Santa Marta is ready to boost tourism again
The Mid-Year holiday season is approaching and travel agencies are already beginning to register increases in reservations to cities such as Santa Marta, which is a preferred destination for its offer of sun, beaches and rivers.
The capital of Magdalena stands out in the top 5 of the favorites for tourists looking for nature, gastronomy, history and sea.
The ladder is completed by destinations such as Cartagena, San Andrés, Bogota and Medellin, as pointed out by platforms like Take Off and travel.
The Santa Marta District Mayor’s office, in coordination with the Tourism Institute, and guilds, after two months of paralysis of activities due to the high peak of the pandemic, again began the preparation to safely reactivate the tourism sector, one of the pillars of the local economy.
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Precisely, in compliance with the last Decree, the beaches and rivers can be enjoyed by tourists and samarios between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., except in The sectors of el Rodadero and Rodadero Sur, which continue with a two-day event from 9 a.m. to 12:30 and then 1: 30 pm to 6.
Curfew
Although the city still does not manage to completely overcome the wave of contagion, the mayor of Santa Marta, Virna Johnson said that it is necessary to reopen the city for tourism because of the serious consequences that are generating the restrictions on hotels, Commerce and tourism in general.
After meeting with the different economic guilds, the president announced that she will request the Ministry of the Interior so that from next week the curfew begins from 11: 00 p.m., to increase the social and economic activity in the city.
“This request will be made with the commitment of the unions to extreme biosecurity measures and their respective controls,” said the governor.
He also specified that the measures taken in recent months have been in compliance with the Joint circular of the national government for cities with ICU occupancy greater than 85%.
Guild voices
Cotelco, Magdalena chapter said that it is essential that the local tourism sector continue to receive support. “We are committed to supporting the measures. Containing the pandemic is the priority next to reactivation. Our sector employs a lot of Labor,” noted the Association of hoteliers.
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Also from the commercial sector of the historic center it was added that ” we continue to work hand in hand for our city and United for an organized and safe reopening for all.
From the # CentroHistorico the commitment is total of entrepreneurs, merchants, vendors, artisans and all who are part of this important area”.
Finally, the director of the District Institute of Tourism, Indetur, Laura Agudelo said that this decision is taken knowing the difficulties of the tourist chain in this last peak.
“Right now the best thing is to be aware of self-care and that everyone continues to apply biosecurity protocols. All working in an articulated way with the guilds can go faster for the reactivation of the city,” he said.
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