Petén Sustainable Tourism Observatory
Member since
2024
Hosted by
Guatemalan Institute of Tourism
(INGUAT)
Monitoring area
Petén, Guatemala
The department of Petén is located in the extreme north of Guatemala (north latitude 15° 90′ – 17° 81′ and west longitude 89° 22′-91° 43′), bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the east by Belize, and to the south by the departments of Izabal and Alta Verapaz.
It represents almost a third of the national territory, with a territorial extension of 35,854 km², making it the largest department in Guatemala, as well as the largest sub-national entity in Central America.
For the optimal development of the Sustainable Tourism Observatory of Petén, a structure is required that contributes to the adequate organization to achieve the objectives and strategies established to obtain and develop the optimal work required for the Observatory.
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MISSION
To measure, produce, systematize and constantly publish statistical information on tourism in Petén, to analyze tourist activity and support the planning, development and promotion processes for decision-making by organizations public, private and individuals.
CURRENT MONITORING PROCESSES
Flow monitoring of non-resident and resident visitors, measurement of local satisfaction with tourism and visitor satisfaction, direct employment in tourism, occupancy rate and offer hotel. Sustainable development in the country is based on the existing National Policy for Sustainable Tourism Development of Guatemala, which defines tourism as an engine of economic and social development for Guatemala and adopts the sustainability model as a transversal axis.
KEY MONITORING AREAS
Local satisfaction with tourism:
– Benefit of tourism for local people
– Employed local people in tourism
Destination economic benefit:
– Average tourism spend
– Economic spill
Employment:
– Trained staff
– Women employed in tourism
Tourism seasonality:
– Flow number of overnight visitors
– Percentage variation of visitors who spend the night in Peten
Governance:
– Number of tourism training courses taught in Peten
* Accredited service providers in professionalization courses in Peten
DID YOU KNOW...
Peten, known as the heart of the Mayan World due to the fact that, in the classic period of this civilization, there was the peak and glory of the Mayan culture, which evidenced cultural, artistic, scientific and astronomical knowledge advances, however, this civilization collapsed due to social aggravation and class conflicts, as well as external invasions.
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