MARKET REPORT: LATIN AMERICA Carruseles Bogota
Latam: Quarantined fun
News on the impact of Covid-19 on the Latin American amusement park industry is updated minute by minute. However, we managed to establish a scenario, as up-to-date as possible, of this important economic activity in the countries of the region (writing in September 2021). Astrid González Nariño reports on the Situation.
in the face of the pandemic that today keeps more than a third of the planet’s inhabitants in quarantine. The losses in this sector are incalculable
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and in all the affected countries the park leaders request government measures that mainly prevent the loss of thousands of jobs.
Brazil It is one of the nations with the largest number of amusement parks and family entertainment centers in the Latin American
n general, the majority of businesses closed operations voluntarily, demonstrating their social responsibility
region, and unfortunately also one of the most burdened by the spread of Covid-19. The Brazilian government, headed by
Jair Bolsonaro, has insisted on downplaying the outbreak of the virus and confinement measures are reduced to the elderly and sick people. However, parks, like almost the entire tourist chain, have decided to suspend their activities. This was announced by the industry’s
representative associations: the Brazilian Association of Amusement Park Companies (Adibra) and the Integrated System of Parks and Tourist Attractions (Sindepat), who issued a joint statement.
“We, Sindepat and Adibra, guarantee
to remain committed to the fight for real aid to the sector and the problems we face, as one of the segments most affected by the crisis, due to Covid-19,” says the note. They added that: “this Monday, March
23, how could it be otherwise, all the theme parks, water parks and tourist attractions, as well as the associated traveling parks, interrupted their activities”. The text emphasizes the following
aspects: “The changes were drastic and fast. Five
days ago, when hotels, parks and tourist entertainment entities sent an open letter to
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PARK WORLD Handbook & Buyer’s Guide 2021/22
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