"Quality in hospitality and restoration are basic elements for the business to yield to the maximum and Create loyal customers correctly"

Today we spoke with Eduardo Gutiérrez, responsible of Restaurant Abrasador El Astral Tordesillas, Diploma in Tourism at the School of Tourism Valladolid, his career has always been linked to the tourism sector. Was in the year 1982 when his family decided to open Camping El Astral, located in Tordesillas (Castilla y León); a campsite that today directs Eduardo Gutiérrez and part of the Group of Restaurants Abrasador.

His extensive professional experience in other sectors such as travel agencies and tour operators, he has served this entrepreneur to implement various projects, today are success stories. Gutierrez is also a founding partner of the Campingred group, and president and CEO of the company management and sale of camping Q10 Management.

Eduardo, Campingred talk about Astral. What features does?

The services offered by the site are now virtually the same as when it opened back in 1982, logically with modifications and improvements that have been incorporated along the nearly 40 years at operation.

Astral has the amenities of a campground 4 stars: large plots, beautiful bungalows, maintained sports facilities, two pools beautiful, almost a hectare of landscaped parkland and leisure, bar, restaurant, supermarket, etc. Y, all, attended by an extraordinary and very friendly team, our main asset.

Let's talk about the food court of the camping. Your restaurant has become a success story of the Scorching Group, What can you tell me about it?

A few years ago my family and I were looking to change our restoration model for improving our food service, at that time I met the Ramirez family and that was when I felt a huge wave of sympathy, commitment, quality and professionalism to them.

Those 4 legs are also the ensigns of our family business, We understood from the start, and support has been critical to our project has been a success and is almost consolidated.

Why is it important for a camping also have a good quality policy regarding restoration?

The camping sector is the great unknown for Spanish tourism, although we are the European avant-garde and our technology and our business model have little to envy to many domestic hotels. Not forgetting the millions of overnight stays generated by our establishments.

Our service needs to customers are, As minimum, same as those of a hotel, but with more complexity, because the service must be prepared for an average number of people much more elevated than a hotel. It should be borne in mind that, for example, The Astral is a small camping when compared with other accommodation of its kind in Spain, and in one day weekend of August you can have inside nearly a thousand people from all services.

Hence, quality hotels and restaurants are basic for the business to render the maximum and Create loyal customer correctly. These production centers can assume the 50% of total turnover and also its contribution to the image of the camping it is paramount.

Now let's talk about your relationship with Scorching group: How many years have you been associated with scorching brand?

Scorching took the Group since March 2015, five years right now.

What do you think are the keys to success of your restaurant?

The key is the pursuit of excellence in everything we do, from the excellent product of the Scorching Group every detail of the service. To this, we will add a touch of informality and friendliness that highlights us.

Have you had a sales increase in recent years? 

Since 2015 the progression has been spectacular, with annual increases above the 30%. Specific, billing 2019 He was a 45% increase over the previous year. And when compared with that of 2015, the increase is the 400%.

What values ​​you highlight this Restaurant Group?

I would emphasize above all, humility and desire to learn showing. If you add to that excitement, work capacity and growing professionalism at all levels, the result is amazing and varied we are getting from all.

What you are positioned as in your city?

Our restaurant is on TripAdvisor the number 2 of 30 restaurants. See the profile of the Tripadvisor

And Google have an assessment of a 4,5 on 5 it is also helping us a lot. View Google profile

¿It is important for a restaurant your online reputation and digitization? Why?

It is vital. Long ago that the client has in his hands the reputation of the establishment. What once were specialized guides, Now all we do when we eat anywhere. We look for online references and then we put our own for others to see.

If you are not visible in that world, literally do not exist and it costs much more to build your business. And our companies need a strong initial investment, We can not wait long to get benefits.

And to end, as a professional in this sector, Do you think that in the world of restoration takes a little more training sector? Why?

Training and professionalism are essential in any sector that is alive and wants to remain so. You have to keep you on trend, technologies, business approaches, advantages and clouds. And your team each must go through the same at their level.

It is also important to share and exchange knowledge and experiences with other professional colleagues and seek synergies with various suppliers who want to find new ways you. This latter is one of the biggest attractions of the Scorching Group, the amount of talent shared one finds rowing in the same direction is amazing and me tremendously motivating.

Clicking on the image below we show a video of Eduardo Gutierrez and his teams attending the last days Scorching Training Group