Most of the tourists visiting El Salvador are from the United States, Guatemala and Honduras. /DEM
More than half of the international tourists arriving in El Salvador in the first four months of this year did so by air, according to the latest report from the El Salvador Tourism Authority (Corsatull).
The company said more than 1 million international visitors arrived in the country between January and April. Of these, 55% entered the country by air and 45% by land, the latter mainly due to the arrival of hikers from Guatemala and Honduras, with 22% and 16% of the visitors’ origins, respectively.
Meanwhile, 43% of international tourists were from the United States. That means 8 out of 10 tourists who entered the country were American, Guatemalan or Honduran.
According to the Corsatur report, this million international visitors represent a 25% increase compared to the same period in 2019.
The arrival of these tourists will bring in just over $1.113 billion to the Salvadoran economy, according to Corsatur. The agency reports spending about $182 a day per tourist, with stays of two to three weeks.
Meanwhile, the Autonomous Administrative Port Authority (CEPA) has announced that between October 2022 and May 2023, 12 cruise ships will be in service at the port of Acajutla, Sonsonate province, of which 17,000 cruise passengers will be in the country. Reportedly disembarked to see
domestic tourism.
In the first quarter of 2023, about 3.5 million Salvadorans made domestic tourism between tourist destinations, cultural institutions and natural areas, according to the agency.
But the latest report from the Institute of Tourism of El Salvador (Istu) guarantees that more than 3.9 million people visited during the holiday on Easter.
In its report, Istu asserted that in the first three months of 2023, more than 866,761 people were admitted to spas managed by the organization. Sunset Park and Balboa Park are he one of the Salvadoran’s most sought after.
Imminent recovery.
Many international destinations outperformed data available prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest report from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
UNWTO has assured that El Salvador’s tourism has increased by 26% from the first quarter of 2019 to the same period in 2023. In the region, Guatemala increased by 14% and Honduras by 13%.
Qatar, the host country of the 2022 World Cup, is one of the countries to report the biggest staggering growth in terms of tourism in the first three months of 2023, with an increase of up to 98%, according to UNWTO. became. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia reported a 64% recovery, while Albania was around 54%.
Tourism Minister Morena Valdés has repeatedly asserted that increased tourism demand is linked to declining security levels in El Salvador.
data
UNWTO noted that tourism levels in El Salvador have increased. In 2022, Mittoor confirmed a currency appreciation, but had not yet achieved tourist levels similar to 2019.
3 facts you should know
1.- Cruise ship arrival
From October 2022 to May 2023, El Salvador has received 12 cruise ships and more than 17,000 tourists have traveled this route.
2.- Increase in tourists
Corsatur has confirmed that by April 2023, 1 million international visitors will arrive, 25% more than in 2019.
3.- Most visited
Balboa Park, Apuro Park and Amapurapa Park are among the parks with the highest demand in the first quarter of 2023, according to Istu’s report.
Source: Diario.Elmundo
