The municipal Tourism improves integration to strengthen destinations

MIL OSI-C. Region: English/Latin America –

Source: Republic of Brazil 2

ABAV EXPOEncontro of secretaries and municipal directors of tourism during the 46th ABAV Expo International discussed common actions by the local tourism development

By Geraldo GurgelReunião work was performed within the programming of the 46th Abav Expo in Sao Paulo. Photo: Geraldo Gurgel/MTurÉ in the municipalities, where they are distributed the economic benefits of the tourist industry, that the industry needs to gain strength. The tariff was the center of discussions at the extraordinary meeting of the National Association of Secretaries and Municipal Directors of Tourism (Anseditur), held this Friday (28) at the booth of the Ministry of Tourism, in the programming of the 46th Abav Expo International.The president of the Anseditur and the secretary of Tourism of Porto Seguro (BA), Richard Alves, spoke about the importance of the decentralization of the policies of the sector, an objective that has been reached with the help of public policies such as the Programme of Regionalisation of Tourism (PRT), the Ministry of Tourism. “Integrate a tourist region on the Map of Tourism is fundamental for us to expand investments in infrastructure, services and promotion of our destinations,” said Alves during the working meeting in the state capital.The vision of the municipal tourism strengthens the unity of the destinations, according to the secretary of Tourism of Maceió (AL) and vice-president of the Anseditur, Jair Galvão. “We built this integration to seek resources, sign agreements and to structure our cities. We are not competing, we are complementary”, he said.The Anseditur, one of the main interlocutors of the municipalities with the Ministry of Tourism, working aligned with the guidelines of the Map of the Brazilian Tourism. The map prioritizes the allocation of resources to municipalities with tourist vocation and the economy, prepared to receive the influx of visitors.Edit: Vanessa Sampaio

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