They are a little late to be entering the game, especially with the world economic turmoil, but we still see people here nearly everyday looking for a safe haven out of the mainstream. The folks putting this deal together visited me last year to view my project and get some additional insight on how to attract foreigners. Maybe their time has come if they can get a grip on security issues.
Excerpt; But Tela is at the centre of an attempt to develop environmentally sustainable tourism that could generate up to 5,000 jobs and provide an economic lifeline to its 100,000 or so inhabitants, many of whom have come to depend on remittances.
Tourism is a relatively small sector of the Honduran economy when compared with countries in the region such as Mexico and Costa Rica. The sector provided gross dollar earnings in 2006 of $488m (€312m, £248m) compared with Costa Rica’s 2007 earnings of $1.9bn. But the government has identified it as a growth sector.
Private developers and the Honduran government are investing more than $100m to build hotels, luxury villas and a golf course on a site a few miles to the west of Tela. The Los Micos development is part of an effort to bring international visitors to an area that contains a 25-mile stretch of pristine white beach, three national parks and one of the world’s largest botanic gardens.
For another point of veiw that adds controversy to this project, go here.
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