14% of the deaths in Ibiza and Formentera are related to the tobacco

The manager of the Ib-Salut indicates that the lung cancer is most frequent in Ibiza and Formentera and that the neumólogos assure that it's also the "most lethal one". 35% of the older of 15 years are smokers The 14 percent of the deaths that take place annually in Ibiza and Formentera is related to the tobacco, assured yesterday the manager the Ib-Salut, Nacho Martinez. "This number surpasses the deaths caused by AIDS, the alcohol and the together traffic accidents", all together. In 2004 took place in Ibiza and Formentera 637 deaths, according to the National Institute of Estadi'stica (INE), 89 of them been would have related to the tabaquismo, according to the data contributed by the hospital Can Misses. "and it is necessary to remember that one of every two smokers will pass away as a result of the tabaco habit, this type of death would be avoidable". In the same way, Martinez assured that the smokers have a life expectancy of between 10 and 20 years smaller than the nonsmokers. In the Pitiüses, in addition, "the most important cancer is of lung". "the neumólogos say that it's the most lethal of all and in the 90 percent of the cases it is caused by the tobaco", plus to the maximum person in charge of the health pitiusa. Although there are data of Ibiza and no Formentera, in all Balears pass away every year 400 people as a result of a lung cancer. Martinez also indicated that a change is taking place: if until now most of the affected ones by this tumor they were men, every time there are more women between the patients. "Plus, it is necessary to remember that the tobaco is directly related to another type of cancers like mouth or lip cancer, as well as with enfisemas pulmonary and cardiac ailments", emphasized on the other hand insular conseller of Health and Social Subjects, Vicent Serra. One of the data that as much conseller as the manager of the Ib-Salut considers more alarming is that 35 percent of the older of 15 population is a smoker. "and every time they begin sooner", indicated Nacho Martinez. Vicent Serra emphasized the importance that all the institutions are coordinated to undertake awareness performances. The manager of the Ib-Salut indicated there still are a number of people that do not apply the law from the past 1 of January (taken effect of the law of the tobacco state level) have requested aid to the family doctors to stop smoking. "we asked the doctors to gather clinical histories of people how want to stop smoking", he indicated. The manager remembered that at the moment not only the specialists can help to stop smoking, they can also request aid by attending physicians.Plus, the manager announced that there are already groups of smokers have started were people who are leaving it shares their experiences and even has started in Formentera.

The Ibiza parliamentarians urge Spanair that "they rectify"

The national deputies Enrique Fajarnés (PP) and Jose Ramon Mateos (PSOE), as well as senator Antoni Marí have sent to the president of the Spanair company a letter in which expresses its rejection to the cancellation of the flight of the 7.40 hours in the morning to Ibiza, and they insist to him "to rectify" and go back to the "previous situation". The Ibiza parliamentarians also have sent a letter to the minister of Promotion, Magdalena Alvarez, where they show their preoccupation by the measurement adopted by the airline company and request that he takes part to manage the "restitution" of the cancelled flight. Ramon, Fajarnés and Marí insist that in letter the schedule would allow the pitiusos "to resolve their buisness" in Madrid, as well as "connecting with other national and international destinies". The situation created now by Spanair"damages" Ibiza and Formentera, for which can suppose in many cases "a serious economic damage when having to spend the night" in the capital of Spain. They remember the minister , it is necessary that the institutions adopt measures to guarantee the necessary frequency of flights, suitable prices and, mainly, that Ibiza and Formentera is not isolated from the capital of their country.

In Ibiza the Pacte requests that everything is regulated the modality of `all inclusive´

It will present a motion so that the Consell opens in the evening the Office of Tourism of the port, and all the year the one of the airport in Ibiza.

The progressive group of the Insular Consell will defend in the next plenary session, that will be celebrated Friday, a motion in which requests to the Balearic Govern to modify the general law of turism"to incorporate the regulation of the modality of ` all included´". The progressive consellera Patricia Abascal explained yesterday in press conference that its coalition is not against that modality, but "its extreme growth and its lack of quality". For that reason they solicit that a specific regulation that regulates the all inclusive. In opinion of Abascal, ` all inclusive´ "will be the aim of our economy" if every year includes more tourist supply.Remembered the consellera, the Germans consider that the 60 percent of their compatriots chooses that modality. On the other hand, another motion of the Progressive Pact proposes that the Tourist Information bureau stays open throughout the year located in the airport, and the one of the port of Ibiza, also during the afternoons. The progressives consider that if its wanted to break up the high season it is precise that those offices remain open all the year and late in the afternoon, to take care of the few tourists that arrive in Ibiza during the winter, like those of the Inserso.

The cruise tourists spent 11 million euros in Eivissa in 2005

The CAEB presents a study that reveals an increase of 46.9% in the number of cruise ship visitors that visited the island of Ibiza and Formentera in the last year and emphasizes the consolidation of the sector.

The cruise tourism generated in Ibiza and Formentera a total of 11 million euros during year 2005, according to a study elaborated by employer's association CAEB. Of this amount, 10 million euros correspond to direct income of the cost of the tourists (what it supposes an increase of 50.6% in relation to 2004), whereas a million euros (18% more) for indirect income were entered. The report, displayed yesterday in Palma by conseller of Tourism Joan Flaquer, the person in charge of the economic department of the CAEB, Vicent Tur, and the president of the Balearic employer's association, Josep Oliver, emphasizes the increase of 46.9% in the number of cruise ship visitors registered in Ibiza, the 80,856 visitors in 2004 and more than 118,000 during 2005. This increase was also translated in the number of ships that stayed in the port of ibiza, which grew a 16%, from 94 to 109 cruce ships. The tourists remained in the island an average of 1.49 days and registered an average cost of 56.90 euros, a 2.5% more than in 2004. Most of cruce ship visitors that visited the Islands are British and Germans, middle-aged and who travel in pair. The study of the CAEB details, in addition, that a high percentage of the visitors has highly remunerated professions or is retired with resources sufficient to pay for these vacations. The cruise tourists made "a highly positive" valuation of their stay in the islands, according to what they said themselves in the report. In fact, from the CAEB the necessity stood out to extend harbor infrastructures of Balears to attract more cruise ship visitors and to maintain the competitiveness of this sector that, according to honored the president of the employer's association, Josep Oliver, "it is not an ephemeral fashion "the cruise tourism is consolidating like one of the most solid and prosperous tourist segments". On the other hand, the director of the department of Economy of the CAEB, Vicent Tur, emphasized that 15% of the cruise ship visitors already acquire their trip through Internet, which indicated, the "constant progression of this system in front of the traditional channels of commercialization".

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