Despite the winter, tourists visited tourist destinations

The winter did not stop the Colombians, and foreigners in the country decided to spend their holidays at the end of the year in major tourist destinations in Colombia.

Hotels in cities like Huila, Meta and Taganga had an occupancy of more than 90 percent and it is expected that this long weekend of kings, some destinations to improve their performance, taking into account the expected IDEAM dry days with probability rains.

For the capital of Caldas, where hotels have had a 51 percent occupancy, for example, there is greater expectations for the arrival of visitors to the Fair of Manizales.

Quindío, in the rural sector, recorded an occupancy rate of 31 percent, while occupancy in city hotels is 65 percent.

Also these figures are expected to increase because the weather is recorded in the first dry season of 2011 in the Andean region, which includes Coffee.

Cartagena reported an occupancy rate of 70 percent and there are still hotel availability.

For his part, Valle del Cauca, specifically in the transport terminal in Cali, reported that between 1 to December 31 were transported 1 million 030 thousand 519 passengers, an increase of 15.79 percent compared with 2009, when 889 000 961 passengers traveled.

Also, Medellín reported to the December 31, 2010, hotel occupancy of 49 percent.

San Gil in the Santander department, although last week there had been 25 percent cancellations in hotel bookings, the weekend tourist arrivals increased to 50 percent.

Melgar-Tolima has a hotel occupancy of 50 percent and is expected to increase from this Wednesday through Monday 10 January.