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During 2023, inflation and high interest rates discouraged the purchase of goods and services. This was made known by Anato, the travel agency union, to talk about how this year, as expected, he is proving to be an incentive.
For the tourism union, this will help to continue positioning tourism as an important driver of development.
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“The CPI in May presented an annual variation of 7.16%, which meant an indication of stagnation in pricesbut it can be transformed into an opportunity for the sector, since its reference values did remain downward”explained Paula Cortés Calle, executive president of Anato.
In the case of passenger transportation by plane, the variation was -18.8% and that of tourist packages -6.3%, according to Dane.
In fact, under the analysis of 188 classes that were measured by Dane, Passenger transport was ranked as the fourth subclass that decreased its prices the mostwhile the packages, was in the position fifteen.
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“Without a doubt, this is an opportunity for Colombians to make trips within the national territory throughout the mid-year vacation season. or visit other countries, since the prices of goods and services in the industry have fallen, unlike the economy as a whole,” concluded the union leader.
