Best SICTED 2025 agent
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Cayetano Urena
My name is Cayetano Ureña and I have been dedicated to training, consulting, advice and audit, helping companies and services from very diverse sectors of activity to improve.
I'm specialized in the tourism sector, helping companies, municipalities and associations to achieve their objectives in terms of quality, sustainability and safety, among others.
We also develop the design of tourism products and services, revitalization and sustainability plans or help in the management of subsidies.
- Expert in Tourism Quality (Q and SICTED)
- Manager, Advisor, Trainer and SICTED evaluator
- Management Systems Consultant (Quality, Environment and Safety), PRL Technician, Trainer
- PRL Technician
- Trainer
Our Vision and Mission
Work directly with people and teams with the aim of achieving all the organization's objectives.
Awards and honours
Award for "Best SICTED Agent" 2019, 2022 2023, 2024 and 2025, first finalist "Best SICTED Agent" 2020 and 2021.
About me
I like get involved in company projects and work as one of the team, improving the management of various areas of activity that directly or indirectly have an impact on customer or user satisfaction. In this way, I contribute my experience and tools to achieve, on the one hand, improve the control of internal management processes in any organization, and on the other hand pursue continuous improvement with the objective of satisfy and retain customers, users and tourists.
What gives me the most satisfaction is work with people, ensuring that they meet the objectives of the organizations, improving at a professional level, as well as the services they provide or the facilities and equipment, experiences, that they make available to their clients.
Trainer
Since 2003, I have been specialized in projects in the tourism sector, specifically in tourism quality, sustainability, competitiveness and safety projects, with the aim of improving the tourist experience in companies, services and tourist destinations.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, I dedicated myself to advise and audit organizations, to ensure compliance with hygienic and sanitary measures that reduce the risk of contagion by SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus, so that both its employees and its clients, users or tourists, could benefit from a work environment, services or a safe experience.
The service I provide is characterized by being a personal service, involving me in achieving the organization's objectives and working as one of the others, as a team with the rest of the employees. I like to think that I contribute adequate and adapted solutions to each need, facilitating work, helping the continuous improvement of the company and achieving the objectives set.
Recognitions
- Better knowledge and control.
Compliance with applicable legislation.
- Qualification and training of personnel.
Part of this training will be through holding training actions, but also tutoring the work of workers and managers, as well as mentoring projects.
- Improvement of internal management processes.
That will help optimize resources, save money, and improve the perception and opinion of the client, user or tourist, projecting an image of a reliable and trustworthy company.
- Design and planning of objectives.
In addition to the implementation of indicators that help the periodic analysis of their compliance.
- Competitive advantages, recognitions, certificates and distinctions.
- Improves the opinion and satisfaction of the client, user and visitor.
- Resolution of doubts and provision of solutions.
Training
- Trainer accredited by the SET to teach the 4-cycle training plan of the SICTED (Comprehensive System for Tourism Quality in Destinations). Numerous courses taught in a large number of Spanish destinations.
- Training for Comprehensive Society for Rural Development designing and teaching specific courses on quality and competitiveness, product development, entrepreneurship, etc.
- Trainer of the training plan “From manager to Manager” or “New Agents” for the qualification of new managers, advisors, trainers and evaluators, of new SICTED destinations according to the SICTED Training Plan promoted by TURESPAÑA and the FEMP.
- Safe Tourism Trainer: Hygienic and sanitary specifications and measures to reduce the risk of contagion by SARS-CoV-2.
- Trainer for companies associated with the Bullas Wine Route, within the “Technical assistance for the certification of the Bullas Wine Route as a Spanish Wine Route” project.
- Training manager in IES Training, managing subsidized training courses and training services for companies.
- Advisor on implementation of LOPD systems with Corpodat Group.
- Professor in the I Master of Quality and Environment in Agri-Food Industries, Organized by the Miguel Hernández University of Orihuela (Alicante).
- Trainer teaching courses on the environment, quality and occupational risk prevention to more than 50 companies and institutions and more than 700 hours of training given.
- Professor in training courses for the qualification of managers, evaluators and advisors for their work in the SICTED project promoted by the SET and FEMP.
- Training tourism consultants Region of Murcia
- Training in SGMA, OHSAS, PRL Audits;
- Professor in the Higher University Course on Management Systems organized by the San Antonio Catholic University (UCAM).
