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Para transformar el turismo en un sector más inclusivo y generador de empleos, el gobierno peruano está enfocándose en la eliminación de visados, mejoras aeroportuarias y en el incremento de la conectividad con otros hubs de aviación importantes de América Latina y la región APEC, la cual incluye a 21 Estados miembros de la costa del Pacífico incluyendo al Perú. 

As Trinidad and Tobago looks to offset lower hydrocarbons revenues, a strong increase in tourist arrivals is providing a more optimistic outlook for diversification.

 

The expected signing of a formal peace agreement between the government and the country’s main rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, FARC), promises to be a key event for the Colombian tourism industry in 2016.

 

What are the prospects for attracting more high-end tourism to Colombia?

 

Medical tourism has been rising in importance in Colombia in recent years. It has been estimated that foreigners visiting the country for medical reasons spent a total of $216m in 2014, up 61% on $134m the year before. One of the incentives for inward health tourism is the relatively low cost of medical procedures, which are nevertheless...

Chapter | Tourism from The Report: Colombia 2016

The expected signing of a formal peace agreement between the government and Colombia’s main rebel group, the FARC, promises to be a key event for the country’s tourism industry in 2016. A settlement is expected to formalize and extend the reduction in political violence seen in recent years, with tourism among the sectors set to benefit the most from the peace accord. The sector has registered...

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