Supplemental Statement - FARA

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 05/01/2012 4:09:43 PM
Dear
Colombia is fiercely rising as a global corporate tourism destination. An easily accessible
destination from the United States, only 2.5 hours from Miami, plus no visa requirements
for American citizens, Colombia is an ideal destination for meetings and incentives, Dotted
with vibrant cities and excellent weather year-rOurid, Cpldmbia is a country ready for
discovery, to show their strength, Colombia Will be: participating in the IMEX America
Exhibition October ll?13r 2011 in Las Vegas.
Claudia Dayila, Corporate Tourism Director of Proexport Colombia, is available for
interviews during the IMEX American Exhibition October 11-13. Colombia will he
exhibiting at IMEX America (booth #1637) this year as part of ProExport Colombia, the
official tourism trade bureau of Colombia.
Do yqu: have time to meet heir? I'll follow up with you later this week to set a time to meet,
In the rriearitime^ here are a few quick updatesand story ideas, and Claudia can give you all
the: details and more during the meeting.
Look forward to speaking to you.
Regards,/ .
Ashley
Colombia MICE Update:
Between 2009 and 2011, the country opened more than 1,600 new hotel rooms with
high-end brands, including Intercontinental. Hilton, Sofitel, Sonesta. Ibis and
Wyndham. From luxury hotels that operate in exquisitely restored historic convents, to
cozy, versatile boutique hotels, and state-of-the-art hotels in modern neighborhoods,
Colombia is a mecca for Latin American hotel development - achieving both international
recognition as a tourism destination and place for investment.
Continuing to move ahead in its consolidation process as an international conventions
destination, Colombia ranked 34 th worldwide as a MICE destination by the
International Congress and Convention in 2010. Ranked as 60th among 263 cities in
the MICE industry worldwide, Cartagena de Indias is attracting numerous businesses to host
seminars, congresses, and corporate events. In addition, according to the Standard & Poor's
rating agency, Colombia's debt rating improvement is expected to attract a new class of
investors, including large financial institutions.
Colombia's main cities, Bogota, Call, Cartagena and Medellin, as well as the entire Coffee
Triangle region (Armenia, Manizales y Pereira), are seats of large events and fairs. Thanks
to their modern and entrepreneurial spirit, Colombian cities have become the permanent
seat of countless national and international events, such as the WEF Latin America in 2010,
the Inter-American Development Bank Assembly in 2009, and the International Tourism
Organization Assembly in 2007, among others. In more, recent news, Colombia was
designated as the host country ofthe World Apparel Convention in 2014.
For more information on the MICE market offering in Colombia, please visit:
www.colombia.travel/en/mice/whv-colombia
Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 05/01/2012 4:09:43 PM