A project launched last month by the São Paulo city hall wants to show business tourists that São Paulo, the largest business centre in Brazil, also provides a lot of fun. If each tourist who comes spends one more day in the city on leisure, the expectation is to generate another R$ 1.5 billion (US$ 696 million) a year.
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During Destinations 2006, to begin tomorrow (29) in the city of Porto Alegre, capital of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, specialists from all around the world are going to discuss sustainable projects that may contribute to increase the number of tourists in various countries, among then Qatar, Jordan, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Oman.
The city of Porto Alegre, in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, will host Destinations 2006 – World Tourism Forum for Peace and Sustainable Development, between November 29th and December 2nd. The forum will be attended by approximately 5,000 people from more than 40 countries.
A delegation of the Moroccan air company is currently in Brazil to study the market prospects in the country. They met today (22) with the president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Antonio Sarkis Jr., and with the secretary general for the organization, Michel Alaby.
The amount is 21% more than reported during the first nine months of last year, according to data from the Central Bank of Brazil. Expenditure by foreign visitors in Brazil reached US$ 3.2 billion, and should hit a record high before the end of the year, according to the Brazilian Tourism Institute.
The treaty was enacted last week through a decree signed by president Lula. One of the first measures will be a visit to Brazil by Syrian professionals in the sector and a trip to the Arab country by Brazilian specialists. The objective is to provide incentives not only to the flow of visitors, but also to investment in the area.
The Arab country is renowned for its historic monuments but has also been greatly sought by people after natural treatment in thermal springs, using medicinal plants and black mud. The number or visitors seeking clinics and other institutions of the kind already represents 10% of the total.
The forecast is that 132 enterprises should be built, among hotels, apart-hotels and resorts, up to 2008. The investment should sustain the foreign tourist demand, which has been growing, and generate 15,000 jobs.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Foreign tourists spent US$ 326 million in Brazil in July, which represented an increase in 9.63% in relation to the same month last year, according to information released by the Central Bank. From January to July, spending reached US$ 2.52 billion, an increase in 16.43% in comparison to the
According to a study developed by the Ministry of Tourism, 29.1% of foreign visitors who were in the country in 2005 came on business, against 28.7% in 2004. The daily expenses of these visitors rose from US$ 98 to US$ 112 and Brazil rose in the ranking of most sought places for the organization of international events.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Foreign tourists spent US$ 2.195 billion in Brazil between January and June this year, according to information from the Central Bank. The value is greater than the total annual value in any year up to 2002, when revenues added up to US$ 1.998 billion, and is close to the
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Last year tourists around the world spent US$ 800 billion, according to statistics released today (12) by the World Tourism Organisation. Nearly US$ 700 billion were spent in air transportation, an increase in 3.5% in comparison to 2004. According to the World Tourism Organisation, Europe is still the main
