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Tourism Industry
Cajas National Park, Ecological Reserve El Angel, Ba-
ños deTungurahua, Vilcabamba, Fauna Production Re-
serve of Chimborazo, Avenida de las Cascadas, Ruta de
las Flores.
• Main product lines: Round trips and routes, Community
Tourism, Cultural Tourism: cultural heritage, markets and
crafts, Religious Tourism, Urban Tourism, Archaeological
Tourism, historic farms, Ecotourism and Nature Tourism:
flora and fauna observation, Adventure Sports: climbing,
trekking, mountain biking, bungy, horseback riding, raft-
ing, health tourism, thermal waters, spa’s, farmhouses,
Congress and Convention Tourism.
Amazon
• Regional Destinations: NorthernAmazon, Central Ama-
zon
• Main destination: Yasuni National Park, Wildlife Produc-
tion Reserve of Cuyabeno, Sangay National Park, Napo
Wildlife Center, Orellana Route, Amazonian Lodges, An-
tisana ecological reserve, ecological reserve Limonco-
cha, Cayambe-Coca Ecological Reserve, Puyo, Mana-
tee Route, National Park Llanganates, The Four Worlds
of Ecuador (Galapagos, Costa, Andes and Amazon).
• Main product lines: General Tours, Community Tourism,
Cultural Tourism, Ecotourism: observation of flora and
fauna, Adventure Sports: bungy, rafting; Theme parks;
Health tourism: spas, Agrotourism & Cruises (river)
Ecuador maintains growth of receptive tourism
The growth of inbound tourism demand in Ecuador, as
for October 2010, was very strong, from 800,464 for-
eign arrivals in 2009 to 869,358 in 2010, which means a
growth of 8.61% in the period January - October.
According to provisional statistics submitted to the Min-
istry of Tourism by the National Directorate of Immigra-
tion, in October 2010, there were 83,681 arrivals, while
in October 2009, the figure was 77,960 foreigners.
Among the main markets registered during the period
January-October period are: United States, Colom-
bia and Peru, with a significant percentage share of
24.04%, 19.28% and 14.92% respectively, and coun-
tries such as Spain, Germany, Britain and France with
Arrivals of Tourists by Month (Ministry of Tourism)
relative values of: 5.59%, 2.38%, 2.21% and 1.96%
respectively.
Colombian market has registered a 31.6% growth in the
period from January to October 2010, from 127,407 to
167,604 arrivals.
It should be noted that during this period about 97% of
movements (input / output) are registered by four Im-
migration Headquarters located in Quito and Guayaquil
airports and the borders of Huaquillas and Rumichaca.
70.5% of tourists arrive by plane, while 26.3% by land.
Regarding foreign exchange earnings from tourism,
in the first half of 2010, the country recorded a total of
$386.8 million USD in its Balance of Payments (Trav-
el + passenger air), which means 18.98% increase
compared to the first half of 2009. Out of this amount,
$384.3 million USD corresponded to direct purchases
made by non-residents in the country and $2.5 million
USD to expenditures associated with air transport.
These results reflect the great work being done by the
Ministry of Tourism, which was able to position Ecua-
dor as the worldwide leading destination for sustainable
tourism.
BEST COMPANIES ACCORDING TO EKOS MAGA-
ZINE
1. Hospitality
This activity represented total revenues of 700 mln USD
due to the excellent management of touristic options in
the country.
Top 5 companies:
1. Quitolindo Quito Lindo S.A.
2. Hotel Colon Guayaquil S.A.
3. Karabu Turismo CA
4. Promotora Hotel Dann Carlton Quito, Promodann
Cia. Ltda
5. Continental Hotel SA
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
86.544
72.742
72.226
72.910
70.277
89.889
102.571
87.221
68.124
77.960
76.965
91.070
96.092
89.912
82.421
70.538
77.619
91.588
110.543
95.207
71.757
83.681
2009
2010
The famous C
athedral of Cuenca, in the Azuay Province
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