Tourism in Ecuador

  • UNWTO: International tourism – strongest half-year results since 2010

    AFGHANISTAN, 2017/09/09 Destinations worldwide welcomed 598 million international tourists in the initial six months of 2017, some 36 million additional than in the same period of 2016. At 6%, increase was well above the trend of recent years, making the current January-June period the strongest half-year since 2010. Visitor numbers reported by destinations around the world reflect strong request for international travel in the initial half of 2017, according to the new UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Worldwide, international tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) increased by 6% compared to the same six-month period last year, well above the sustained and consistent trend of 4% or higher increase since 2010. This represents the strongest half-year in seven years.

  • Emerging Tourism Destination: Why Quito?

    ECUADOR, 2014/12/17 The next for Quito, Ecuador is looking bright, with over $87 million in hotel investment announced over the next 10 years, being recognized as South America's leading destination by the World Travel Awards for the second consecutive year and, as the hub for all the adventures that await across Ecuador, gaining a reputation as a top location for meetings, sporting events and world conferences. And again there is the chocolate. Pacari Chocolate, an Ecuadorian organic chocolate brand, based in Quito, took home 14 awards at the International Chocolate Awards, the major number of world awards won by a chocolate producer. Pacari sources due from small producers and is the only chocolate company in the world working with biodynamic cacao.

  • Second Annual Congress of Latin American Tourism Cities held in Guayaquil, Ecuador,

    ECUADOR, 2014/10/05

  • World Travel Awards (WTA)

    ECUADOR, 2014/03/20 World Travel Awards (WTA), the “Oscars of the travel industry”, has unveiled plans to host its South & Central America Gala Ceremony in the historic city of Quito, Ecuador on August 9th 2014. The who’s who of Latin American travel will attend the VIP ceremony to celebrate and acknowledge their achievements over the completed twelve months. The red-carpet evening is being held in partnership with the Quito Turismo, and will include a gala dinner and top entertainment, inclunding the presentation of the majority coveted awards in the industry. It will take place at Centro Cultural Itchimbía, a magnificent glass-and-iron building which forms the centrepiece of Quito’s Parque Itchimbia. The WTA organisers highlight the significance of hosting the VIP ceremony in Quito.

  • Latin American countries collaborate on smart visa system

    COLOMBIA, 2013/04/28 The ministers gathered on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum conference in Lima, Peru, under the chapter of Travel & Tourism Summit.Tourism ministers and government representatives from Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador have agreed to collaborate on the implementation of a joint smart visa system. The system will allow visitors to the region to benefit from a facilitated and more secure entry.
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