- Organization and delivery of numerous courses to companies and agents in the tourism sector: Customer service, Quality in service and attention to tourists, Management of complaints and claims, Survey method, Destination, the company and the professional, Tools for measuring customer satisfaction, Courses on the implementation of the Q standard in different sectors: restaurants, rural accommodation, etc.
- Annual quality presentations at the Cartagena tourism school.
- Plan 4 cycles SICTED SET Project
- Modules cycle 1: SICTED, Good Practices Manual, Management Platform and Improvement Planning.
- Modules cycle 2: Complaints and suggestions, Survey method, Service strategy and Applicable legislation.
- Cycle 3 modules: Tourism Marketing, Management of difficult clients, Maintenance plan and Technology and innovation.
- Cycle 4 modules: Environmental responsibility in tourism, Tourism for all, Access module to the SCTE Sectors, Other Management tools (ISO 9001 and EFQM), Guide for business management, How to create your own website and Benchmarking workshop.
- Participation in seminars, quality forums, organization of workshops, etc.
- Worked with an e-learning training platform, teaching courses in this modality at the Murcia Tourism Qualification Center.
Audits
- “Safe Tourism certified” auditor accredited by the ICTE. 16 audits carried out in tourism companies and services in 2020 and 2021 (Cartagena cruise terminal, Cartagena Museums Puerto de Culturas, etc.
- Internal auditor of Q standards (Hotels, rural accommodation, beaches, tourist information offices, museums, tourist transport, restaurants, campsites, travel agencies, bars and cafes, etc.).
- S internal auditor for tourism sustainability in various sectors: beaches, industrial tourism, museums, hotels, restaurants, etc.
- Internal auditor of quality management systems (ISO 9001), environment (ISO 14001) and safety (OHSAS 18000).
- Internal auditor of the tourism offices and beaches certified with Q quality in the municipality of San Javier (12 beaches and 2 OIT), in Águilas (6 beaches and OIT) and the Q beaches of the municipality of Cartagena (12 beaches); Los Alcázares (6 beaches)
- Participation as a member of the audit team in the certification process of numerous companies in the CALICOM project in 1999, promoted by the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND NAVIGATION. This project aimed to certify SMEs with a Q for quality, based on ISO: 9002:1994.
- SICTED evaluator, with more than 1000 evaluations.
- Legal auditor for CROSSBER AUDIT. Development of Audits as a legal Occupational Risk Prevention Auditor for own Prevention Services.
- Occupational Risk Prevention Audits: legal in Own Prevention Services, OHSAS 18000, work machines and equipment, work spaces, etc.
- Air quality and hygiene and comfort studies in workplaces. Asbestos studies, etc.
Consultancy
- Qualified advisor of the SICTED project. I have provided consulting and advisory services to numerous companies, services and destinations of the SICTED project such as Cartagena, Murcia, Mar Menor, Sierra Espuña, Nororeste, Málaga, Toledo, Ceuta, Alcalá la Real (Jaén), Lorca, Puerto Lumbreras, Mazarrón, Alcalá la Real (Jaén), Baena, Cabra, Carmona, Écija, Lucena, Osuna, Priego de Córdoba, Puente Genil, Utrera, Almedinilla (Córdoba), Rute (Córdoba), Iznájar (Córdoba), Doña Mencía (Córdoba), Carcabuey (Córdoba), Zuheros (Córdoba), Molina de Segura (Murcia), Fortuna (Murcia), Jumilla (Murcia), Cehegín (Murcia), La Unión (Murcia), Abanilla (Murcia), Bullas (Murcia), Alcantarilla (Murcia) ), Calasparra (Murcia), Los Alcázares (Murcia), Motril (Granada), Yecla (Murcia), Torre Pacheco (Murcia).
- Advisor on projects and programs in the tourism sector for public organizations: DG Competitiveness and Tourism Quality of the Region of Murcia, Segittur, City Councils, etc.
- Consulting and advice on the implementation of Q standards for tourism quality, S for sustainability and Safe tourism certified, in numerous companies in the tourism sectors: beaches, hotels, rural houses, restaurants, bars and cafes, marinas, tourist information offices, camping , travel agencies, museums, OPCs, etc.
- Consulting, training and technical assistance to establishments adhering to the Bullas wine route for its certification as a Spanish wine route.
- Consulting on quality management systems according to ISO 9001, environment according to ISO 14001 in companies in various sectors (agricultural, industrial, services, transportation, chemicals, etc.).
- Consulting for implementation of LOPD in companies.
