There is an international airport in the country and is the sole Comalapa airport. There airport is 50 km (30 miles) southeast of San Salvador. Knows the airport on behalf of the international Kumbala or El Salvador International.
The tourism industry has evolved in El Salvador in recent years largely due to the Salvadoran government's attention to developing this sector. Manage tourism ratio of 4.6% of GDP last year; while only 0.4% were created 10 years ago. In the same year, global tourism grew by 4.5%. Relatively, El Salvador saw an increase of 8.97% in the number of tourists, from 1.15 to 1.27 million tourists. This led to increased revenues from tourism increased by 35.9% from 634 million to $ 862 million. As a reference point, formed in tourism revenue 199 644 200 000 dollars only. It also increased the number of transients across the country (visits that do not include spending a night in the country), where over 222,000 across El Salvador in 2006, an increase of 24% over the previous year.
Most of the tourists frequenting the North American and European shores of El Salvador and nightlife. In addition to these options, the general scene of El Salvador does not differ only slightly from the rest of the countries of Central America. Because of its geographical size and urbanization, there are not many tourist destinations or natural monuments. Nevertheless, water skiing tourism sector acquires a natural audience in recent years, where he will visit many of the beaches of the coast of La Libertad and the east side of the country, to find sites uninhabited after. The use of the dollar as the currency in El Salvador and direct flights for 4-6 hours from most cities in the United States are among the things that bring the attention of travelers for the first time from the United States. This has led urbanization and Americanization of Salvadoran culture to something else may surprise tourists for the first time: the abundance of shopping centers, restaurants, shops and American-style in three major urban areas, particularly San Salvador.
Now, tourists can be divided into four groups El Salvador: Central America, North America, Salvadorans living abroad (mainly in the United States), and the Europeans and South Americans. The top three represents the vast majority of tourists. Recently, El Salvador is trying to expand its base of tourism and looking forward to the latter group. First indications to the effectiveness of the government's efforts. When comparing the period January / March 2007 and the same period of the previous year (the latest data available), overall tourism has grown 10%, while grown by 38% from North America and 31% from Europe, and South America 36%. In the fall, will begin airlines Livingston only direct flight between Europe (Italian from Milan) and El Salvador. Contributed to the opening of the resort Decameron Salinitas recently, the growth in tourist arrivals from South America (because it is part of a series of famous resorts) and looks forward to the same thing with the Europeans.
Still troubled past El Salvador source of interest for tourists are some of the tourist attractions are the fragments of weapons, and graphics, and the plains of the fighting, and mountain hideouts. Since 1992, the population of regions wanting to take advantage of the economic recession of the remains. Considered mountain town Barequen rebel capital. While today contain Revolution Museum, which includes cannons, uniforms, pieces of Soviet arms, and other weapons of war once used by the National Liberation Front.
According to the newspaper, El Salvador El Diario de Hoy, over 10 areas attractive to tourists are the beaches of La Libertad, Ruta Las Flores, Suchitoto, Playa Las Flores in San Miguel, La Palma, Santa Ana where you find the highest volcano in the country, and Natoniealko, Apanica, Juaioa, San Ignacio
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