{"id":32243,"date":"2025-03-31T14:13:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T14:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desarrollo.clusterturismogalicia.com\/the-galician-tourism-cluster-supports-the-carne-65-initiative-to-improve-the-quality-of-life-of-seniors\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T14:13:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T13:13:06","slug":"the-galician-tourism-cluster-supports-the-carne-65-initiative-to-improve-the-quality-of-life-of-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desarrollo.clusterturismogalicia.com\/en\/the-galician-tourism-cluster-supports-the-carne-65-initiative-to-improve-the-quality-of-life-of-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"The Galician Tourism Cluster supports the Carn\u00e9 +65 initiative to improve the quality of life of seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The program already has 700 participating establishments, and applications to join are still open.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The President of the Xunta de Galicia, Alfonso Rueda, along with the Regional Minister of Social Policy and Equality, Fabiola Garc\u00eda, presented the Carn\u00e9 +65 on March 28th, an initiative that offers those over 65 exclusive discounts and benefits at a wide network of establishments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The event was also attended by the President and Vice President of the Galician Tourism Cluster, Ces\u00e1reo Pardal and Jes\u00fas Picallo Santos, who highlighted the importance of this proposal for the Galician tourism sector. The Cluster representatives were accompanied by Treasurer Alfonso Mart\u00ednez, former President Francisco Gonz\u00e1lez, and Board Member Mar Rodr\u00edguez Meseguer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During his speech, Ces\u00e1reo Pardal highlighted the key role of tourism in the well-being of seniors, noting that the 65+ Card &#8220;is not only a practical tool, but a form of recognition for those who have dedicated their lives to building our communities.&#8221; He also encouraged businesses in the sector to <a href=\"https:\/\/politicasocial.xunta.gal\/sites\/w_polso\/files\/carne65\/\">join the program<\/a>, emphasizing that their participation contributes to both economic development and social impact.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A card with an impact on society and tourism<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 65+ Card has already been sent to more than 600,000 people and can be used in 700 establishments throughout Galicia, a number that the Xunta hopes to expand to 1,000 throughout the year. This program seeks to facilitate seniors&#8217; access to cultural, leisure, and wellness services, as well as combat unwanted loneliness and eliminate stereotypes associated with age.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For its part, the Galician tourism sector supports the initiative as an opportunity to strengthen Galicia&#8217;s inclusive and accessible approach as a destination. &#8220;Each establishment that joins this program is contributing not only to the growth of the sector, but also to the inclusion and well-being of our seniors,&#8221; Pardal said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The program already has 700 participating establishments, and applications to join are still open. &nbsp; The President of the Xunta de Galicia, Alfonso Rueda, along with the Regional Minister of Social Policy and Equality, Fabiola Garc\u00eda, presented the Carn\u00e9 +65 on March 28th, an initiative that offers those over 65 exclusive discounts and benefits at &#8230; <a title=\"The Galician Tourism Cluster supports the Carn\u00e9 +65 initiative to improve the quality of life of seniors\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/desarrollo.clusterturismogalicia.com\/en\/the-galician-tourism-cluster-supports-the-carne-65-initiative-to-improve-the-quality-of-life-of-seniors\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Galician Tourism Cluster supports the Carn\u00e9 +65 initiative to improve the quality of life of seniors\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/desarrollo.clusterturismogalicia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/desarrollo.clusterturismogalicia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/desarrollo.clusterturismogalicia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desarrollo.clusterturismogalicia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desarrollo.clusterturismogalicia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/desarrollo.clusterturismogalicia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32243\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/desarrollo.clusterturismogalicia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desarrollo.clusterturismogalicia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desarrollo.clusterturismogalicia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}