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Latin America Sees $20 Billion Tourism Investment Surge

1/25/2025

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At the 2025 FITUR fair, UN Tourism and CAF held an Investments Breakfast, spotlighting the booming tourism investment landscape in Latin America and the Caribbean. With over $20 billion in foreign direct investment fueling 73,000 new jobs from 2019 to 2023, Brazil and Panama emerged as key players poised for remarkable growth in tourism initiatives.

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At the 2025 FITUR fair, UN Tourism and CAF held an Investments Breakfast, spotlighting the booming tourism investment landscape in Latin America and the Caribbean. With over $20 billion in foreign direct investment fueling 73,000 new jobs from 2019 to 2023, Brazil and Panama emerged as key players poised for remarkable growth in tourism initiatives.