FOE president José Luis García-Palacios emphasises that industry and vocational training offer extraordinary job opportunities for young people in Huelva, in a key year for the province.
The president of the Huelva Federation of Entrepreneurs (FOE), José Luis García-Palacios, has highlighted that the young people of Huelva have an "extraordinary" job opportunity in the field of industry and vocational training. He stated this in an interview with Huelva Información, where he reviewed the economic situation of the province.
García-Palacios valued the recognition that the Huelva City Council will grant to the FOE on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the granting of city status. According to the business leader, this distinction represents "a huge pride" and stands for "those who, generation after generation, have created jobs, wealth, and opportunities" in the city.
"We can only be grateful to the Huelva City Council for this recognition of Huelva's entrepreneurs"
Regarding hotel occupancy last August, which reached 89% of available places, García-Palacios noted that it is a good figure, although he lamented the lack of infrastructure: "Where would we be if we had infrastructure?" For the business leader, Huelva's tourism remains very concentrated in the summer and along the coast, so he advocated for promoting the interior and de-seasonalising the activity. In this regard, he recalled that the Riotinto tourist complex attracts the most visitors throughout the year in the province.
As for the AVE, García-Palacios was blunt: "The level of attention is trending towards zero, reading comprehension is non-existent, so we have no response whatsoever from the Administration." He asserted that there is no intention on the part of the central government to expedite the railway connection or the airport, and that both projects are "absolutely stalled".
The FOE president defended that the airport and the AVE are "absolutely necessary" for Huelva's logistics infrastructure to be at 100%. In his view, the airport would position the province on the global map and attract major tour operators, which would help de-seasonalise tourism. Furthermore, he rejected fears of possible overcrowding: "Almost 40% of Huelva's land is protected by some form of urban or environmental limitation," he argued, which prevents it from becoming a new Costa del Sol or Algarve.
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