Análisis comparativo del impacto de los puertos de cruceros del ámbito del estrecholos casos de Cádiz y "Tánger Ville"

Resum

The Mediterranean has become one of the most important areas in the world of cruise tourism along with the Caribbean. The most important Mediterranean countries in this sector are Italy and Spain. Andalusia currently has a privileged position in terms of the number of cruise ships and stopovers it receives, being the fourth autonomous community of Spain and the second of the peninsula, after Cataluña, representing 10.4% of the national total. In the case of Cadiz city, cruise tourism is presented as an opportunity for all agents involved in the sector, although with uncertainties that in some cases are difficult to resolve. One of these uncertainties is the complete renovation of the port of Tangier (which will face two destinations ‐two local ports‐ against the interests of shipping companies with global interests) and the predictable stability of the southern shore of the Mediterranean that may lead to a restructuring of supply and demand. This paper aming at compare the tourism activity of cruise ships in the cities of Cadiz and Tangier within the Strait of Gibraltar to propose possible solutions from the complementarity of these ports or the search for strategies that include cruise tourism of a global offer of blue tourism where the port and the city can play a determining role.