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In the first half of 2019, the number of international visitors passing through Colombian immigration continues its upward trend, with 2,865,070 foreign nonresident visitors between January & August, according to Colombia’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Tourism...

In the first half of 2019, 82,549 International visitors arrived in Colombia through Colombia’s Atlantic coastal city of Barranquilla. According to Colombia’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Tourism (MinCIT), this is an increase of 9.7% over the same period in 2018. 538,260...

The 5th annual Colombian Investment Summit is being held October 29 & 30 in the Grand Ballroom of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Bogota. Sponsored by Colombia’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Tourism along with Colombia’s investment promotion agency ProColombia, the event has...

“The tourist consumption of Colombians is very low,” says Juan Pablo Franky, deputy minister of tourism.

The retail giant plans to hire 400 people by the end of October and reach 600 employees by the end of the year.

This figure represents a 5.4% increase compared to the $5.5 billion USD in revenues in 2016.

The agreements focus on erasing regulations and “tramites” that slow down time to market across borders.

Though the 57 billion pesos allotted for 2018 are substantially below the 161 billion pesos invested last year, Colombia's commerce ministry stressed that the investment is critical.

“This is a sign of the road to recovery,” said Colombian Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism María Lorena Gutiérrez.

With nearly 5.8 million foreign visitors from January through November, the country boasted growth of 27.7% compared to 2016.