Latin America nearer to you than what you think!


Latin America has a lot to offer and  U.S. Americans “Dont realize this!”



The director of “National Geographic Traveler” highlighted tourism culture,  cuisine in Latin Merica are  lower in prices compared to Europe.
Quito (EFE). Latin America has a great opportunity to attract more American  tourists with an offer based  on their culture, cuisine and low prices compared to Europe, said in Quito  Conaghan Kim, vice president  of the editorial group National Geographic.
“I feel that in the last five or ten years Latin America is exploding, has so much  to offer and still think  Americans do not realize that it is really not very far to visit,”  said  Conaghan  to the news agency  EFe,  who is the  head of Traveler Magazine, National Geographic.
The proximity to a very voluminous source of tourists is one of the strengths of  the region and its low  cost compared to other destinations, in a time when the finances of Americans  still reflect the impact of  the economic crisis.
“People think more,  where can they go. They want their dollars to last longer,  “said Conaghan, who  participated today in Quito in the Second forum On Sustainable Tourism of  Ecuador, which brought  together entrepreneurs from the travel industry.
Europe is very expensive for Americans, so I think there is a great opportunity  for Americans to head  south, to Latin America, “he added.
For much of the Latin American experience Americans usually ended on the  beaches of Mexico, but the  increase of violence in that country opens an opportunity to other countries to  convince them that  there are other places of interest, he said.
Conaghan sees particular potential in the views of young people “more  adventurous”, many of whom  make a long trip after graduating from college and before entering the labor  market.
The U.S. expert recommended that countries in the region should ” stay what  they are” and search  enhance their products and offers by  differentiating themselves from other  destinations.
Latin America “is unlike any other place in the world while each country has a  unique voice,” said  Conaghan, who highlighted the attractiveness of its culture, history, cuisine  and its own people.
While in Quito, Conoghan gave the city a recognition by mentioning in the  Traveler Magazine as one of  the best destinations to visit for 2013, the only latin american city to be  honored with this mention for  this coming 2013.
Tourism generates income throughout America for 200,000 million and moves  about 160 million  international tourists, according to the World Tourism Organization (WTO).
America receives 16% of world tourism arrivals and 20% of revenues. Tourism  in the whole region grows  above the world average, and specifically in South and Central America  expands this year between 6 and  7%, when the global rate is 4%, as reported by the responsible WTO a  conference in September in  Quito.







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