Avianca has announced the opening of two new routes to connect San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa to New Jersey, with a stop in El Salvador, four times a week.
Although in November it will only operate four times a week, from December 1 there will be daily flights. The introductory tickets will be priced at $529.
Laprensa.hn reports: "In the case of San Pedro Sula, the departure schedule will be on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 6:55 am and arrivals will be at 8:42 pm. At Tegucigalpa, the departures will be at 6:40 am and arrivals at 8:40 pm, in all cases, on the same day. "
In the first half of 2013 424,000 square meters were built, while in the same period in 2012 453,000 square meters were built.
Data from the Central Bank of Honduras (BCH) reveals that in the Central District 187,761 m² were built between January and June, 19,688 m² less than the figure reported in the same period of 2012 when it was 207,449 m².
In San Pedro Sula's the behavior of this sector was similar with 94,436 m² and in 2012 106,337 m².
Mexican business representatives from an unknown Spanish company have proposed taking over the management of city waste, using it to generate energy.
Laprensa.hn reports that "The business delegation representing the company Actea - Solar, founded with Spanish capital, met with Mayor Juan Carlos Zuniga to express interest in evaluating the possibility of investing in Honduras to help solve the problems of waste management using landfills. "
The Chamber of Tourism in Honduras said that operations in the early morning would enable new flight frequencies for both passengers and cargo.
Armando Funes, CANATURH’s vice president and president of the Airlines Association of Honduras, said that there are still "hours in the early morning which could be used to open new markets."
"The development of a country from the economic and tourism standpoint is conducted through air transport.
The company Servicios Eléctricos will be responsible for the systematic service, modernization and management of the collection from toll booths in San Pedro Sula.
The company will have to provide a monthly minimum of 9 million lempiras ($453,000) to the municipal coffers. Of the proceeds over this figure, 27.5% will be for the company and 72.5% for the Municipality.
Copa Airlines has launched direct flights between San Pedro Sula and the capital of Panama, with connections to Colombia.
According to Laprensa.hn Elisa Brenes, regional manager for Central America for Copa, said: "This new route will open the doors for national tourism and will provide an opportunity to attract business to Honduras, further supporting trade and tourism in the region.
Two separate hotel projects have been announced in the Honduran capital and in San Pedro Sula, with an investment of $45 million.
Fernando Paiz Andrade, president of the Latam Hotel Corporation, said that the Hyatt Place will be built in the exclusive area of paseo Los Próceres in Tegucigalpa, at a cost of $15 million.
Other hotel investment by Latam Hotel Investments Corp, a subsidiary of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, were announced in El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua.
The Municipal Corporation of San Pedro Sula has approved the tender conditions for a project to modernize and organize collections management and control of toll booths.
Within the tender specifications is a requirement which states that the contractor will have to invest in upgrading the existing technology in order to generate an increase in earned income.
The economic capital of Honduras has become stalled in terms of development of infrastructure, and insecurity is scaring away the necessary investors.
An article in Laprensa.hn reports that "The difficulties of roads, lack of investment, unemployment, crime, lack of major infrastructure projects, the municipality's financial setbacks and environmental problems are just some of the factors have stopped development in San Pedro Sula. "
Municipal officials will next week issue a tender in which companies can submit bids to operate toll booths.
The requirements of the tender state that the contractor will have to invest in upgrading the existing technology in order to generate an increase in earned income.
"Currently the mayor San Pedro Sula receives approximately nine million lempiras per month ($473,000) from toll booths and the modernization of these is expected to cause revenues to increase. In addition, employees who are work in the booths will stay on in their positions work, but will be supervised by staff from the company that wins the tender for the project", reports Tiempo.hn
The company Vision Communities will begin construction in San Pedro Sula later this year.
The project will be completed by the end of 2013 and involves the construction of a complex of thirteen buildings.
The president of World Trade Center, the Honduran Sofia Cano Rovira, in presenting the project 'Honduras is Open for Business', said, "... there are several buildings from two stories up to the largest buildings which will have 8 to 10 floors.
The Honduran city will host one of the largest gatherings of representatives of the global insurance industry, which for the first time will meet in Central America.
"Gerardo Rivera, president of the Honduran Chamber of Insurance, said that some 800 executives from 32 countries including the United States, Spain and Latin America are already registered.
The companies Diunsa and Supermercados La Colonia have joined forces in this $25 million project to build the 20,000 m2 commercial hub in Honduras.
The ambitious project, which is expected to be completed by next October, comprises the construction of a center including offices, financial plaza, restaurant area, new Diunsa superstore and the first La Colonia supermarket in the north of Honduras.
The Municipality of San Pedro Sula will invest in wastewater treatment projects.
Fredy Fugón, Superintendent of Public Works said that among projects is the construction of four storm drains in the area of Jardines del Valle, which will be tendered shortly.
"Fugón said construction of water collectors will also take place in the same area of Jardines del Valle, around the area of 27th and 33rd Street, bid process which began last week with ads published in city media," reports Tiempo.hn.
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