports tourism. The program for the improvement of sports tourism on the Costa da Morte, which has been developed in collaboration with the Deputación da Coruña since 2018, is based on the design of different strategies that aim to break with the character of seasonality surrounding tourism, promoting the diversification of the sector towards this segment that is increasingly attracting market share. One of them is the initiative “Costa da Morte Turismo + Deporte”, in which we worked collaboratively in designing a range of services and benefits for participants of sporting events, and to which were added twenty tourism companies in the area.

This program, which was launched as a pilot experience in three sportive events earlier this year, is now taking one step further, with the aim of expanding the companies involved in the promotions, and disseminating the offer among organizers and target audience. Companies interested in joining the promotions, which will be reflected in a General Dossier provided to the sporting event organizers in the region, can do so throughout this month through the following link, where they can also gather more information on the project objectives.

With initiatives such as this one, it aims to fulfill the objective of the Costa da Morte Tourism Action Plan 2019-2021 to make sports tourism one of its main segments, allowing the diversification of the sector and the de-seasonalization of tourism activity.

 

 

 

 

Tags:

Share:

Costa da Morte Tourist Association up to date

Latest News

Results of the CMAT Good Practices Exchange in the Urib...

Costa da Morte Tourism Association (CMAT) has recently carried out a good practices exchange trip aimed at improving tou...

CMAT Deepens Knowledge of Tourism Management Best Pract...

Costa da Morte Tourism Association (CMAT) continued its exchange of best practices in the Uribe region, supported by the...

Exchange of good practices in tourism management betwee...

This first day began with a working meeting with representatives of the Jata-Ondo association (Ion Gorka Elgezabal, pres...

CMAT will visit the Uribe destination for an exchange o...

During the visit, the CMAT delegation will hold meetings with institutional representatives and tourism professionals fr...

SICTED 2025 Certificates Awarded to Tourism Companies a...

The event began with a welcome from the president of CMAT and mayor of Zas, Manuel Muiño, who emphasized the importance ...

Correos launches a stamp dedicated to Punta Nariga, rec...

Costa da Morte continues to establish itself as a leading destination for astrotourism! Recently, Correos has launche...

CMAT meets with the president of the Paradores network ...

The Costa da Morte Tourism Association (CMAT) held a new meeting during FITUR with Raquel Sánchez, president of the Para...

CMAT highlights at FITUR the immense tourist value of t...

MADRID, 24/01/2024. The Costa da Morte is showcasing its great tourism potential at the International Tourism Trade Fair...

The Costa da Morte seeks international relevance at FIT...

From Wednesday 22nd to Sunday 26th January, the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) 2025 will be held in Madrid, an event...

Join the Costa da Morte Telegram Channel

Discover a new way to connect with Costa da Morte through Telegram, a messaging app that’s much more than just chat. Wit...
Stay up to date

Newsletter Costa da Morte

Subscribe to our newsletter and receive the best recommendations about the Costa da Morte. Keep up to date with events, routes, gastronomy and unique experiences for your next visit. Don’t miss anything of this magical land!

1606727203-secc-302-3.jpg
Logo Cmat Color Fondo Transparente
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.