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Government of El Salvador promotes sustainable economies through tourism
Through its official website, the Government of El Salvador in conjunction with One Ocean, indicated that they are carrying out “The Surf City tourism strategy”, which seeks to promote sustainable economies that contribute to take care of the main resource of this initiative: the salvadoran coasts.
El Salvador and Saudi Arabia sign air agreement facilitating trade and tourism between both nations
Representatives of El Salvador and Saudi Arabia recently signed the Joint Negotiation Act between both nations, this agreement will facilitate the establishment of connections for passengers, cargo and mail in the short term, thus promoting trade and tourism exchange between the countries.
ETESAL puts into operation a new electrical substation
The company Transmisora de El Salvador (ETESAL), has inaugurated a new electrical substation in Chalatenango, as part of the expansion plan of ETESAL's transmission system. The event was attended by the head of the company Edwin Núñez and the minister of Tourism Morena Valdez.
Government of El Salvador inaugurates the II Forum on Social, Solidarity and Sustainable Tourism 2023
Morena Valdez, minister of Tourism highlighted that "The goal of this forum is to learn from others. Also, to know and recommend. Instead of being competition, to help and become a real multi-destination, to be ready to receive tourists''.
Miss Universe leaves more than US$179 million in foreign exchange to the country
The government of El Salvador has bet on increasing tourism in the country, in order to attract foreign exchange to the State's coffers, so in order to make more of the national territory known to foreigners, the Miss Universe contest was held to attract more attention from the world.
Tax exemptions granted for up to 6 months to companies that invest in tourism
In order to promote the economic and social development of El Salvador, the Assembly approved transitory provisions to exempt from taxes, for six months, those who provide services related to tourism projects.
Economic contribution of tourism reaches US$2.79 billion as of september 2023
The Ministerio de Turismo (MITUR) reported that as of september, international tourism spending amounted US$2.79 billion. In fact, for that same month, the country received 2.4 million international visitors, which represents a 27% growth compared to 2019.
Tourism in El Salvador generates a total of US$2,480 million
As of august of this year, El Salvador has received 2 million visitors, which translates to more than US$2.48 billion in foreign exchange income.
Bitcoin contributes to attract more tourists to El Salvador
Two years after the Bitcoin Law came into force to become legal tender, there is evidence of an increase in visits from abroad, the minister of Tourism, Morena Valdéz, highlighted that the use of this cryptocurrency in the country has contributed to attract more international visitors to the territory.
The Impact of tourism in Central America and other emerging economies
As part of a report recently released by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that studies the impact of tourism in the Central American sub-region.