The government prioritizes making the International Fair and Conventions Center into a first-class hub for the Central American region.
Carmen Molina writes in ElSalvador.com: "The Minister of Tourism and the president of the organization, Rubén Rochi, said yesterday that they are in the process of awarding the bid to a consultant who can help Cifco create the 'most appropriate business model' to achieve this goal.
Minister of Tourism, Ruben Rochi, held meetings, on the sidelines of FITUR in Spain, with the Spanish hotel sector, which has shown interest in investing in the country.
Elsalvador.com reports: "Yesterday, the minister of Tourism, Ruben Rochi, participated in the 12th edition of the Ibero-American Conference of Ministers and Tourism Operators (CIMET), which was inaugurated in Madrid, Spain."
The new 2020 National Tourism Plan (PNT) includes growth provisions that are more conservative the 2014 PNT. This is due to the current economic situation.
The 8% growth in the tourism sector will not be reached this year. The figure have shrunk due to the economic crisis on the global stage, said Tourism Minister, Ruben Rochi.
The World Tourism Organization (WTO) had already indicated some weeks ago that convention tourism, the main bet of the 2014 National Tourism Plan (PNT), would be one of the sectors that would suffer the most from the crisis, and the preview of year end figures confirms this.