Tourist activity during the holiday season in the state of Falcón showed variable behavior in the months of July, August and early September, with peaks on weekends.
In the five territorial axes: the Eastern Coast, Paraguaná Peninsula, the Sierra, Central and Western regions, visitors expressed a level of acceptance and positive perception, exceeding 90% in fundamental aspects such as safety, quality of services and customer service.
Service providers at beach attractions received visitors for a maximum of two to three days, while mountain destinations peaked at one to two days specifically on Saturdays and Sundays.
The regional Secretary of Tourism, Jorge Haskour, detailed that the average hotel occupancy during the season reached 62%, registering peaks of up to 100% during the weekend in strategic areas such as Coro and the Paraguaná Peninsula.
“This tourism surge has been driven by a diverse sports and leisure agenda, which includes the Expo Moto Turística, kitesurfing competitions, and the Coro 10K race. These activities have not only boosted the local economy but also reaffirmed Falcón state as the premier tourist destination for Venezuelan families,” he emphasized.
The president of the Falconian Chamber of Tourism (Carfaltur), Richard Zambrano, stated that tourism activity and hotel occupancy were not the same as last year, even though vacationers had Falcón as their first choice due to what happened in La Guaira and Aragua.
“It should be noted that during this holiday period there were activities that attracted national visitors, such as the high-displacement motorcycles and the race through the historic center of Coro, and that produced a certain flow of visitors, but not the same as last year,” the official explained.
He also highlighted that the sector did not reach the projections and the progressive growth, in terms of the number of visitors and beds, was interrupted due to the understandable effect on Venezuelan families of the earthquake of June 24.
Reopening of flights. At the beginning of September, the Aruban government reopened air service to Venezuela after a seven-year closure. Aeroparaguaná, in partnership with the Helitec consortium, carried out the inaugural flight on the route, with plans to resume commercial service.
“A test flight was conducted with the charter operator; however, we want to clarify that this is not a regular, commercial flight,” he stated.
He explained that tickets for charter flights between the Aruba-Las Piedras (Los Taques municipality) route cost from $370 (one way) to $550 (round trip) while regular schedules are being defined.
He says that several airlines are interested in the commercial route and hope that the aeronautical authorities will reach an agreement.
Regional alliances. It was learned that, among the institutional efforts, the Paraguaná Tourism Free Zone Corporation (Corpotulipa) is holding working meetings to strengthen tourism, trade, and business exchange with Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire. Among the maritime projects being evaluated are proposals to increase sea travel and establish joint sporting and tourism events, such as a regatta planned for 2027.
Business and trade meetings were held to position the exportable offer of Falcón and to promote tourist and commercial exchange for the attraction of foreign currency.
Likewise, the government of Falcón state promoted the first meeting for the Promotion and Exchange of Tourism, Business and Culture between Venezuela and the Caribbean Islands (Chapter ABC) in order to reactivate economic integration with Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao.
Rutaca leaves Coro. The aeronautical company Rutaca ended its operations at the José Leonardo Chirino airport in Coro, where it laid off all its staff and removed its equipment, according to reports from terminal users.
Passengers pointed out that commercial flights have not resumed at the Coro airfield, even though Maiquetía International Airport is already operational.
The trade route that connected the city of Coro with Caracas lasted only a year before its suspension.
