By Kevin McCauley
ProExport Colombia wants to talk to travel PR firms as the government
of that South American nation targets tourism as an "emerging sector"
of its minerals, coffee and flowers-based economy.
The U.S. sends the most visitors to Columbia, accounting for a 23
percent market shares. Venezuela, Ecuador and Spain are next in line.
Tourism, according to a ProExport fact sheet, is on the rise partly due to a growing awareness of Colombia?s rich biodiversity and a
dramatic decline in drug/cartel related violence.
The number of homicides per 100,000 people declined from 65.8 in 2002
to the 31.2 level.
Colombia is a three-hour flight from Miami and five hours from New
York. It works with Development Counsellors International on travel. |