- Consultant in the implementation of LOCAL AGENDA 21 within the “Sustainable Municipality” Project promoted by the Federation of Tourist Municipalities in the City Councils of San Pedro del Pinatar, Jumilla, Lorca, Alhama, Totana and Archena.
- Coord. Technician of the Environment and Prevention Division.
- Coordinating and carrying out regulatory actions as a Collaborating Entity of the Environmental Quality Administration (Region of Murcia) in all fields.
- Coordination and work with other management systems such as blue flags, UNE 175001 (small businesses, Sol region of Murcia badge, etc.).
- Implementation of OHSAS 18001 and integrated management systems.
- Studies and certifications of air quality in work spaces, hygiene, legionella, asbestos, etc.
- As an external prevention service, activities for preparing risk prevention evaluations, self-protection plans, hygiene and ergonomic studies, planning of preventive activity, training, etc.
- During my time at SGS as Head of the Environment and Risk Prevention Department, performing functions such as:
- Supervision and control of compliance with quality procedures in each and every one of the activities carried out in the Department, following the provisions of the Quality Management System according to ISO 9000 in which we were certified.
- Preparation and delivery of offers and budgets.
- Management and Organization of work teams of up to 10 people.
- Planning and supervision of jobs and projects.
- Execution of projects and works with sampling and issuance of reports.
- Visits and meetings with clients and public organizations.
- Control of equipment and quality of work, as well as measurement and assessment of customer satisfaction.
- I work with ISO 9000, ISO 14000, UNE-45004, and other standards in the production process.
- I am also a member of the regulatory technical committee CTN 188/SC4 “NAUTICAL-SPORTS FACILITIES” and actively participated in the development of the standard. CTN 188/SC 04
- Former member of the boards of directors of the Environmental Technology Center and the Association of Environmental Companies as a member. Participated as a member of commissions and working groups in both institutions.
I have been Manager SICTED for the destinations of Cartagena and Mar Menor, and I am Trainer and Evaluator Advisor, for destinations Cartagena, Mar Menor (Murcia), Murcia, Sierra Espuña (Murcia), Northwest (Murcia), Ricote Valley (Murcia), Lorca (Murcia), Málaga, Toledo, Ceuta, Alcalá la Real (Jaén), Puerto Lumbreras (Murcia) ), Sierra de Gredos and Valle de Iruelas (Ávila), Noja (Cantabria), San Javier (Murcia), Águilas (Murcia), Mazarrón (Murcia), Carmona (Seville), Baena (Córdoba), Cabra (Córdoba), Écija (Seville), Lucena (Córdoba), Luque (Córdoba), Osuna (Seville), Priego de Córdoba (Córdoba), Puente Genil (Córdoba), Utrera ( Seville), Almedinilla (Córdoba), Rute (Córdoba), Iznájar (Córdoba), Doña Mencía (Córdoba), Carcabuey (Córdoba), Zuheros (Córdoba), Molina de Segura (Murcia), Fortuna (Murcia), Jumilla (Murcia) , Cehegín (Murcia), La Unión (Murcia), Abanilla (Murcia), Bullas (Murcia), Alcantarilla (Murcia), Calasparra (Murcia), Los Alcázares (Murcia), Motril (Granada) and Yecla (Murcia) etc..
I am an Advisor and Trainer for the Bullas Wine Route (wine tourism), where I have provided training and carried out technical assistance, advice and pre-audits to the Managing Body and companies (Wineries, Wine Bars, Accommodations, Restaurants, Tourist Information Offices, Museums, Travel Agencies, Bars, Guides, etc.,) for the achievement and renewal of the “Spanish Wine Route” certification
I am a Manager, Advisor, trainer and qualified evaluator for the SICTED project promoted by the Secretary of State for Tourism and the FEMP.
I am an advisor to the Tourism Institute of the Region of Murcia and General Directorate of Tourism Competitiveness and Quality, carrying out coordination tasks in the SICTED projects of the Region of Murcia (24 destinations in 2022 and 2023) and technical assistance in this tourism quality project to this organization of the Region of Murcia.
Advisor, coordinator and speaker in working groups of SICTED Managers of the Region of Murcia (24 destinations).
Auditor “Safe Tourism certified” accredited by ICTE, in addition to consultant and internal auditor of Q standards for quality and S for Sustainability.
Regular collaborator of the Secretary of State for Tourism and Segittur in activities and methodology of the SICTED project. During the first month of confinement (March 2020) due to the pandemic caused by COVID-19, I designed and created the “Evaluation Protocol in non-face-to-face or remote mode”, which was approved by the Secretary of State for Tourism for use in all the SICTED destinations in Spain, after testing it in a pilot experience in several companies of the SICTED project in Murcia, where I participated as an evaluator.
