The stand of the Hotel and Gastronomic Business Federation of the Argentine Republic (FEHGRA) was a meeting point for the country's business leaders during the four days of the Latin American International Tourism Fair (FIT) - from September 28 to October 1, at La Rural, the Buenos Aires fairgrounds.
In this space, FEHGRA authorities met with the Secretary of Tourism, Environment and Sports of Argentina, Daniel Scioli; the Undersecretary of Tourism of the Nation, Yanina Martínez; the President of the Argentine Chamber of Tourism, Gustavo Hani; and the President of FIT and the Argentine Federation of Travel and Tourism Companies (FAEVYT), Andrés Deyá.
The President of the Federation, Fernando Desbots, together with Vice President Florencia Landivar, in charge of the Department of Tourism, signed a Framework Agreement for Collaboration for participation in the National Promotion Campaign for Gastronomic Tourism, called “Hello! Argentina. Made by FEHGRA” with the tourism authorities of three Provinces, Neuquén, Córdoba and Salta.
Members of the Executive Committee and regional representatives of the Department of Tourism were present.
“Hola! Argentina” is a tour that highlights the country’s gastronomic and hospitality wealth, and shows the different tourist destinations through their culture, traditional dishes, hotels and local protagonists of each province. This immersive audiovisual journey, promoted by FEHGRA and featuring the creative touch of renowned photographer Gabriel Rocca, began in Jujuy.
The second stop of the campaign is Neuquén. At the FEHGRA stand at FIT, the agreement was signed with the Minister of Tourism, Gustavo Fernández Capiet, in the presence of the president of NeuquenTur, Sergio Sciacchitano; and the Commercial Director of NeuquenTur, Marina González.
The third province to join the “Hola! Argentina” is Córdoba, following the signing of the Framework Agreement with the president of the Córdoba Tourism Agency, Dario Capitani; and the director of the Public Sector of the Córdoba Tourism Agency, Diego Barberis.
The Minister of Tourism and Sports of Salta, Mario Peña, also signed the Agreement to take part in the National Promotion Campaign for Gastronomic Tourism.
“Gastronomy brings people together and tourism roots people in their land, generating culture, identity and genuine employment. The idea of this project is to show the routes, landscapes, destinations and services of all corners of our country to promote national tourism in Argentina for Argentines,” explains Florencia Landivar, head of the Department of Tourism, which is leading this initiative.
On the other hand, FEHGRA also presented the campaign to the tourist representatives of the following Provinces and CABA:
English : CABA: the president of the Tourism Board of the City of Buenos Aires and head of the Federal Tourism Council, Valentín Díaz Gilligan
Tierra del Fuego: the vice-governor of Tierra del Fuego, Mónica Urquiza; and the president of the Fuegian Tourism Institute, Dante Querciali
Chubut: the Minister of Tourism and Protected Areas of Chubut, Diego Lapenna; the secretary of Tourism Promotion, Cecilia Pavia; the secretary of Tourism of Trelew, Juan Manuel Pavón; and the secretary of Tourism of Trevelin, Juan Manuel Peralta.
Province of Buenos Aires: the undersecretary of Tourism of Buenos Aires, Soledad Martínez; and the director of Tourism Coordination of the provincial government, Federico Baldassarri
Misiones: the Minister of Tourism of Misiones, José María Arrúa; and the president of the Tourism Board Iguazú, Leopoldo Lucas
Entre Ríos: the provincial secretary of Tourism, Jorge Satto; and the director of the Tourism Secretariat, Sebastián Bel
Santa Fe: the Secretary of Domestic Trade and Services of the Province of Santa Fe, Gustavo Rezzoaglio; and the director of Provincial Tourism, Franco Arone
San Luis: the Minister of Tourism and Culture of San Luis, Juan Manuel Rigau; and the director of Provincial Tourism and Culture Promotion, Ignacio Morris
Chaco: the president of the Chaco Tourism Institute, Verónica Mazzaroli
Catamarca: the provincial Minister of Culture, Tourism and Sports, Daiana Roldan
Formosa: the director of Tourism Promotion and Development of Formosa, Mónica Ojeda
Source: FEHGRA.