translated from Spanish: Launch funds for areas of tourist interest

The committee of ministers of tourism declared, in April of this year, new Areas of Tourist Interest (ZOIT), which left a total of 35 throughout the country, however, many of them due to lack of resources have not been able to exploit their potential, which is sought to remedy soon. Therefore, the Undersecretariat of Regional Development will launch today a contest, together with the Undersecretariat of Tourism, which will finance urban improvement projects of $ 60 million in these areas. There are 10 places available and applications will be open until August 19. Undersecretary Maria Paz Troncoso said that while the idea is to support local tourism, priority will also be given to “helping those ZOIT whose businesses have been hard hit by quarantines and sanitary restrictions.” To apply, the zones must send a letter detailing what they want to use the money for, what is the problem they want to solve and how this initiative will promote sustainable tourism. Then, when the projects are selected, each commune must attach the corresponding documentation to Subdere, where the resources come from, and thus proceed to its financing.

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