CARACAS - The meeting organized in Caracas had the support of authorities from both countries and the participation of the private sector.
Borders are opening, along with business opportunities. On Wednesday, June 7, the first Curacao-Venezuela business meeting was held in Caracas, with the participation of 21 tourism operators from both countries, the Minister of Tourism, Ali Ernesto Padron, the President of Venetur (Venezuelan Tourism), Leticia Gomez, and the representative of the Curacao Tourism Office for Venezuela, Marco Leal.
Through his Instagram account, Padron indicated that this meeting took place "with the main objective of reactivating Venezuela's inbound tourism with tourists from Curacao and those from other places who visit that nation, thus offering our multi-destination."
On the same social network, Leal thanked the Venezuelan Minister of Tourism and Gomez for "this extraordinary initiative" that seeks to strengthen commercial ties between the parties, including the private sector. "We are confident that we will achieve great integration as brotherly nations in commerce, culture, and business," emphasized the spokesperson for the Curacao Tourism Office.
On the occasion of the visit to the country on January 3rd by the European cruise ship Amadea, the Chamber of Commerce of La Vela de Coro, Falcón state, proposed creating an alliance with Curacao and Aruba to offer a "multi-destination" experience.
"To develop cruise tourism to its full potential in the country (...) we have to create strategies that strengthen the advantages we have, such as the development of a multi-destination in collaboration with Aruba and Curacao, which have experience in this type of tourism," said Juan Gotopo, director of the Chamber of Commerce of La Vela, in January.
Taking advantage of these contacts and the resumption of flights, the Curacao Tourism Office will hold the Curacao Seminar on June 21st at the Meliá Caracas hotel, as part of the 29th edition of the Travel and Tourism Exhibition 2023 organized by the Venezuelan Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies (AVAVIT).
The event convened by AVAVIT will allow the main hotels on the island, airlines, and service providers to provide details of the changes that Curacao has undergone in recent years, as it has historically been a preferred tourist destination for Venezuelans.