2024-08-04 21:25:46
He turismo As a fundamental contribution to the development of the country, it remains a promise and although the world Bank I identified it as one of the three engines so that Ecuador become a country of high incomethere are no actions that show that work is being done to ensure that turismo and his potentiality stop being a mito.
On the contrary, the figures They show that tourism is increasingly less important, 2019 your contribution to the Gross domestic product it was of USD 2,193 million, 2.1%in 2023 con USD 1,492 million represented the 1.2%.
In Mexico, Dominican Republic y Panama Tourism accounts for more than 15% of the GDP in their respective countries.
This minor impact is directly related to a reduction in it income of touristsif between January and April of 2023 They arrived at Ecuador, 46 0426 touristsin the same period of time 2024 They arrived 370,097 tourists, almost a 20% any less.
The unsafety It is one of the reasons, but other countries like Colombia y Mexico They knew cope with her.
In Ecuador, instead, the hotel occupancy in 2024 has an average below 35% and in provinces like Guayas, is below the 30%.
Another factor for having fewer and fewer visitors is the lack of tourist productsbecause the nature It is important, yes, but it is not everything.
Andre Obiola tourism entrepreneur, said:
“We are still looking at a supply, especially in certain regions such as the Ecuadorian coast. We do not have resort hotels, roads, or hospitals.”
Ecuador occupies the position 80 in Turistic developmentwhile Brazil is in the position 26, Chile in it 31, Mexico in it 38.
The situation looks more serious when even the income of visitors a Galapagos, the jewel in the crown, manifests a contraction of the 26% compared to the previous year.
But there is no national plan of turismo that involves the action of not only one Ministry, but of the entire State, working together coordinated form.
Product of that absenceif in 2018the best year for the turismo In Ecuador, in the last decade, they arrived 1 million 929 thousand visitorsin 2023 They were alone 863 mil. And as things go, the drop in a nosedive consolidates.