From a statement issued by the Ministry of Tourism of El Salvador:

Honduras and Guatemala have hosted previous editions of the Central American Cruise Summit.

El Salvador will receive representatives of ports, tourism authorities and industry related to cruise ships.

July 22, 2014. Today the Minister of Tourism, Mr. Jose Napoleon Duarte Durán, together with the Vice President, Mr. Oscar Ortiz announced that El Salvador will host the III Central American Cruise Summit to be held next year.

The Central American Cruise Summit is an event which takes place every two years and brings together service providers who work in ports and cruise destinations, tour operators, tourist destinations, suppliers and shippers who take part in conferences, development of workshops, discussions, one to one meetings, meetings of countries and specialized lectures for operation of ports, related to quality management, reception and services for cruise ships, development of on shore excursions, entertainment and all operations related to the tourism cruise industry.

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