As well as the recent opening of a hotel by the Marriott chain and another one by Multi-Inversiones, three more establishments will be added in the capital in the coming months.
Thursday, March 16, 2017
After a few years of relative calm, the hotel market in Guatemala is starting to recover with the opening of new stores, some by brands already present in the country and some by new ones.
A few days ago hotel Courtyard by Marriott was inaugurated, located in Zone 10 of the capital.The hotel has 157 rooms on 12 levels.In addition, the Latam Hotel, by Latam Hotel Corporations, recently started operations in the country's second largest city.
Jorge Mario Chajón, director of the INGUAT, told Publinews.gt that"... also awaited is the start of operations of the Hyatt Hotel, in Zone 10 of the capital, and two Marriott hotels in Cayalá.It is also expected that one of these companies will be building a hospital to promote health tourism."
"...Chajón stressed that the region is attracting the hotel industry, where government authorities such as Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua, are boosting tourism incentives."
With the aim of promoting the destinations of both countries, businessmen from the hotel sector of Quintana Room, Mexico, seek to create alliances with Guatemalan tour operators.
In Guatemala, a business meeting is held between Guatemalan tourism businessmen and a group of Mexican executives, headed by representatives of the Posadas hotel chain.
Construction has started of a 100-room Marriott Courtyard and work will soon begin on a Hyatt Place which will have 120 rooms.
The information was released by Epaminondas Marinakys, president of the Chamber of Tourism of Honduras (CANATURH), who explained that Marriott is building its project in the area of Rio de Piedras in San Pedro Sula.
Two separate hotel projects have been announced in the Honduran capital and in San Pedro Sula, with an investment of $45 million.
Fernando Paiz Andrade, president of the Latam Hotel Corporation, said that the Hyatt Place will be built in the exclusive area of paseo Los Próceres in Tegucigalpa, at a cost of $15 million.