Performance of international and domestic tourism amid COVID-19
Despite the international travel restrictions imposed throughout 2020 and 2021, foreign visitors in Colombia outperformed the country’s domestic travelers in terms of expenditures by over 75 percent. This situation was due partly to the personal economic situation of many Colombians, as shown by a survey from 2021. Overall, domestic travelers in the South American country prefer overnight trips over excursions, and this even before the global health crisis.Tourism along with sustainability
Tourism brings more than just positive consequences to an area, and the Colombian population seems to be well informed on this issue. Traveling Colombians display the highest levels of environmental awareness among major Latin American countries at the end of past decade. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, this trend has only been exacerbated: in 2020, the share of Colombian respondents willing to travel more sustainably increased more than ten percentage points. Sustainability in tourism includes, for example, choosing a less-traveled destination to reduce the impact of tourists on the environment or traveling in the low season.
