The executive director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (CTPR), Carla Campos, said in a radio interview today, Wednesday, that there has been a considerable reduction in the contribution of tourism to the island when compared this year with 2019, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Regarding the contribution of tourism to the Gross Domestic Product, we understand that there will be a siren of 61 percent, compared to what tourism contributed to the Gross Domestic Product last year,” said Campos in an interview with Pegaos in the Morning on Radio Isla with Julio Rivera Saniel.
“Similarly, when we look at the accommodation segment, we understand that in accommodation there will be approximately 53 percent less collections or hotel room winds compared to the same period last year “, Added the Executive Director of the CTPR.
“And also in what has to do with air access and the arrival of passengers in Puerto Rico. There is also a significant decrease. The volume of passengers at the moment is 49 percent less in November than in 2019. And we understand that we will close with a volume of 49 percent less passengers who will enter Puerto Rico by 2020, “he said. Fields.
The CDC’s guidelines are very clear on recommendations. Discover Puerto Rico has carried out a campaign and communication efforts abroad, both with media coverage and with a paid plan and guidance through social media. And when they arrive in Puerto Rico, it is very clear to them when the airport signage takes them to the websites where the requirements are established ”to be in Puerto Rico, said Campos.