Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, recently spoke about the spike in tourists visiting the country, despite the Bear Market.
El Salvador has been included in the ranking of the World Tourism Organization. The Central American country jumped onto the list, along with 14 other countries.
Nayib Bukele and Tourism
Bukele says this is mainly due to the adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender, the promotion of sports like surfing.
“Only a handful of countries have been able to bring their tourism back to pre-pandemic levels… The reasons behind it are mainly #Bitcoin and surfing. But domestic tourism is growing even more, mainly due to our crackdown on gangs.”
The country’s Bitcoin Beach has made news all over the world, and continues to attract international attention.
In April, the Minister of Tourism, Morena Valdez, gave an interview to the Salvadoran television channel, Channel 21. There she explained that tourism in the country has grown by 30% thanks to the implementation of Bitcoin.
“El Salvador has become a good place to visit, invest and live. With the use of Bitcoin, tourism has increased by 30%. Tourists interested in the implementation of Bitcoin have a longer stay and spend more. Before Bitcoin there was a daily spend of $113 to $150, now it is up to $200 a day.”
UNTWO Report
The report that Nayib Bukele refers to is the UNWTO ranking on the growth of tourist arrivals between January and May of this year. Only three sites in the Americas appeared: Saint Lucia with 21%, El Salvador with 6% and Mexico, with 3%.
Among other destinations that appear in the UNWTO…
