Tourism
El Salvador stretches from a coastal plain to a volcanic plateau. It borders the Pacific Ocean to the South, Guatemala to the West, Honduras to the North and East, and Nicaragua to the East.
The impressive waves of its beaches are recognized worldwide as one of the best for surfing and served Surf City’s strategy to position the country as a key place to practice this sport.
In this new El Salvador, tourism continues to grow at levels never before experienced, which has turned it into a fundamental engine of the economy, for its contribution to national GDP, employment generation, and human capital development.
Thanks to the strong promotion as a tourist destination and a workforce with a high service vocation, the country has favorable prospects for further growth in attracting investment in this important sector.
International visitors
Revenues as of July 2023
Daily expenditure per person
of El Salvador
EI Salvador has a good base of technicians and professionals willing to join the country’s productive sectors.
Five star hotels/Boutique hotels
Convention centers
Wellness and health centers
Surf City projects
Theme parks and restaurants
Investing in
El Salvador
- Investing in the Historic Center of San Salvador offers a high-value location with attractive fiscal benefits for investors, including income and municipal tax exemptions for up to 10 years.
- Tourism projects with a minimum of 35 floors can access exclusive fiscal benefits for 15 years, such as full exemptions from income tax, capital gains tax, and withholding tax on generated income.
- El Salvador demonstrates a strong and growing tourism demand, with over 80% growth in international tourists between 2019 and 2024, projecting 3.8 million international visitors in 2024 and record numbers in domestic tourism.
- The safest country in the Western Hemisphere in 2024, with a dollarized economy offering stability and certainty for investors seeking profitable opportunities.
- Megaprojects in infrastructure, such as ports, airports, and 5G deployment, are transforming El Salvador. Additionally, the Surf City Public Policy drives comprehensive renewal of tourism infrastructure, creating an ideal environment for corporate, event, and leisure tourism, while boosting hotel investment.
- Fiscal incentives for renewable energy projects, enabling more economical and sustainable hotel operations supported by one of the most diversified energy matrices in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Legal and tax stability, with a politically stable environment and the option of legal stability contracts for up to 20 years for investments exceeding USD 15.4 million in fixed assets.
