Issue No. 1945 13 - 19 October 2022
COSTA BLANCA NORTH • EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
EUROVISION HEROES
STATE broadcaster Radio Television Española (RTVE) has received a top award for this year’s Benidorm‐ Fest, which helped to se‐ lect Spain’s Eurovision Con‐ test act. The series of galas, tele‐ vised live from Benidorm earlier this year, was or‐ ganised to select Spain’s 2022 entry for the contest. The Premis Turisme Co‐ munitat Valenciana awards, now in their ninth year, recognise events and campaigns which stand out for their originality, both from the standpoint of the companies or the tourist destinations involved. Benidorm’s mayor Toni Perez, who was present in Valencia City for the cere‐ mony, said this was clearly the case with RTVE’s ‘Tourist Promotion and Communication’ award. “The alliance between BenidormFest and Benidorm brought togeth‐ er the town’s potential with the concept of Eurovi‐ sion, increasing Spain’s participation in the Eurovi‐ sion Song Contest,” Perez said. “It changed the proce‐ dure for selecting Spain’s
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song and its representa‐ tive, increasing interaction with a young public and choosing Benidorm as the setting for this new chal‐ lenge,” he added. “BenidormFest has set a benchmark for Spanish music in our country and outside it,” declared RTVE’s Communications and Participation director Maria Eizaguirre as she ac‐ cepted the award, accom‐
panied by Pro‐ duction and Me‐ dia director Jose Luis Muñiz.
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TOURISM AWARDS: Toni Mayor, Toni Perez, Maria Eizaguirre and Jose Luis Muñiz.
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