compared to the same period in 2019. The latest National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) Monthly Accommodation Survey revealed that in February 2022, occupancy rate in hotels, apart-hotels, vacation centers, rural tourism accommodations, hostels, and camping areas for 12 regions around the country was 50.3%. This corresponds to an increase of 18.8%, compared to February 2021, and 2.2% compared to February 2019. With the above, the recovery of the sector is evident, surpassing in some respects the prepandemic figures. For more information, please visit the following link. Good news from Bogotá • Bogotá will have the largest multipurpose event center in Latin America, the Coliseo Live. Representatives of the event center, which received an investment of more than 100 million dollars, reported that it is more than 93% complete, and it is estimated that inauguration will take place at the end of the first semester of 2022. It will house more than 100,000 square meters. For more information, please visit the following link. • From April 19 to May 2, the Bogotá International Book Fair (FILBO) was held, organized by Corferias, a subsidiary of the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, and the Colombian Book Chamber. This year the Fair had more than 500 special guests and 1,600 events with authors, illustrators and industry professionals from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, the United Kingdom, among others. In addition, the guest country for this edition was the Republic of Korea. For more information, please visit the following link. • ARTBO, the Bogotá International Art Fair, organized by the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, returns for a weekend edition offering 6 tours of 56 exhibition spaces between April 22 and 24. For more information, please visit the following link. • The Ibero-American Theater Festival of Bogotá was held between April 1 and 17, after a two year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, please visit the following link. • Brazil is looking for Colombian startups for an international competition. The 50 best startups will participate in the meeting of Porto Alegre´s entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem from May 6 to 8. For more information, please visit the following link. • With the legalization of cannabis for medicinal use in Colombia, its capital is preparing a plan to support new ventures in this market. For more information, please visit the following link. • Grupo Energía Bogotá (GEB) and Enel signed an alliance to promote sustainable energy and investment projects in the Colombian capital. For more information, please visit the following link.
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