some thoughts about a region of this world having economic difficulties...
the skinny--
our good neighbors in Spain, hold vast sums of assets for commerce, yet this morning i am hearing they have financial woes, starting me to meditate upon how this condition could be possible...the initial question i started with was, "what is the main provider of funds for the average family there??", and at what range of income??...if it be tourism( restaurants, museum tours, sight-seeing, ect...), what sights are being sought, and by whom??--
the issue( and potential remedies)--
perhaps those that tour the region, are the ones with less finances...in any case, i feel that the economic issues in Spain, may be due to a reduction of tourism revenue, and, i suggest that part of the solution, could be a revival of the "skill-sets" that produced the sights, so many travel to Spain to see--
increasing tourism revenue--
i believe, that apprentice-ship, of old-world crafts, may yield more visitors( that stay for a longer duration), fortunately, a large part of the renaissance period in history, was very much rooted in Spain...for this reason, these skills, are still to be found in quiet corners there...
long-term tourism--
i further suggest, that the artisan/master-craftsmen, is one of their "super-resources", yet to be fully tapped, to enrich the economy of Spain...an apprentice would need to stay in Spain 2-6 years( greatly enhancing the economy), to master an old-world trade, only taught in a few countries( Spain being one of them, due to the bulk of renaissance works to be studied there)...if this idea is correct, serious tradesmen in the areas of fine restaurants, stone-cutting, custom automotive fabrication, wine-vineyard management( wine production), the restoration/maintenance of ancient art, and many other lost-arts( skills), of the renaissance period, would be both spending, and making money there, for the duration of their studies...and perhaps longer( if the apprentice decides to stay, or starts a family, during the study period)--
the point--
this could be a "game-changer" for the region( i am certain this concept is already being utilized, but not on the scale i am thinking of)--
conclusion--
as for the "euro", and the "economic abundance" of those whom like to go on vacation( in Spain, or otherwise), this is another matter, less in their control...but, attracting more visitors, of a kind who will stay longer, and generate a more lasting bond, with the country( through training-lineage), is...via offering lost-arts training, and that those trained in these crafts, will pass them on to the next person( an apprentice), someone who will remember, the place from which the master was trained( the home of the master is always revered, and likely to be visited, by the offspring of the students)--
best wishes, john kruschke--
the skinny--
our good neighbors in Spain, hold vast sums of assets for commerce, yet this morning i am hearing they have financial woes, starting me to meditate upon how this condition could be possible...the initial question i started with was, "what is the main provider of funds for the average family there??", and at what range of income??...if it be tourism( restaurants, museum tours, sight-seeing, ect...), what sights are being sought, and by whom??--
the issue( and potential remedies)--
perhaps those that tour the region, are the ones with less finances...in any case, i feel that the economic issues in Spain, may be due to a reduction of tourism revenue, and, i suggest that part of the solution, could be a revival of the "skill-sets" that produced the sights, so many travel to Spain to see--
increasing tourism revenue--
i believe, that apprentice-ship, of old-world crafts, may yield more visitors( that stay for a longer duration), fortunately, a large part of the renaissance period in history, was very much rooted in Spain...for this reason, these skills, are still to be found in quiet corners there...
long-term tourism--
i further suggest, that the artisan/master-craftsmen, is one of their "super-resources", yet to be fully tapped, to enrich the economy of Spain...an apprentice would need to stay in Spain 2-6 years( greatly enhancing the economy), to master an old-world trade, only taught in a few countries( Spain being one of them, due to the bulk of renaissance works to be studied there)...if this idea is correct, serious tradesmen in the areas of fine restaurants, stone-cutting, custom automotive fabrication, wine-vineyard management( wine production), the restoration/maintenance of ancient art, and many other lost-arts( skills), of the renaissance period, would be both spending, and making money there, for the duration of their studies...and perhaps longer( if the apprentice decides to stay, or starts a family, during the study period)--
the point--
this could be a "game-changer" for the region( i am certain this concept is already being utilized, but not on the scale i am thinking of)--
conclusion--
as for the "euro", and the "economic abundance" of those whom like to go on vacation( in Spain, or otherwise), this is another matter, less in their control...but, attracting more visitors, of a kind who will stay longer, and generate a more lasting bond, with the country( through training-lineage), is...via offering lost-arts training, and that those trained in these crafts, will pass them on to the next person( an apprentice), someone who will remember, the place from which the master was trained( the home of the master is always revered, and likely to be visited, by the offspring of the students)--
best wishes, john kruschke--
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