Ten-year Plan

The Island Council and Town Hall of San Antonio last week presented a blue-print for the future of tourism within the municipality. President Xico Tarres said much of the content still needed to be discussed, and called on unity in order to ensure that the projects would be able to get the necessary financial backing.

The key elements of the ten-year plan are to promote sporting activities within the municipality, with the construction of a golf course a prerequisite, although the location has still to be decided. Also high on the list were plans to promote the music industry in San Antonio, with Tarres making special mention to
"chill-out" music and sunsets.

Whilst Tarres did not comment on whether he was for or against the building of a golf-course, he did say that the inclusion of a course in the plan had come at the request of local businesses. He continued that he was yet to be convinced that another course was the answer to the island's needs, claiming Ibiza would never be able to compete as a golfing destination.

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