Minister for Tourism, the Hon Christian Santos GMD MP, and Minister for the Environment, the Hon Prof John Cortes, hosted 27 agents from the Agencias de Viajes Asociadas de Andalucia (AEDAV), a network representing over 85 travel agencies, some of which organize coach tours to Gibraltar for clients across Europe.

After a welcome address from Minister Santos and Minister Cortes, the delegation attended a presentation by the Ministry of Environment's Principal Secretary, Dr Liesl Mesilio, who highlighted new and upcoming tourist products set to enhance Gibraltar’s visitor experience.

The Gibraltar Tourist Board arranged a guided tour of key attractions, including St Michael’s Cave, the Gorham’s Cave viewing platform, the World War II tunnels, and the Northern Defences, and gained firsthand insight into Gibraltar’s evolving tourism offerings.

Minister Cortes said: "This was a very useful day for all concerned as it provided the opportunity to show what Gibraltar has to offer the visitor and to get to know each other. We sometimes don’t realise how much we have to offer the tourist and it’s good to see the interest this has generated. Our Ministries will continue to work together to improve our sites and to encourage tourism.”

Minister Santos, said: "Familiarisation trips like these are vital to continue developing relationships with all stakeholders from our feeder markets. The tour operators were impressed with our sites, and I am positive this will lead to further visitors from the surrounding region especially as we continue to expand on our tourist offerings here in Gibraltar."