With Increased Visitor Numbers and Revenue Goals, EMBRATUR's Strategic Plans are Set for International Outreach Throughout the Next Decade

BRASILIA, Brazil, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Major global sporting events provide unique tourism opportunities for host destinations. And, as host to both the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games, Brazil is in a distinct position to achieve new heights in its efforts to promote tourism to a global audience as a leading South American and emerging world destination.

The Brazilian Ministry of Tourism, through EMBRATUR, today unveiled its Plano Aquarela 2020 to key public and private players in the tourism sector. The international tourist marketing strategy sets forth goals and objectives over the next decade outlining work highlighting five key areas: sun and beach, eco-tourism, culture, sports and business/events.

Officials present at the plans' launch in Rio de Janeiro included Minister of Tourism Luiz Barretto and EMBRATUR President Jeanine Pires.

Goals for 2020

Various strategies and tactics which leverage enormous exposure for a country before, during and after large events ultimately boost its economy, transform its cities and change or improve its image as a tourist destination.

Plano Aquarela calls for a closer look at Brazil's global status and perception after the two global sporting events, when the country's image and infrastructure will have achieved greater accomplishments, and stipulates targets for inbound, foreign visitors and international revenue through 2020.

The estimates in the plan are based on an analysis of tourism growth in past host countries for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the World Cup. This analysis also details differentiating points Brazil offers as compared to past host countries. