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The Minister of Economy, Lucas Palacios, announced this Tuesday that the Government is analyzing how to move forward to allow a greater flow of tourists from abroad for the summer.
“We are already projecting all that, because tourism activity in Chile generates 600,000 jobs “said the secretary of state.
Regarding the guidelines to open the country to foreign tourism, Palacios indicated that “you have to project it” and anticipated that “We have permanent contact with the different international operators in different countries.”
“We have a great milestone this year, which is the eclipse in the Los Ríos and La Araucanía regions. We have to logistically prepare that and go ahead, anticipate, if the sanitary conditions are there, in what way then are we going to eventually receive these tourists, what are we going to demand of them, what are the sanitary measures, what are the health passports What are the PCRs that we are going to require and where are they going to be carried out, “he said.
In addition, he stated that the position also aims to contribute to reactivation of female employment, noting that the participation of women in the tourism sector reaches 58 percent. “You know very well that women have been the ones who have been hit the hardest with regard to employment during the pandemic,” he said.
Palacios’ sayings come a day after the Government announced that From next Monday, September 28, permits will be issued for interregional transfer.
However, they will only be able to access them inhabitants of communes in stages three, four and eventually five of the “Step by Step” plan.
From the tourism sector, the executive vice president of Fedetur, Helen Kouyoumdjian, stressed that he appreciated the ad, but “For our industry, which has been paralyzed for six months, it is important that the scope of this measure is clear, so that companies begin to prepare to receive tourists “.
“We understand that this measure will allow people to spend the night in tourist accommodation establishments and make tourism in areas where it is allowed to move, but it is essential that this issue is absolutely clear,” he added.
