The Association of Chambers of Commerce of the Camino de Santiago Routes, which brings together public-law corporations along the route, has held its General Assembly, during which its Board of Directors was renewed. The presidency of the Association will be held by the Chamber of Commerce of Santiago de Compostela, while the Chamber of Pontevedra, Vigo and Vilagarcía de Arousa will assume the secretariat. The governing bodies are completed by the vice-presidency of the Chamber of Oviedo and the treasury managed by Cantabria, along with eight board members representing the Chambers of Bilbao, Burgos, Tui, Avilés, Gipuzkoa, Cáceres, Gijón and Álava.
At the Assembly, the Chambers reaffirmed their strong commitment to relaunching the activities of the Association of Chambers of Commerce of the Camino de Santiago Routes and to restoring its role as a key driver of economic and cultural activity along this itinerary, taking an active role in preparation for the Holy Year (Xacobeo) 2027. By fostering cooperation among chambers of commerce in Jacobean regions, the association contributes to ensuring that the Camino de Santiago is not only a cultural or tourism phenomenon, but also a driver of local economic development, helping to promote services, business activities and collaborative networks across several Spanish territories.
Archam, the alliance formed by the Chambers of Commerce of the Atlantic Arc to promote an Atlantic macro-region capable of addressing the challenges faced by the regions within this territory and contributing to their economically, socially and environmentally sustainable development, shares with the Association of Chambers of Commerce of the Camino de Santiago Routes the objective of promoting the Jacobean route as a link between territories.
The Camino de Santiago as a structuring hallmark is one of the three priority areas of work established by Archam, with tourism, culture and wine as specific fields of action. Transport and Intermodality, on the one hand, and the Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Corridor, on the other, are the two other pillars established by the Atlantic Arc Chambers alliance. Their respective areas of action include promoting the Atlantic rail corridor and supporting the intermodality and connectivity of Atlantic Arc ports; as well as developing the hydrogen corridor and offshore wind energy. These initiatives aim to transform the territory, making it more competitive, more sustainable, more dynamic, more open and connected, as well as more attractive and offering a higher quality of life for its citizens.
About the Association of Chambers of Commerce of the Camino de Santiago Routes
The Association of Chambers of Commerce of the Camino de Santiago Routes was established on the occasion of the Holy Year of Santiago in 2004, bringing together several chambers of commerce whose territories are crossed by different routes of the Camino de Santiago in order to promote its cultural value and socioeconomic development.
It is composed of the Chambers of Commerce of A Coruña, Álava, Astorga, Avilés, Badajoz, Barcelona, Bilbao, Briviesca, Burgos, Cáceres, Cádiz, Cantabria, Gijón, Gipuzkoa, Huesca, La Rioja, León, Lugo, Madrid, Navarra, Ourense, Oviedo, Palencia, Pontevedra, Vigo and Vilagarcía de Arousa, Salamanca, Santiago de Compostela, Segovia, Sevilla, Tui, Valladolid and Zamora; as well as the Aragonese Council of Chambers, the Valencian Council of Chambers and the Luso-Spanish Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCILE).