Učinek bitcoina: Salvadorski turistični sektor se je od sprejetja BTC povečal za 30 %

Odločitev Salvadorja, da bo bitcoin postal uradno plačilno sredstvo znotraj državnih meja, je pozitivno vplivala na lokalno turistično industrijo, je dejal državni minister za turizem. Od takrat se je sektor povečal za več kot 30 %, saj večina obiskovalcev prihaja iz Združenih držav Amerike.

Turisti želijo raziskati državo, ki ljubi bitcoine

Podobno kot v drugih latinskoameriških državah tudi turistični sektor prispeva pomemben del BDP Salvadorja. Pred pandemijo COVID-19 je državo vsako leto obiskalo več kot 2.5 milijona popotnikov. Žal je zdravstvena katastrofa v letih 2020 in 2021 zmanjšala potovalne dejavnosti na minimum.

Po to El Salvador’s Minister of Tourism – Morena Valdez – there has been some movement in the space in the last several months. Interestingly, she said that bitcoin’s adoption is the main reason why more and more people want to visit the Central American nation:

»Naredili smo anketo, da bi preverili aktivnost glede na pred in po bitcoinu. Novembra in decembra se je turistični sektor povečal. To se je povečalo za več kot 30 %.«

Dodala je tudi, da se je glavni tok turistov spremenil. Pred sprejetjem bitcoina je večina ljudi, ki so obiskali Salvador, prihajala iz sosednjih držav, kot so Honduras, Gvatemala in Nikaragva. Slika je zdaj drugačna, saj 60 % turistov prihaja iz ZDA.

Popotniki so med bivanjem v Salvadorju porabili tudi več denarja. Medtem ko je ministrstvo pričakovalo dobiček v višini 800,000 dolarjev, je bila dejanska številka več kot 1.4 milijona dolarjev prihodka v tuji valuti.

It seems like visitors are not only impressed by white sandy beaches, volcanoes, and ancient ruins. They also find it intriguing to explore the first country where the primary cryptocurrency serves as an official means of payment.

Salvadorski BTC projekti

Apart from embracing the leading digital asset as a legal tender, the Salvadoran government has also bought bitcoin on a macro-economic level. After its zadnji nakup in January, El Salvador owns 1,801 BTC, equivalent to around $68 million (calculated at today’s prices).

President Nayib Bukele and his administration involved their holdings in some interesting projects. In October 2021, they Obljubil to employ some profits accumulated from bitcoin purchases (back then, they totaled nearly $4 million) to create a massive veterinary hospital. Shortly after, the government stated it would use some investment gains to izgradnjo 20 bitcoin schools.

Subsequently, Bukele razglasitve plans to create an entire city focused on the digital asset. It will be located in the eastern region of La Union and will get geothermal power from a volcano. The leader further revealed that the city will have an airport, residential and commercial areas, and a central plaza that looks like the BTC symbol from the air.

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