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Tourism Industry
Date of creation: 2004
Employees: 15
Founded in 2004, InterPrice is a 100% Salvadoran
company whose owner is also Salvadoran living in the
United States; the company first started operations in
Los Angeles, California, with the aim of promoting
tourism to El Salvador. It is a tour operator wholesaler
and a car rental company that mainly works in
coordination with conventions. It is the only company
that provides both services which is an advantage
when comparing it to other similar companies.
The majority of its clients are corporations and
government offices, which is a more reliable
business throughout the year than seasonal tourism.
Currently, it is expanding to national and international
convention tourism specializing in health and
engineering conventions, thus creating a special
department for this purpose with a corresponding
vehicle fleet increase.
“We invite you to come to El Salvador not only
to discover our culture but also to experience
Salvadoran’s kind and humane nature. Because
of its size El Salvador can be travelled in 3 hours
enjoying mountains, beaches and nature. I sincerely
invite you to visit this amazing country.”
Lic. Karla Guevara, General Manage
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BURÓ DE CONVENCIONES DE EL SALVADOR –
CONVENTION BUREAU OF EL SALVADOR
José Miguel Carbonell
President
Alameda Manuel Enrique Araujo,
Pasaje y Edificio Carbonell 2, Nivel 2, Local 3
Col. Roma, San Salvador
Tel: (+503) 2245 3004
Fax: (+503) 2245 2683
buroconvenciones@integra.com.sv
www.convencioneselsalvador.com.sv
Activity: Convention Bureau
The BURO or Convention Bureau of El Salvador
promotes convention tourism in the country and
guarantees that the events will be successful. The
country has professional services with high quality
standards to provide all types of services.
El Salvador has the CIFCO (International Fair and
Convention Center); among other advantages.
The Bureau is a non-profit association and among its
member are bank associations, tour operators, hotel
associations and other related associations.
CÁMARA SALVADOREÑA DE TURISMO –
SALVADORAN CHAMBER OF TOURISM
Rafael Leret
President
63 Av. Sur, Urbanización Santa Mónica 12A,
Tel: (+503) 2298 6011 /25 - Fax: (+503) 2279 2156
presidencia@casatur.org
www.casatur.org
Activity: Salvadoran Chamber of Tourism
Date of creation: 1978
Founded in 1978, thanks to the initiative of Salvadoran
businessmen, the Chamber of Tourism (CASATUR)
is a private institution that promotes tourism in
El Salvador. It is also a member of FEDECATUR
(Central American Federation of Tourism) and works
closely with SICA (Central America Integration
System) in favor of Central American integration.
CASATUR has a strong relationship with the Ministry
of Tourism to join public and private efforts in the
tourism sector. CASATUR includes small, medium
and large businesses involved in tourism that are
looking to boost tourism and in return make it into
the most important economic field of the nation.
CASATUR defends the interests of its members,
analyzing their needs and carrying out management
programs to strengthen and develop the tourism sector.
The Chamber publishes its own magazine called
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