NATIONAL STRIKE COLOMBIA - PARO NACIONAL

Most probably all of you have heard about the national strike in Colombia, which took place during a period of about 2 weeks, and which came with reoccurring manifestations. We would like to give a brief summary of what happened, is happening, and will happen…

First of all, we are more than happy to inform you, that the events that took place in the scope of the national strike, did not or did only slightly affect your clients’ itineraries. The minor adjustments we had to take for singular bookings, were communicated to you by your local travel agent immediately.

The current situation in Colombia has completely cooled down. Partially there are still peaceful manifestations, mostly accompanied by music, but there are no violent riots expect at all.

Currently the Conversaciones Nacionales (national dialogue) are ongoing. Depending on the daily focus, amongst its attendees are president Iván Duque, various business men and merchants, mayors and other governors, as well as the strike commitee and student associations. The aim of this dialogue is to resolve the following topics:
* General safety of all Colombians, the infrastructure and workingplaces
* Urgent needs of municipalities
* Transparency and fight against corruption  
The National Conversations exercise will last until March 15, 2020. This corresponds to a prudential period of time, which considers elements such as the beginning of the legislative period, and which means a real possibility of materializing solutions to the problems.

For further questions feel free to get in touch with us.

In case you have questions concerning particular clients of yours, please contact your local travel agent directly