San Cristóbal, December 1, 2024.—The International Tourism Fair of Venezuela (Fitven) concluded this Sunday with remarks by Venezuela’s Minister of Tourism, Leticia Gómez; the Executive Secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America–Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), Jorge Arreaza; and the Governor of Táchira State, Freddy Bernal.

Minister Leticia Gómez emphasized that the fair was more than just a meeting; it was an opportunity for exchange, hosting the 6th ALBA-TCP Meeting of Ministers and High-Level Authorities on Tourism, creating a tourism brand for the Alliance, and facilitating over 40 bilateral meetings aimed at defining future cooperation agreements.

The Executive Secretary of the regional bloc underlined that ALBA is an alliance of nations grounded in the principles of solidarity, cooperation, and complementarity.

“We have the perfect geographical, historical, and ideological conditions to complement each other in every area, especially in tourism. Hopefully, in the future, we can establish a free-movement zone among ourselves as brothers and sisters, to get to know each other better, trade our products, and break free from dependency on other countries that have skillfully exploited both our resources and our needs to their benefit,” he stated.

He added: “All of this provides ample reasons to assert that our Alliance deserves, and is equipped to have, its own International Tourism Fair—Fitalba—to showcase to the entire world our potential and the spirit of our peoples (…) We have everything in ALBA to thrive in tourism.”
Finally, Governor Freddy Bernal expressed his gratitude to Venezuela’s President, Nicolás Maduro, for enabling Táchira to host this event dedicated to promoting tourism.