I am currently working on the Design project of the new SSTI responsible quality model with SETUR, as a partner of PAX # Advisor.
I am one of the trainers selected by the Secretary of State for Tourism and the FEMP and the to provide training courses to new SICTED agents (managers, advisors, trainers and evaluators) for the training program (2010, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023).
I have been a member of the SICTED Interdestination Committee (governing body of the project at the national level and where all the destinations that work on this project at the national level are represented), of which I held the position of president between 2008 and 2010.
I have been president of the Technical Working Group of Methodological Heritage and Training of the Secretary of State for Tourism dedicated to developing, reviewing, modifying and planning improvements in good practice manuals, creating new manuals, preparing and reviewing training courses and the training system itself. During 2017 and 2018 I participated in the working groups to review good practices and evaluation manuals, in the SICTED methodological review project promoted by the Secretary of State for Tourism.
Active member of permanent working groups (methodological heritage, review of the destination survey, SICTED Destination Guide and review of good practice manuals, improvement plans, SICTED awards, etc.). from 2003 to the present.
In 2021 I have collaborated and participated in the research and analysis phase for the definition of the Comprehensive Tourism Sustainability System. In 2022 and 2023 I am a member of the work team that develops the new design of the SCTE (Responsible Quality-Comprehensive Tourism Sustainability System)
Furthermore, some of the activities developed in the SICTED projects of the destinations where I have worked have been:
- Creation of Managing Entities and constitution of Quality Roundtables as organizations that ensure the proper development of the project in the destinations and participate in the implemented actions, review of the control panel and indicators, improvement plans, etc.
- Raising awareness and attracting companies and public services, as well as their adherence to the project. Organization of awareness days, commercial actions, meetings with associations, business representatives and public authorities, etc. I have been SICTED Manager of Cartagena and Mar Menor and I have supported, and in most of them I continue to do so currently, in the work of SICTED advisor, trainer or evaluator for the destinations of Puerto Lumbreras, Noroeste (Murcia), Sierra Espuña (Murcia), Lorca, Toledo, Ceuta, Sierra de Gredos and Valle de Iruelas (Ávila), Alcalá la Real (Jaén), Noja (Cantabria), San Javier (Murcia), Murcia , Águilas (Murcia), Carmona (Seville), Baena (Córdoba), Cabra (Córdoba), Écija (Seville), Lucena (Córdoba), Osuna (Seville), Priego de Córdoba (Córdoba), Puente Genil (Córdoba), Utrera (Seville), Almedinilla ( Córdoba), Rute (Córdoba), Iznajar (Córdoba), Doña Mencía (Córdoba), Carcabuey (Córdoba), Luque (Córdoba), Zuheros (Córdoba), Molina de Segura (Murcia), Fortuna (Murcia), Jumilla (Murcia) , Cehegín (Murcia), La Unión (Murcia), Abanilla (Murcia), Bullas (Murcia), Alcantarilla (Murcia), Calasparra (Murcia), Los Alcázares (Murcia), Motril (Granada) and Yecla (Murcia), etc..
- In 2021 speaker and trainer at the awareness days of the new destinations in the Region of Murcia: Alcantarilla, Archena, Bullas, Calasparra, Cartagena, Cieza, Fortuna, Jumilla, Los Alcázares, Molina de Segura and San Pedro del Pinatar. I am also an advisor to help start these projects.
- Technical assistance and advice for the implementation of good practice manuals. There are 36 quality references belonging to the different subsectors within the scope of the project:
- Travel agency.
- Hostels
- Rural accommodations.
- Vehicle and boat rental
- Tourist parking
- Artisans
- Cruise ship and Ferry docking
- Bars and cafes
- Wineries
- Camping
- golf courses
- Shops
- Convention Bureaux
- Active tourism companies
- Tourist transport companies
- Spanish schools for foreigners
- Natural spaces
- Ski and mountain resorts
- Tour guides
- Tourist hotels and apartments
- Museum and Centers of Tourist Interest.
- Tourist Information Offices
- OPC's
- Other services
- Congress halls
- Beaches
- Citizen security
- Sport ports
- Restaurants and tourist catering companies
- Cleaning services
- Health tourism services
- Taxi
- Industrial Tourism
- Leisure parks
- Permanent scenic spaces
- Tourist workshops
- Housing for tourist use
- Manager Cartagena (2003-2011) with more than 80 member companies carrying out awareness-raising and recruitment actions, individualized and collective advice and technical assistance, training, improvement plans, improvement groups, working on a computer platform, etc.
