He points out in his Facebook account that this deal came from Venezuela, with the creation of a Free Transit Area, aimed at offering multi-destination products.
At the end of the VI Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Tourism of the bloc, held in the state of Tachira, the officials approved an act with 25 proposals to strengthen the tourism area in the region, he recalled.
According to the official press release, it was agreed to consider the study for the implementation of an ALBA electronic visa, to identify the strategy and approach to target markets, to hold the first edition of a tourism fair of the organization in 2026, to train professionals in the area and to simplify migratory processes among the 10 member countries.
Venezuela’s Minister of Tourism, Leticia Gomez, and Cuba’s Deputy Minister of Tourism, Yamily Aldama Valdez, agreed to continue strengthening the sector by creating mechanisms to facilitate the integration and promotion of tourist routes by air, sea and land.
In turn, the Executive Secretary of ALBA, Jorge Arreaza, pointed out that tourism is a tool for integration and a mechanism to promote trade, profits and to boost the economy.
ALBA currently has 10 members (Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Nicaragua, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Venezuela) and three special guests (Syria, Haiti and Suriname), concluded Perelló’s report.
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