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WTM London 2019: Ecuador is 'back up and running' after austerity protests

Destinations
Tom Parry
4 November 2019

Ecuador has insisted it is “working very hard” to attract tourists back following a period of political unrest in the country, estimated to have cost the country’s tourism sector about $5 million a day.

Patricia Palacios De Naranjo

The South American nation endured nearly two weeks of protests over a disputed austerity package in October, which saw a number of citizens killed in violent clashes.


Ecuador’s president, Lenin Moreno, recently struck a deal with indigenous leaders to end the tensions – centred around the proposed axing of fuel subsidies – with both sides developing a new government spending programme.


The UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office warned its nationals against all but essential travel for 10 days during the protests earlier this month, later relaxing its advice as trouble subsided.