Bahia experiences a 24% drop in cities with tourism potential.
Bahia has 117 municipalities with tourism potential, according to the Brazilian Tourism Map, released this Tuesday; this is 37 fewer than in the previous survey, from 2013, representing a 24% reduction. In Bahia, there are tourist cities classified into the five categories of the map (A, B, C, D and E), which divide them according to the availability of accommodation, formal jobs in the sector, national and international visitor flow, among other factors.
Sayonara Moreno - correspondent for Agência Brasil
Bahia has 117 municipalities with tourism potential, according to the Brazilian Tourism Map, released today (12). That's 37 fewer than in the previous survey, from 2013, representing a 24% reduction.
Nationally, the drop was 35%, with the number of cities considered tourist destinations falling from 3.345 to 2.175 nationwide. According to the Ministry of Tourism, this reduction helps the agency and local governments optimize the development of products and destinations for travelers.
In Bahia, there are tourist cities classified into the five categories of the map (A, B, C, D and E), which divide them according to the availability of accommodation, formal jobs in the sector, national and international flow of visitors, among other factors.
The 117 tourist municipalities of Bahia are divided into 13 regions: Baía de Todos os Santos (All Saints Bay), Caminhos do Juquiriçá (Juquiriçá Trails), Caminhos do Oeste (Western Trails), Caminhos do Sertão (Backlands Trails), Caminhos do Sudoeste (Southwestern Trails), Chapada Diamantina (Diamantina Plateau), Costa das Baleias (Whale Coast), Costa do Cacau (Cocoa Coast), Costa do Dendê (Palm Oil Coast), Costa do Descobrimento (Discovery Coast), Costa dos Coqueiros (Coconut Coast), Lagos e Canyons do São Francisco (Lakes and Canyons of the São Francisco River), and Vale do São Francisco (São Francisco Valley).