El Salvador and Guatemala, two countries of Central America that share several links, primarily through geographical proximity, history, common interests in regional cooperation, trade, and security, as well as shared membership in various international organizations inaugurated Centroamérica Shuttle, a land route connecting Surf City to Antigua Guatemala to boost multi – destination tourism.
This route connect Surf City, site associated to El Tunco Beach, that owes its name to the huge rock semi submerged in the Ocean and considered the surfing capital of El Salvador to Antigua Guatemala, small city surrounded by volcanoes in southern Guatemala, well known for its stunning Spanish colonial buildings and baroque architecture and one of the earliest and outstanding example of city planning in Latin America in which the basic grid plan dating from 1543 has been maintained.
Central America continues to consolidate its leadership as a booming tourism region and now takes anew step towards greater integration with the inauguration of the Centroamérica Shuttle, a route which facilitates mobility between countries and offers travellers an enriched experience.
The initiative arises in a context of sustained growth for tourism in the region. In 2024, Central America and the Dominican Republic surpassed 26 million international visitors, with the United States of America and Canada accounting for more than 50% of arrivals, followed by intraregional tourism with 29%, and Europe with a solid 14%, numbers that generate the aim to develop multi - destination plans to increase furthermore tourism flows.
Guatemala and El Salvador according to UN Tourism two emergent destinations in the international tourism landscape standing out as regional leaders in tourist attractions.
Last year El Salvador received 3.9 million visitors Guatemala reached 3 million, figures that reflect the dynamism of the tourism sector in Central America and with the initiative of the inaugurated Centroamérica Shuttle, a commitment to a more integrated and sustainable tourism model.
The creation of Centroamérica Shuttle, not only facilitates mobility between countries but also offers travellers a unique experience, allowing them to get know more than one culture, more than one landscape and more than one story in the same trip.
Multi - destination tourism extends the stay, increases the average visitor expenditure and offers multiple opportunities for communities.
During the reception of the inaugural trip, the Minister of Tourism of El Salvador, Morena Valdez, highlighted the importance of this binational alliance stating that El Salvador and Guatemala have always been an example at the regional level of what can be done together.
El Salvador is working hand in hand with this sister country to offer North Americans, Central Americans, Europeans and Asians this multi - destination rout/
The President of CASATUR, the Salvadoran Chamber of Tourism, Carlos Umaña expressed his enthusiasm declaring that it's a joy to be able to see the efforts of so many people from both countries materialize, people who are convinced that Central America must be increasingly united, closer, more sisterly and this type of initiative reinforces the spirit of unity between El Salvador and Guatemala.
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