These figures coincide with autumn or decrease in the hotel occupancy that since Cotelco Hotel Information System (SIH) reported in advance: in November of 2023 the occupation It was 65.06% while in November 2022 it was 67.25%, this represents a decrease of 2.19 percentage points Even the fall according to Danny It is 1.4 percentage […]
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Hotel occupancy in October was the lowest since 2013: Cotelco
The regions where their income has fallen the most are: San Andres and Providencia (-38.6%), Plains And Orinoquia (-18.7%), Gulf of Morrosquillo and Savannah (-16.9%), and Peaceful (-14.5%). Regarding the figures for the year to date (January-September), says the EMA indicates that the income between January and September, tourist accommodation fell by 1.9% compared to […]
Cotelco is pushing for the introduction of differentiated VAT for the hotel sector
Jose Andrés Duarteassured that there would be better indicators in the sector tourismit is crucial to a VAT difference in accommodation and accommodation establishments. He guild repeated the call for one VAT difference of 5% for tourism. It’s important to mention that Colombia The VAT is 19% and for accommodation services there is no difference. […]
Hotel occupancy in the country fell in September
Negative behavior is observed in labor force participation in 16 regions of the country San Andrés and Providencia, Huila and Meta those who had decreases further. Although between January and September 2023, more Colombians moved by air, especially in these tourist areas San Andrés Islands and Providenciahave been impacted by the closure of low-cost airlines […]
Hotel occupancy per recess week is above 55%
Alexander Bayona, manager of Hotel El Pradoassured that The occupancy is at 80% less than 24 hours before Colombia’s match against Uruguay on date three of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.. “Major events in the city always help us to increase the average rate and all hotels in the city benefit from it. There is […]
Hotels in Colombia will embrace decarbonization practices
The obligations that Colombia has with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), promoting sustainable economic activity, friendly to the environment and integrating communities and destinations, Cotelco announced the strategy in the midst of celebrating the World Tourism Daythis Wednesday. By means of innovative technological toolsaccommodation and lodging establishments in Colombia will take their measurements carbon footprintand […]
It’s a pity to lose two airlines in one quarter: Anato
The tourism unions in the country regretted the decision of the airline Avianca to withdraw from the integration with Viva Air, as there were travel agencies who hoped that this union would come about and get back the money supplied to Viva Air. “This is unfortunate for us and for the country that loses two […]
“Increase in travelers could show that consumption of informal tourism has increased”
The drop in hotel occupancy that has occurred in the country, which was most apparent at Easter, is due to factors such as the reactivation of the 19% VAT for hotel services at the end of the exemption (0%); the VAT increase from 5% to 19% for airline tickets, in the context of an inflation […]
“Carnival results are the best in recent years”: guilds
In terms of restaurants, the Colombian Association of the Gastronomic Industry (Acodrés) sectional Atlántico, reported that sales in the various gastronomy sites were exceeded by more than 60%. “Most restaurants in Barranquilla have commented that it is without a doubt the best year in recent times in terms of sales, with profits of up to […]
The ‘disappointment’ left by the tax in the unions
On the other side of the coin, Rosmery Quintero, president of I collectedexpressed its satisfaction at the introduction of a differential income tax rate for SMEs that will fall from 35% to 30%. “We thank all the representatives who voted in favor of lowering the rate from 35% to 30% for SMEs whose net income […]