Official figures specify that between January and June last year and the first half of 2019, in the hotel sector the number of establishments went from 3,315 to 3,524, and in the case of the number of rooms went from 55,735 to 58,024.

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Sergio Villatoro, director of the Bachelor of Hotel and Restaurant Management at Rafael Landívar University, told Elperiodico.com.gt that the hotel sector "... has not only grown, but has become very dynamic, because consumers are looking for more innovative experiences. This is because of the technological influence, since now from a mobile you are planning vacations or business trips."

Villatoro added that "... Hotel activity is concentrated by business tourism or in major cities such as Guatemala, Antigua Guatemala and Quetzaltenango. Attractions can be developed that encourage investments in other places, which may well be small, but contribute to community development."

According to the latest report of the Bank of Guatemala, in the second quarter of 2019 there was an increase in the flow of tourists, both domestic and foreign, which was influenced by the activities of Easter.

Source: elperiodico.com.gt

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