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Hotel occupancy in the city of Murcia for the Puente de Mayo has become one hundred percent
Estrella de Levante Festival SOS 4.8, which will begin tomorrow at the Exhibition Centre of La Fica, Murcia, with 48 hours of continuous music, thought and art, has been almost doubled ticket sales the first year, from 26,000 attendees in 2008 to about 40,000 people will gather the next two days in the city of Murcia.
Moreover, already sold the tickets for the two days, bringing the advance sale has closed.
Both Friday and Saturday morning is open the box office hours from 12:00 noon to 2:00 am on a continuous basis or until all the tickets and reserved for the box office.
The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz, announced this morning the latest information related to the Festival SOS 4.8 Star Lift with the councilman of Festivals and Popular Culture of the Municipality of Murcia, Rafael Gomez, the rector of the University Murcia, Antonio Cobacho, the festival's artistic director, Jota Castro, and musical director, Albert Salmerón.
Cruz said that "each of the areas that make up the festival, music, art and voices in his field could compete with any of the events taking place in Spain" and emphasized the section on reflection, in which will meet "one of the largest concentrations of intellectuals who are meeting on the international stage," during "the 48 hours spent on more fast-paced culture of the national scene."
The regional head of Culture and Tourism also noted that 63 percent of ticket sales has been recorded in the rest of Spain, with 26 percent sold in the Valencia region, 17 percent in Madrid, up 11 percent in Andalusia, a five per cent in Catalonia and three percent in other regions and abroad.
Thus, hotel occupancy in the city of Murcia during the Puente de Mayo reaches one hundred per cent, representing the best occupation is remembered on the dates referred to, since the series of recent years showed levels ranging from 40 and 90 percent, but never reached the last dimension.
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More than 500 journalists were accredited to cover the two-day festival and 250 volunteers assist him at the University of Murcia.
More than 500 technicians and support staff have worked in the assembly.
Given the improvement in expectations in the sale of tickets and passes, the building had to be extended over 10,000 square meters, reaching an area of 44,000 square meters, 2,400 of them dedicated to contemporary art.
Cruz also thanked the sponsors involvement, even in a time of crisis in the festival.
A festival SOStenible
In addition, the Ministry of Agriculture and Water, through the Directorate General of Planning, Evaluation and Environmental Control, working with the organization of the Festival with a management system for waste collection.
The International Festival of Artistic Action is based on the theme of sustainability in the 48 hours of uninterrupted music, Contemporary Art and reflection and, of course, on sustainability of the Festival in their own environment.
Therefore, the Ministry of Agriculture has organized a collection system which includes containers for all waste fractions, which will cover during the festival and will also include the presence of an eco-vehicle fleet, donated by the City Council Molina de Segura.
Source: CARM
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