September 27 is the date set to celebrate World Tourism Day. Its goal is to promote the development of tourism attractions in all areas of the world. An important part of this is the economic impact that can occur in a city or country. .because of the number of tourists it receives during the year.
Contrary to what is believed, Nogales for many years has been an attractive city for tourists, mostly foreign tourists, because it is a border and because of the history of this city, today tourism has changed, but it continues to be reach. the town. .
“Tourism, apart from fun, apart from getting to know different places, brings a very good economy to tourist attraction cities. Nogales is no exception, as we saw last weekend at the Bacanora Fest, it attracts national tourism, but also from the United States, we know that for the United States it is always attractive to go to eat, enjoy music or its beer, everything that brings tourism to Nogales brings an economic benefit not only to the tourist area or where the activity is. held but also to the businesses in general,” said Luis Rey Grimaldo, president of CANACO in Nogales.
There are various factors that make a city attractive to tourists, however, one of the main ones is usually its history and culture.
“Working and giving greater importance to history and culture, that is very attractive in every city, because you can have beautiful cities and buildings, but if you don’t know and don’t promote culture, because in this case of Nogales, because those from the United States show themselves more when they come to learn about the history of the city,” he added.
The background of a city or a country is so interesting that you can see the development of tourism on commemorative dates, such as the Day of the Dead or Independence Day, so it is important to highlight the history and culture of those town
“During the long weekend, for example, today is the national month, so I’m talking about giving more weight to history, the Day of the Dead comes in November,” he concluded.
