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QST IM 445: Multinational Management
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2021
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Basic facts about the capital of Spain • 3.251.876 Inhabitants in Madrid City • 8.360.000 Tourists per year (2015 ) • 5th position in ICCA world ranking • 18,7% GDP of Spain (37,5% increase since 2004) • 2.789 hours of sunshine per year • 144 museums • 5 077 restaurants • 300 metro stations covering 293 km of underground transport system • 15.704 taxis • 6 world heritage sites within 1 hour drive: Toledo, Segovia, Ávila, Alcalá de Henares, El Escorial and Aranjuez) • Madrid Barajas Airport: Direct air connections with 184 cities (39 American + 118 European + 12 Asian + 15 African destinations) Madrid: the heart of the country, some interesting facts • 15.704 taxis, 208 bus routes, 3.618 km of roads, 4 motorway ring roads • 2nd largest fish market in the World! • +100 daily high-speed train connections with the rest of Spain • Most modern high-speed network of any country in Europe! • Second largest underground network in Europe: • Almost 300 km total network • Over 300 stations (143 accessible to disabled) • 1,884.000 daily passengers • 690,000.000 yearly passengers • 1.50 € single ticket price • 5 € transfer from and to the airport From airport to city center (Sol): 5€ / 25 min. Fixed taxi fare = 30€. A cosmopolitan city with a wide range of leisure activities • 2.769 yearly hours of sunshine • 5.077 restaurants • 27 golf courses in the region • 21,2% foreign population • 144 museums • 87 art galleries • 61 theatres • 24 Michelin stars ( 16 restaurants) Madrid cost of living Here as follows you will find some examples of actual prices for basic products a visitor may wish to acquire during its stay in Madrid: • A coffee in a typical café = 1.50 € • A sandwich with ham= 2.50 € • A 0.50 cl bottle of mineral water = 1 € • A lunch menu, 3 courses incl. drink = 9 to 14 € • A beer in a tapas bar = 1.5 € • A cinema ticket = 8 € • A bus/metro ticket = 1,5 € • A ticket for a musical in Gran Vía = 35 € • A museum ticket (Prado, Reina Sofia, Thyssen) = 6 to 8 € • 16 Restaurants with a Michelin star (City and Region) = 100+ € The artists mile “Paseo del Prado”: an unforgettable cultural experience • PRADO MUSEUM • REINA SOFIA MUSEUM • THYSSEN BORNEMISZA MUSEUM • CAIXAFORUM MUSEUM • Over 5 million yearly visitors Unique: 6 UNESCO World Heritage sites within one hour IN THE MADRID REGION • • • Alcalá de Henares El Escorial Aranjuez OUTSIDE OF THE REGION • • • Toledo Segovia Ávila

Basic Facts About the Capital of Spain

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