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

The Minister of Tourism, Lic. Jose Napoleon Duarte Duran announced that during 2014 and 2015, private investment in the tourist industry which has been or is in process at the institution which is eligible to benefit from tax incentives, amounts to $91,731.

During 2014, MITUR declared six projects as of National Interest, valued at $36.8 million, which include the construction of the golf courses, clubhouse and hotel constructions in the projects El Encanto Villas & Golf, CBC Bar and Restaurant, The Grape, Quality Hotel Royal and Hotel Sheraton Presidente.

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Nicaragua: Bureaucracy Slows Tourism Investments

August 2015

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Nicaragua: $56 million in Tourism Exemptions

June 2014

Up until May incentives have been authorized for 22 tourism investment projects, including the construction of the airport in Costa Esmeralda, for $12 million.

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$45 million for Two Tourism Projects in El Salvador

March 2009

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