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Latin American destinations eye expansion of nature tourism

Operators
Sasha Wood
16 June 2022

Growing Latin America’s market share of nature tourism was a major topic of discussion at Lata Expo’s ministerial think tank, attended by tourism ministers from across the region and specialist tour operators.

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Attendees addressed the reasons why Latin America is not getting its fair share of the nature tourism market, despite being "the most biodiverse region on the planet", and offered solutions for improvement.

Latin Routes’ director Martin Johnson said its data shows Asia and Africa are the region’s biggest competitors in terms of nature tourism, and connectivity is a huge issue for Latin America, with the frequency of flights giving other destinations, such as Kenya, an advantage.