The Secretary of Productive Development of Concordia, Federico Schattenhofer, met within the framework of the activities of the International Tourism Fair (FIT) 2024 with the Minister of Tourism of Uruguay, Eduardo Sanguinetti, with whom he advanced on alternatives to boost binational tourism.
Schattenhofer highlighted the importance of the meeting with Sanguinetti and announced that a future working meeting was agreed upon jointly with the Undersecretariat of Tourism to be held shortly to advance on the proposed lines of action.
Among the topics addressed, the Secretary of Productive Development of the Municipality of Concordia highlighted the possibility that the remodeled airports of the two cities will provide to boost binational tourism. He recalled that next Tuesday, October 8, the city of Salto will receive the first flight of the route that will connect it with Montevideo twice a week through the airline Paranair.
Schattenhofer said that “there was also talk of sharing different tourist routes in parallel, such as sports, gastronomic, thermal or historical ones, and boosting the participation of private entities from both sides, such as trade centers and business chambers”.
He added that “the need to streamline the border crossing is always present in the conversations and we are going to work to manage improvements in that matter”.
The Municipality of Concordia was present over the weekend at the International Tourism Fair (FIT), in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, one of the most important tourism events in Latin America. The Secretary of Productive Development, Federico Schattenhofer, accompanied the Undersecretary of Tourism, Laureano Schvartzman, in different activities at the "Salto Grande Region Stand".
Fulfilling the premises of the mayor Francisco Azcué, the Undersecretariat of Tourism and Emcontur organized the Concordia stand jointly with the Municipality of Federación, which was represented by the Secretary of Tourism of that city, Exequiel Marozzini. Concordia and Federación showcased and presented the different existing and potential attractions related to tourism in the Salto Grande Region. Different media outlets from the City of Buenos Aires showed interest in the regional stand.
Schattenhofer highlighted the importance of the meeting with Sanguinetti and announced that a future working meeting was agreed upon jointly with the Undersecretariat of Tourism to be held shortly to advance on the proposed lines of action.
Among the topics addressed, the Secretary of Productive Development of the Municipality of Concordia highlighted the possibility that the remodeled airports of the two cities will provide to boost binational tourism. He recalled that next Tuesday, October 8, the city of Salto will receive the first flight of the route that will connect it with Montevideo twice a week through the airline Paranair.
Schattenhofer said that “there was also talk of sharing different tourist routes in parallel, such as sports, gastronomic, thermal or historical ones, and boosting the participation of private entities from both sides, such as trade centers and business chambers”.
He added that “the need to streamline the border crossing is always present in the conversations and we are going to work to manage improvements in that matter”.
The Municipality of Concordia was present over the weekend at the International Tourism Fair (FIT), in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, one of the most important tourism events in Latin America. The Secretary of Productive Development, Federico Schattenhofer, accompanied the Undersecretary of Tourism, Laureano Schvartzman, in different activities at the "Salto Grande Region Stand".
Fulfilling the premises of the mayor Francisco Azcué, the Undersecretariat of Tourism and Emcontur organized the Concordia stand jointly with the Municipality of Federación, which was represented by the Secretary of Tourism of that city, Exequiel Marozzini. Concordia and Federación showcased and presented the different existing and potential attractions related to tourism in the Salto Grande Region. Different media outlets from the City of Buenos Aires showed interest in the regional stand.