The restoration of tourism within the nation is already a actuality! And the actions developed in 2022 by the Ministry of Tourism, by the Nationwide Secretariat for the Attraction of Investments, Partnerships and Concessions (Snaic), topped the work executed in recent times within the sector. The actions envisage incentives for brand new investments; credit score provide; enchancment of nautical infrastructure; conclusion of the working teams on vacationer mobility; the launch of the brand new Brazilian Tourism Map and the strengthening of the Revive Brasil program for the requalification and vacationer use of public items or areas.
“It has been a 12 months of exhausting work and studying for the nationwide tourism. And Snaic, on the head of varied actions, has contributed to the expansion and improvement of our sector, which month after month has set data, in some circumstances even surpassing pre-pandemic outcomes. Our intention is that this work will proceed and additional promote the attraction of investments and the closure of public-private partnerships to lift Brazilian tourism to the extent it deserves,” underlined the Minister of Tourism, Carlos Brito.
ROBUST STOCK PACKAGE
The 12 months started with a big bundle of actions for the event and promotion of nautical tourism within the nation. These had been actions that exempted taxes, offered coaching {and professional} recognition, provided credit score for enchancment of nautical infrastructure and promotion by promoting campaigns and an internet site with info on the sector.
Among the many tax advantages, the Ministry of Tourism has been awarded the inclusion of sailboats within the Listing of Exceptions to the Widespread Exterior Tariff of Mercosur (LETEC). As well as, it granted the authorization to import sailboats, jet skis and private watercraft for as much as 30 years and eventually eradicated the 18% tax for these keen on importing private watercraft. Within the skilled area, the ministry has introduced a historic milestone for the sector: the popularity of the exercise of nautical tourism conductor as a career by the Ministry of Labor and Social Safety.
RESOURCE RELEASE
This strong bundle of shares has additionally led to a partnership with Caixa Econômica Federal, which has enabled the discharge of greater than R$ 33 million for nautical infrastructure. In all, 1,343 companies are eligible for these credit score traces. To entry the assets, events should work within the Tourism sector and be duly registered within the Catastur (Register of Vacationer Providers Suppliers) of the Ministry of Tourism. Having stated that, simply go to the closest Caixa Econômica department and apply for credit score.
NEW MAP
The primary semester additionally noticed the launch of the brand new Brazilian tourism map. With the novelty, any municipality within the nation might be a part of the software that identifies the funding wants and actions to advertise the sector in each vacationer area of the nation. This 12 months’s replace additionally allowed municipal tourism managers to replace info or register municipalities at any time and now not each two years, as was the case within the earlier drafting means of the Tourism Constitution. The platform at present has 2,917 registered municipalities and 338 vacationer areas.
REDEVELOPMENT OF TOURIST ASSETS
The restoration actions additionally concerned the Revive Brasil program. Developed by Snaic, this 12 months feasibility research had been launched on 5 actual property property, additionally certified within the Funding Partnership Program (PPI) of the Federal Authorities, three of which within the Northeast area: Forte Orange (PE); the Fortress of Santa Catarina (PB); and the Palacete Carvalho Motta (CE); and two others within the South-East area: the Pau D’Alho Farm (SP), the Outdated Diamantina Railway Station (MG). The target is to get well public property with the conclusion of personal investments, making them appropriate to be used as an financial exercise, thus contributing to the native financial, vacationer and social improvement.
CREDIT
The 12 months additionally introduced adjustments and improvements to the Normal Tourism Fund (Fungetur). Considered one of these was the substitute of the Selic charge with the INPC, sustaining the speed of 5% per 12 months. One other novelty was the creation of a differentiated criterion for the North and Northeast macro-regions, the place the impacts on tourism resulting from emergency Covid-19 pandemic had been higher and financial indicators present variations in comparison with different areas. Now enterprise individuals in these areas making use of for financing could have as much as 78 months payback and as much as 24 months grace interval. The novelty has lowered the quantities eligible for financing in all modalities, thus permitting extra micro and small entrepreneurs to entry the credit score line.
MOBILITY
Pasta additionally acted within the improvement of research on vacationer mobility within the segments of Nautical Tourism, Vacationer Trains and Caravans and Traveler Help Factors. The latter recognized a 36% progress within the variety of vacationer camps, from 465 in December 2021 to 632 on the finish of June this 12 months. The purpose is to construction caravanning and tenting within the nation, figuring out obstacles to improvement, in addition to presenting subjects for dialogue reminiscent of taxation, laws and native financial improvement, in addition to mapping vacationer spots which have help areas for these travellers.
The nationwide secretary for the attraction of investments, partnerships and concessions, Heitor Kadri, highlighted the work and actions developed by his secretary. “I applaud the work and dedication of our engineers in creating these insurance policies and actions. It was they who made tourism stroll and put segments reminiscent of boating and caravanning again on observe ”, he underlined.