Who we are

 

Mission

Turisme Garrotxa is a private non-profit organization composed of representatives of the private and public tourist sector of La Garrotxa.

Turisme Garrotxa works to improve the competitiveness of its members by offering information, advice, counseling, training, promotion of tourism and tourism product design and marketing support.

Turisme Garrotxa promotes, represents and coordinates with participation, sustainable tourism development model rooted in the territory, which combines environmental protection with the needs and expectations of the organizations, companies and municipalities that receive their services.

Av. Onze de Setembre, 16, Olot - Tel. 972 27 16 00 - [email protected]

President: Gemma Canalias
Vice president: Gerard Xifra
Treasurer: Mita Castañer
Secretary: Francesc Coll
Members: Werner Estellé, Mariona Martí, Joan Pijoan, Sara Sánchez, Irene Domíngez, Cristina Capó, Judith Villagrasa, Conxa Jufresa.

Manager: Turina Serra
Tourism officers: Montse Padrosa, Núria Urgell, David Curós.

At a county level Turisme Garrotxa is part of DinamiG, the local agency for Innovation and Development in la Garrotxa. At a provincial level, Turisme Garrotxa  works coordinately with the Costa Brava Girona Tourism Board and is part of some of their clubs. In Catalunya, Turisme Garrotxa collaborates with the Catalan Tourism Agency, which is responsible for the Catalunya and Pyrenees brands. Turisme Garrotxa is also part of SoyeEcoturista; a web that promotes ecotourism in Biosphere Reserve areas or, in the case of la Garrotxa, that has local companies which are accredited with the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas (a management tool created by the Europarc Federation).

Sustainable development

Since 2001 Turisme Garrotxa has been implementing tourism development strategies based on the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism and the Sustainable Management Code of La Garrotxa and Collsacabra, our symbols of sustainability.

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Prizes received

 

2021 - For Garrotxa Approp app, an initiative in which Turisme Garrotxa participates together with DinàmiG, Consell Comarcal de la Garrotxa, Ajuntament d’Olot, Associació d’Hostalatge de la Garrotxa, Associació de Comerciants d’Olot and Associació de Placers de la Plaça Mercat d’Olot:

- E-TECH award for the best initiative in local administration, given by the Associació d’Empreses de Noves Tecnologies de Girona (AENTEG).

- Public Management Award of the National Trade Awards of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

2019 - Tourism Award of the Generalitat de Catalunya, in the category of Innovation in promotional activities and commercialization.

2014 - Premi Turisme Responsable de Catalunya, awarded by Xarxa de Turisme Responsable (ICRT Barcelona) i la revista DESCOBRIR.

2014 - Premi Pont de Plata, awarded by Besalú local council.

2007 - Premi Xiquet Sabater al projecte empresarial Itinerànnia, xarxa de senders, awarded by Patronat de Turisme Costa Brava Girona.

2004 - Diploma Turístic de Catalunya, awarded by Generalitat de Catalunya.

 

Prizes awarded

 

2018 - II Premi Turisme Garrotxa: RCR Arquitectes.

2016 - I Premi Turisme Garrotxa: Josep Maria Prats Santaflorentina.

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