A rate of $3 will be charged to tourists for entering the country in order to provide assistance in case of incidents during their stay.
The proposal is similar to the free insurance for tourists in Panama implemented in previous years, and aims not only to provide assistance in the case of theft or other accidents but also to use part of the funds raised in the international promotion of the country as a tourist destination.
Tourism entrepreneurs lament the passing of the dry law prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays.
Epaminondas Marinakys, head of the National Chamber of Tourism of Honduras, regrets the adoption of the dry law prohibiting the sale of alcohol on Sundays, because it "undermines tourism".
"Tourism is a business that generates a lot of employment, foreign exchange, and attracts investment but we need to provide the components and entertainment is one of them."
What is needed is simple and effective governments that put an end to the bureaucracy that limits the integration of tourism in the region.
So says Epaminondas Marinakys, president of the Federation of Tourism Chambers of Central America (FEDECATUR). The official believes that the governments of the region must adjust their border rules in order to expedite the passage of tourists from one place to another.
Construction has started of a 100-room Marriott Courtyard and work will soon begin on a Hyatt Place which will have 120 rooms.
The information was released by Epaminondas Marinakys, president of the Chamber of Tourism of Honduras (CANATURH), who explained that Marriott is building its project in the area of Rio de Piedras in San Pedro Sula. "A Courtyard is being built at the end of Boulevard Morazan which is of the Marriott brand.
The project to produce a tourist map which indicates which are the safest places for visitors continues, due to high crime rates affecting the industry.
It is estimated that in the last five years, visitor arrivals have declined by 10%, which could jeopardize the target revenue of $700 million expected for this year.
Countries such as the USA, Canada, England, Italy, Germany, Spain and Japan have warned citizens about the risk of traveling to Honduras.