From October 6 to 8 San Salvador will be hosting a regional tourism promotion fair, in which it is expected that 80 wholesalers from Europe, the US and South America will take part.
The eleventh edition of the event will be organized by the Ministry of Tourism of El Salvador and the Federation of Chambers of Tourism of Central America.
In the Summer Fair to be held on the 28th and 29th of March tourism companies from Latin America and the U.S. will see the country's tourism supply.
On the 28th and 29th March the second edition of the Summer Fair will be held in Nicaragua, in which tourism businesses from Latin America and the United States will get to see the tourism services on offer in the country, confirmed the National Chamber of Tourism (CANTUR).
Tourist Companies in Central America will be presenting their services and participating in business conferences from 14th to 16th of May in San Jose.
The Costa Rican Association of Tourism Professionals (ACOPROT) will be holding on the 14th to 16th of May, the Expotur International Tourism Fair 2014. More than 300 representatives from tourism companies in Costa Rica and Central America will gather in San Jose to present their services and take part in business conferences.
The Costa Rican Institute of Tourism and the private sector are planning for the country's participation in 26 international fairs to be held over the next seven months.
The fairs in which Costa Rica will be able to participate will take place during the season starting in September 2013 and ending in April 2014. According to the chief of Tourism, Allan Flores, "the platform of international trade is an important opportunity to raise awareness, market and present the strengths and tourism capabilities that our destination has."
63% of wholesalers who were participants at the tourism fair held in Costa Rica were there for the first time, and 79% received at least 5 contracts during the event.
A statement from the Costa Rican Association of Tourism Professionals (ACOPROT):
Most employers signed contracts at Expotur
- Of the total wholesaler participants at Expotur 2013, 63% represented companies that had never before participated in the negotiations.
Some 220 international companies from 37 countries and 300 national entrepreneurs will present their tourist packages.
"The work done in recent years has resulted in approximately 100,000 tourists annually, which allows us to indicate that EXPOTUR has brought more that $ 600 million to Costa Rica, and contributed to job creation between 120,000 to 150 thousand positions," said Yadyra Simon, president of Acoprot to Nacion.com .
The Central American region is attempting to become more integrated in the way it promotes itself.
Although each Central American country has its own unique characteristics, their geographic proximity and similarities, among other things, are elements that can be used to raise the region’s profile as a worldwide tourist destination.
These were the conclusions reached at the VIII Central American Travel Market, CATM 2011, one of the isthmus’s more relevant tourism industry promotion events, which recently took place in Panama.
250 companies are expected to participate in the event organized by the Costa Rican Association of Tourism Professionals, between May 11 and 15.
Yadira Simón, head of the Association, argued that the event is used by tourism operators from Europe, Asia and America, to find new destinations for their customers.
The theme for this edition is "cultural tourism" and will focus on traditions, folklore, crafts and architecture.
The region is participating in the International Tourism Fair of Madrid, FITUR 2011, with a wide range of offerings.
Offers from the Central American region are based on natural resources, culture and traditions.
The Reuters article includes statements by representatives of Central American tourism.
Maria Amalia Revelo, marketing director of Costa Rican Institute of Tourism, said, "The natural beauty of our country and its biodiversity pose a very attractive and fun vacation, with walks through forests, volcanoes and beaches."
3.762 business meetings between wholesalers and businessmen in the region took place.
The event featured participation of 158 wholesalers and tour operators from 41 countries, 155 exhibitors from the region and 91 international media.
Laprensagrafica.com published, "This year, seven out of 10 participants attended the fair for the first time, this will open the doors to new business contacts, said Roberto Robles, director of the Guatemalan Tourism Institute (INGUAT). Next year's fair will take place in Panama."
The fair will begin on Monday October 18th with participation of 245 tourism wholesalers.
Countries like China, India, Japan, Russia, Turkey and New Zealand among others will attend the seventh edition of the Central America Travel Market (CATM), which will take place in Antigua Guatemala from the 18th to the 20th of October.
Elperiodico.com.gt informs in an article, "The fair also attracted 207 exhibitors and 111 international media ...