The last weekend of April in Andalusia will have an economic impact of record. The celebration of the two most important sporting events that will house the region could leave, according to the estimates of the administrations involved, 90 million euros in Seville and Jerez. The celebration of the Copa del Rey final between FC Barcelona y Real Madrid At the Cartuja stadium it will be the most massive and the Grand Prix of Spain in the Jerez-Angel Nieto circuit will beat the figures last year.
The motorcycles will leave in Jerez more than 30 million eurosaccording to municipal forecasts. If last year there was already an expense of 25.8 million euros, this year a 20% more impact. In fact, everything indicates that the Motorcycling Cathedral will receive 20,000 people more than during the weekend celebration of this event in 2024, which was already a record. It is estimated
Meanwhile, in Seville the highest numbers of assistance are also expected in a final of the Copa del Rey of the reception so far by the Cartuja stadium. 70,000 people will fill the Sevillian stadium, which with the remodeling it has suffered to avoid athletics clues will increase their capacity in 10,000 people. The last final of the Copa del Rey, which faced Athletic Club of Bilbao and RCD Mallorca, left between 55 and 60 million euros, according to the Minister of Culture and Sports of the Junta de Andalucía, Patricia del Pozo. The Junta de Andalucía hopes that the reissue of the Spanish football classic between Football Barcelona and Real Madrid 11 years later has a major IMPACO, exceeding 60 million euros.
With these two events, the 100 million euros of economic impact in the cities involved. It should be remembered that both Seville and Jerez have a “full technician” hotel situation during the weekend. In Seville the prices in previous days have reached up to 800 euros, while in Jerez the bed for the whole weekend had an initial cost of 400 euros.
The union of the two events, in addition, has been evident in a tweet that MotoGP and the Royal Spanish Football Federation have shared. The brothers Márquez, Culés, and Raúl Fernández and Fermín Aldeguer, Madrid players, have posed from their colors with the Cup of His Majesty the king and the Catavino Cup, delivered to the champions of the Grand Prix of Spain, in the finish line of the Jerez layout.
Andalusia bets on sport
Andalusia's commitment to international projection events has been consolidated in recent years. The Spanish Grand Prix has been held in Jerez a total of 39 editions, but it has been in recent years when the rest have arrived. In 2023, for example, the Grammy Latinos outside the United States and the chosen place was Seville. The economic impact was 151 million euros, which would have to be added in two concerts in Cádiz and Malaga in 2024 in relation to this event.
Bikers arriving in Jerez in the neighborhood of La Granja, at the height of the one known as the motorcycle roundabout. / Sunday by Guzmán Díaz
Already in the sports field, the celebration of the Davis Cup in Malagathe Supercopa ACBthe Copa del Rey de Rugbyhe U-19 Football Championshiphe Board FIBA Europathe tournaments of the women's and male basketball team, the Hall of Fame, la Billie Jean King Cup or the prestigious Solheim Cup. The Kings and Queens League have also arrived in Andalusia, as the Ibai evening will do in July, which combines the show with an amateur boxing day.
Antonio Sanz, counselor of the Presidency, Interior, Social Dialogue and Administrative Simplification, pointed out this Thursday as the region is “congratulations”, because it has proven to be “prepared to face great concentrations.”
“The largest device in Europe”
Antonio Sanz stood out during the control session to the Andalusian government that there will be more than 10,000 troops in the two major weekend events in Andalusia. Sanz has stressed that Security is “one of the keys” for which Andalusia is prepared for these great events. “We offer the best capabilities to guarantee the good disposition and the good execution of great events in Andalusia,” he said.
This weekend will be deployed “The biggest device in Europe Regarding large concentrations, “said Sanz, focusing on the technology that has been indicated and, in addition, with important technological advances, which will include a new citizen care platform with informative website, advice, guides and a conversational assistant with artificial intelligence.” Each citizen will know the alterations that can occur and how to respond to each of them, “he explained.
The Government Delegate in Andalusia, Pedro Fernández, stressed that there will be 5,200 agents deployed. “A great deployment that highlights the capacities of state security forces and bodies to guarantee that this type of event can be carried out with absolute security. Fernández stressed that Andalusia is “a perfect scenario” to house any type of playful, sports and cultural activity “to any of the levels.”
