Madrid Destino

{{short description|Spanish public company}}

{{Infobox company

| type =sociedad anónima

| logo = Madrid Destino.svg

| logo_size = 115px

| image = Madrid - Centro Cultural Conde Duque (36595339172).jpg

| hq_location = Calle del Conde Duque 9
28015 Madrid{{cite web|url=https://www.madrid.es/portales/munimadrid/es/Inicio/El-Ayuntamiento/Contacto/Directorio-municipal/Empresas-municipales/Madrid-Destino-Cultura-Turismo-y-Negocio-S-A-/?vgnextfmt=default&vgnextoid=5a94ab080581c010VgnVCM1000000b205a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=a98d98b616ed6310VgnVCM1000000b205a0aRCRD|language=Spanish |title=Madrid Destino Cultura Turismo y Negocio, S.A.}}

| area_served = Madrid

| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Manuela Carmena Castrillo (Chairwoman)| Antonio Fernández Segura (CEO)}}

| services=

| num_employees = 583

| owner = City Council of Madrid

| brands =

| website = {{URL|https://www.madrid-destino.com/en}}

}}

Madrid Destino Cultura, Turismo y Negocio, S.A, simply known as Madrid Destino, is a public company owned by the City Council of Madrid charged with the management of cultural aspects, tourism as well as venues and events.

It was created in June 2013, as result of the merging of Madrid Arte y Cultura S.A. (MACSA) and Madrid Visitors & Convention Bureau (MVCB).{{Cite journal|url=https://www.vozpopuli.com/espana/Ana_Garcia_D-Atri-Patricia_Garcia-Ana_Botella-Pablo_del_Amo-Fernando_Villalonga-Madrid_Destino_Cultura_Turismo_y_Negocios_0_638636202.html|journal=Voz Pópuli|title=Madrid Destino, la nueva mega-empresa de Botella, nace con un ERE a 50 empleados|date=31 October 2013|first=Pablo|last=García}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.madrid.es/portales/munimadrid/es/Inicio/Ayuntamiento/Medios-de-Comunicacion/Notas-de-prensa/Nace-Madrid-Destino-Cultura-Turismo-y-Negocio-S-A-?vgnextfmt=default&vgnextoid=5cf7023d1c16f310VgnVCM1000000b205a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=6091317d3d2a7010VgnVCM100000dc0ca8c0RCRD\|date=30 June 2013|title=Nace Madrid Destino Cultura, Turismo y Negocio S.A.|publisher=Ayuntamiento de Madrid}} Later, it also inherited the assets of the municipal company Madrid Espacios y Congresos (MadridEC; effectively dissolved on 31 December 2013),{{Cite web|url=http://www.camaradecuentasmadrid.org/admin/uploads/informe-madridec-2012-y-2013-aprobado-cjo-310517.pdf|publisher=Cámara de Cuentas de la Comunidad de Madrid|title=Informe de fiscalización de la empresa municipal de Madrid, Madrid Espacios y Congresos, S.A.|page=3}}{{Cite journal|journal=Eldiario.es|url=https://www.eldiario.es/madrid/Madrid-Destino-estalla-Carmena_0_826617563.html|title=Madrid Destino: la herencia de tres empresas municipales del PP le estalla a Manuela Carmena|date=21 October 2018|first=Fátima|last=Caballero}} such as Caja Mágica, the convention centres in La Castellana and Campo de las Naciones and the Madrid Arena.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elespanol.com/economia/20151116/79742083_0.html|first=Ana|last=Tudela|journal=El Español|title=Carmena mantiene el ejército de directivos caros de Gallardón|date=17 November 2015}}

Its headquarters are located at the Cuartel del Conde-Duque, in the Universidad neighborhood.

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