Informe De Practica Profesional Instituto de Turismo De Villavicencio

Abstract

The eco-tourism activity has acquired great relevance worldwide in recent decades and Colombia is the second country with the most biodiversity in the world, full of unknown, lush and paradisiacal landscapes, this makes our country the ideal ecotourism destination, a full focus of nature at a global level for people who want to discover new unexpected and exotic places, full of adventures and challenges, leveraging the benefits of Colombian nature.

Nature tourism, ecological and sustainable, if it can be successful, can become an opportunity, an advantage and a monumental and inexhaustible source of income that could significantly and positively affect the economy of a country like ours, in order to create a Great inflow of foreign currency into the country, creating an infinite, sustainable and above all profitable alternative, where local communities benefit, who must be sensitized and prepared to understand the responsibility that each of us has towards the sustainability of the exercise.

In the department of Meta we have multiple attractive destinations that are unknown even to its own inhabitants, even so there is a tourist offer that is growing rapidly and wants to consolidate itself as one of the main national alternatives for ecotourism. To reach this point, key points must be strengthened, such as the training of travel agents, the strengthening of the hotel sector, cooperation between public entities that serve as a bridge between the different vendors of local tourist packages and national agencies and in order to achieve a positioning of our region as a favorite destination for ecotourism.

From the Villavicencio tourism institute, multiple projects are being carried out that help to complete the objectives established in the previous paragraph, participation in national tourism fairs such as ANATO or international fairs such as ARATUR or Misión México help our region and their aircraft are more visible in the globe of tourist businesses; seeking to promote and help local tourism businesses to improve their services, attract more clients and attract with travel agents from all over the world, position the department as a new and safe destination available to receive all visitors, meet different objectives to to be more competitive at the city / department level, complying with national standards, rubbing shoulders with the main destinations in Colombia.