President Nicolas Maduro announced that Venezuela expects an 80% growth in international tourist arrivals by 2025, highlighting tourism as a productive engine and a pillar of economic and social developmen

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President Nicolas Maduro stated this Monday that Venezuela projects an 80% increase in international tourist arrivals by 2025. This announcement adds to official data showing a solid rebound in the sector, making tourism one of the strategic priorities within the 13 Productive Engines the Bolivarian government promotes to diversify the national economy and generate jobs.

President Maduro highlighted an additional 20% growth specifically in Margarita Island, located in the Nueva Esparta state, reaffirming the key role this region plays in positioning Venezuela as a competitive international Caribbean tourist destination. This increase is driven by the gradual recovery of the sector and greater air connectivity, as well as new international partnerships.

The president emphasized that tourism not only generates direct employment but also stimulates the activity of multiple financial sectors linked to the national economy, creating a multiplier effect that strengthens the region and the country as a whole. He also emphasized the importance of training and professionalizing tourism workers:

“Personnel working in this sector must have a certain level of preparation; they must be specialists in tourism, love their country, and know how to present its history.”

In a message shared via Telegram in January 2025, President Maduro described the Venezuelan tourism system as “deeply human, ecological, and kind,” based on preserving cultural heritage, natural beauty, and community strengthening. The government actively promotes national and foreign investment to sustain this inclusive and sustainable vision.

#ENVIVO | Presidente de #Venezuela 🇻🇪, Nicolás Maduro: Este año estamos superando por encima del 80 por ciento la llegada de visitantes del exterior a hacer turismo en Venezuela
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— teleSUR TV (@teleSURtv) July 21, 2025

The text reads: LIVE President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro: This year we are surpassing an 80 percent increase in the arrival of international visitors coming to do tourism in Venezuela.

Tourism Minister Leticia Gómez reported a 72% increase in tourist arrivals during the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, a figure that consolidates recovery and growth in the sector. In 2024, inbound tourism grew by 94%, in a context the government defines as resistance to adverse media campaigns.

President Maduro has also highlighted the importance of bilateral agreements with countries such as Cuba and Honduras to boost regional tourism and configure a “new economic model” based on multiple “influence rings,” including intra-Caribbean and Latin American tourism.

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