32nd Edition of the Americas Cup Set to Change the City of Valencia Forever

The economic repercussions of the 32nd edition of the Americas Cup, to be held in the city of Valencia, Spain, will be felt for decades, with the infrastructure planned by the city set to change the face of local tourism and boost many of the business sectors that make up the Valencia regions economy.

(PRWEB) June 20, 2005 -- The 32nd edition of the Americas Cup will bring about a historic change in the region of Valencia, Spain, with the local economy to undergo a dramatic change as a result of the investment that is to go into adapting the host port and the city of Valencia.

As Lyn Hines, representative of the prestigious nautical guide Yachting Pages, says, The people of Valencia are not yet aware of the enormous change that the 32nd edition of the America's Cup will bring to the areas economy. The infrastructure designed for the event will help put Valencia on the world super-yacht circuit and permit the city to host major nautical exhibitions, conventions and trade fairs. This will have a long term impact on the creation of employment and wealth, which is difficult to assess as yet".

We estimate that the staging of acts associated with the event will lead to an increase of almost 15% in our turnover for translation and interpreting services from the local market

Although the final regattas are not to take place until 2007, the city is already brimming with people from all over the world as twelve teams from ten different countries prepare for the competition. Americas Cup Management, the event organizer, and the teams taking part in the event are already hiring the services of many local businesses. High on the list of the services required by the teams is translation and interpreting. "We estimate that the staging of acts associated with the event will lead to an increase of almost 15% in our turnover for translation and interpreting services from the local market", says Francisco Chirivella, a partner in Valencia-based translation company Dixon Servicios Lingüísticos, S.L.

The members of the teams taking part in the 32nd edition of the Americas Cup and their families make up a multi-national group of thousands of people, who will be resident in Valencia until 2007. In order to make their integration into working life and their relationship with the locals as smooth as possible, many have decided to learn Spanish during their stay in Valencia. In addition to our usual services, which offer language courses for companies in various different economic sectors, we have designed a range of Spanish courses aimed at the team members and their families. We not only teach them the language, but we also provide advice about Spanish customs and, more specifically, about Valencia and the surrounding area", says Anne-Lise Grisard, head of language-training company Dixon Formación.

Dixon Servicios Lingüísticos, SL, is a Valencia-based translation, interpretation and language training company offering services in more than 100 languages. Since 2002, the company has provided services to an extensive portfolio of local, national and international clients, including: America's Cup Manangement, Valencia Regional Government, Valencia Justice Department, ONCE (Spanish National Organisation for the Blind), Valencia Football Club, Spanish National Police, Spanish Civil Guard, Statron AG, Unilever, Tour of Spain and Thyssenkrupp.

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