2024-03-13 04:35:04
The Minister of Tourism and the Mayor of Guayaquil met due to the drop in visits. There is a plan to reverse the lack of tourists.
The arrival of international tourists to Guayaquil fell 41% in January after January 9, when the violence of organized crime was felt nationwide with different episodes, including the takeover of the canal TC Television by an armed group during a live broadcast.
This was recognized this Friday by the Tourism authorities during a meeting in Guayaquil between the minister of this sector, Niels Olsen, and the mayor of the city, Aquiles Álvarezwith the aim of coordinating actions to reactivate and promote actions to encourage the arrival of tourists.
After the meeting, the Mayor’s Office of Guayaquil detailed that among the measures that will be taken is the incorporation of 40 new agents to the Tourist Police that works in the city.
Also operational is a virtual training platform with 21 topics, including English and soon French and Chinese, which has already been used by more than 3,000 people.
Olsen highlighted that there is the best predisposition of the Municipality of Guayaquil to work together, to reactivate tourism and recover the image of the city.
In the coming weeks, the low-cost airline is expected to enter the Ecuadorian air market. Jet Smartwhich will have a path of Lima to Guayaquil with three weekly frequencies.
It is also planned that the Spanish Iberia increase your route by two frequencies between Madrid and Guayaquiland it is estimated that three cruise ships will arrive in the city throughout 2024.
For his part, Alvarez clarified to the representatives of the sector that the suppression of the municipal tourism company does not mean that the Municipality will stop supporting this activity.
«The Directorate of Special Events, Civic Promotion and Tourism will have Tourism coordination with a more focused budget. We look for there to be investment directly into specific projects and programs«Alvarez said.
By: Diario la HORA