- I have carried out actions in the vast majority of the more than 500 distinguished companies in the Murcia Region including consulting and technical assistance in the implementation of these good practices manuals, training in courses of the SET 4-cycle plan for this project (19 courses divided into 4 training cycles) and others of interest and evaluations (audits) to obtain the distinctive.
- SICTED evaluator, with 1500 evaluations.
- SICTED advisor with more than 2,500 individualized technical assistance visits carried out.
- SICTED trainer with around 500 training actions carried out in SICTED destinations.
- Planning and development of measurement systems for tourist satisfaction in the destination, with development of survey campaigns, analysis of results, planning improvements, constitution of quality tables, development of promotion plans, etc.
- Management of control panels and destination indicators, improvement groups, IT platform, relations with the FEMP and SET, etc.
- Organization of badge presentation events, making press releases, planning promotional campaigns, etc.
- Trainer in the Manager to Manager and New Agent courses, promoted by Turespaña and the FEMP, for the qualification of new managers, advisors, trainers and evaluators. Years 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
SCTE (Spanish Tourism Quality System) Sectors. Turespaña and ICTE.
Currently a Freelance professional with extensive experience (more than 20 years) in development and implementation of Q standards in very diverse sectors: Hotels, restaurants, rural houses, tourist information offices, campsites, beaches, travel agencies, etc.
Auditor “Safe Tourism certified” accredited by the ICTE. 16 audits carried out in tourism companies and services in 2020 and 2021.
Advisor and internal auditor of the Q certified beaches of quality of the municipalities of Cartagena (12 beaches), Eagles (6 beaches) and San Javier (6 beaches). Furthermore in San Javier I have carried out the internal audits of the 2 tourist information offices, as well as the Tourist Office of Eagles and the tourist office Carmona (Seville).
Advisor and internal auditor of S for sustainability in beaches of Cartagena (12), Mazarrón beaches (11), beaches of San Javier (6), Experience 43 (Liquor 43), National Museum of Underwater Archeology (ARQUA) and Hotel Restaurant Los Habaneros.
Internal auditor of Q standards (Hotels, Rural Accommodations, Beaches, Tourist Information Offices, restaurants, campsites, etc.) working with tourist establishments such as Entremares Group Hotels, El Portús Nautical Complex, etc.
Consultant and trainer Bullas Wine Route, providing technical assistance to establishments attached to the Bullas wine route for its certification as a Spanish wine route. Years 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021.
Carrying out analysis and comparative study for the integration of quality systems European Charter for Sustainable Tourism (CETs and SICTED).
For more than 8 years of working in Murcia Turística and as a member of the ICTE delegation of the region of Murcia, I have provided technical assistance and carried out consulting for the implementation of Q quality standards in numerous companies and tourist services in our region. Specifically, I have worked in consulting with the following standards:
- Quality system for small accommodation.
- UNE 183001:2009 Rural Accommodations. Requirements for the service providing.
- Quality standards for tourist coach companies.
- UNE 186001: 2007. Spa Establishments.
- UNE 184001: 2007. Campsites and Holiday Cities.
- Standard UNE 187002:2008/1M: 2011. Protected Natural Spaces.
- UNE 182001: 2008/1M: 2010 Tourist Hotels and Apartments.
- Standard UNE 188004:2009. Tourist Services in Nautical Sports Facilities.
- Standard UNE 187003:2008. Tourist Information Offices.
- Standard UNE 187004:2008. Congress Palaces
- UNE 187001:2008 Beaches.
- Series UNE 167000:2006 and UNE 167012:2010. Service of restauration.
- Self-assessment UNE 189001: 2006. Tourist Intermediation Services (Travel Agencies)
- Standard UNE 188003:2009. Active turism.
- Standard UNE 302001:2012. Industrial Tourism
I have attended the following ICTE auditor courses:
- Auditors of the UNE 182,001 standard for Tourist Hotels and Apartments. 2007;
- Auditors of the ICTE standard for small accommodation. 2007;
- Auditors of the UNE 183001 Rural Accommodation standard. 2007;
- Auditors of the tourist quality standard for golf courses. 2007
- Auditors of the UNE 167000 Series standard on Restoration Services. 2006;
