INTERNAL TOURISM

19 Sep INTERNAL TOURISM

“Go on a trip without leaving home” is a slogan used by several companies and public-private institutions to motivate travel within Guatemala and discover the beauties that are unique in this beautiful country of “The Eternal Spring.”

I know the United States, I know Canada, I know Paris, but … knows Semuc Champey, knows Los Cenotes de Candelaria, knows Tikal, knows the Chilascó waterfalls, etc.

Internal tourism, apart from being a way to activate and reactivate the Guatemalan economy, is a way of knowing, of culturalizing through knowing the traditional and non-traditional destinations of our country.

With the tourism that Guatemala visits, various jobs have been generated in the country in different regions, giving rise to community tourism as well.

According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), domestic tourism includes activities carried out by a visitor resident in the country of reference, as part of an internal tourist trip, which includes at least one overnight stay.

In countries like Mexico, Canada, the United States and Europe, they promote domestic tourism so that the economic spill stays in their countries of origin.

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If there is a recession in developed countries that visit Guatemala for tourism purposes, it should not affect tourism activity if domestic tourism is well positioned, but if our main objective in tourism is external tourism, this could affect at some time or cause world Economic crisis.

Promoting internal tourism is an action that all Guatemalans could do to have a healthier, more fun, more relaxed and more satisfactory standard of living, because by promoting internal tourism we are injecting economic resources into the country and at the same time we are developing new destinations Non-traditional tourism and that in the future can create sustainability in the area.

Initiative 5222 “Internal Tourism Law” is a project that should be strengthened to benefit every Guatemalan to travel, relax, enjoy and recharge batteries as stated in the good chap and thus be more productive in his professional, educational life, Family and personal. This law establishes that the business days corresponding to the days Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, are transferred to the business day immediately before or after the weekend, to encourage national tourism and the economic development of the communities receiving this tourism . We understand that for many companies this law is not of benefit because there is always opposition to projects that benefit the common good because they only watch over their personal, commercial, lucrative interest and have no vision on human and country development, however, do tourism is to ratify that one is alive and tourism strengthens life and being strengthened makes one more dynamic and effective.

The development of internal tourism is one of the most effective mechanics used in other countries to create immediate investment in those areas, rural or urban, that are outside the circle of greatest economic concentration. Countries like Costa Rica, United States of America, Peru, Argentina, Venezuela and Panama are some of those that already use it as an economic tool. And for Guatemala, tourism is one of the main sources of foreign exchange, contributing 25% of GDP. The Internal Tourism Law would be an integral benefit, supporting Guatemalan families and the growth of GDP through local SMEs. The president of the Sustainable Tourism Commission, Ricardo Sagastume, assured.

The Internal Tourism Law is a valuable tool to contribute with Guatemalan families to have more spaces for recreation and family union, and it would be the great opportunity for rural communities to implement new tourism initiatives that generate economic activity in their localities to meet national demand. We know that from 27 to 30 thousand vehicles circulate on the Palín highway on holidays, and each vehicle is occupied by at least 4 or 5 people, in need of food, lodging, recreation, among others. ”The Director of Institutional Relations from AGEXPORT, Fanny D. Estrada.