Ecuador taps into Qatar’s tourism potential
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Ecuador’s minister of tourism, Freddy Ehlers was on a recent visit to Qatar to enhance tourism ties between the two countries.
“Qatar could be a regional hub for South America-bound tourists. We hope to promote tourism from the Gulf to Ecuador,” said Ehlers. A delegation led by minister Ehlers concluded a six-day visit in response to an invitation from HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, as reported in Gulf Times.
The delegation presented key tourism offerings of the country such as the Amazon jungles, snow-capped volcanoes of the Andes, beaches along the Pacific coast and the Galapagos Islands. Ecuador caters to tourists who are looking for adventure, special interest travel or specialised tourism. Soft adventure activities such as surfing, scuba diving, paragliding, mountain biking, rock climbing, high mountain climbing and trekking, rafting and kayaking, motorcycling, birding, whale watching, cultural tourism, orchid tourism, agri-tourism, and archaeological tourism are also among some of the activities that could be pursued in the country.
The Ecuadorian minister and delegation also met senior officials at the Civil Aviation Authority, Qatar Foundation, Qatari Diar, Barwa, Katara, Qatar Airways, Qatar Holding and other key organisations.
