According to data from the Ministry of Tourism here, the provinces of Manabí, Santa Elena, Guayas, El Oro, Los Ríos and Orellana have registered the worst tourism figures since 2022.

Operators of the sector in this South American nation warned that the scenario is not very encouraging in view of the upcoming August 10 holiday.

The president of the Santa Elena Chamber of Tourism, Carlos Abad, warned that not even a financial relief will be enough to avoid the debacle of the industry if the problem of insecurity and endemic corruption in the justice system is not solved.

The situation is worse than in the pandemic because there is no vaccine to cure or give us immunity to violence and insecurity.

This is unlimited, Abad reiterated to the digital website Primicias.

On July 30, the National Assembly (Parliament) approved a resolution urging the Executive to adopt urgent measures in favor of tourism, affected by the security crisis and other factors.

With 82 votes, the plenary of the legislature approved the document which urged President Daniel Noboa to prioritize and channel resources for the recovery and strengthening of tourism, considered a high socio-economic priority for the country.

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