Influencia del Tratado de Libre Comercio Colombia- Estados Unidos en el turismo, análisis del turismo colombiano entre los años 2012 a 2020

Abstract

The objective of this study is to determine the impact that the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Colombia has had on the tourism sector of the latter. To do this, the research initially focused on analyzing the sector in Colombia, its comparative advantages, and its shortcomings. Following this, different chapters of the FTA that could affect the sector directly or indirectly were investigated and interpreted. Finally, the impact was determined through the comparison of different figures over five years before and five years after the treaty's signing, highlighting the movement within different subsectors of tourism (hotels, restaurants, travel agencies, transportation). This analysis considered aspects such as foreign direct investment, tourist expenditure, passenger arrivals and departures, and tariff advantages for the purchase of supplies. From the analysis of the subsectors, it was observed that they exhibited positive trends, particularly in the case of hotels, with 32 new establishments opening after the treaty's signing, and transportation, with six new airlines operating in the country, indicating significant growth in the sector within the country.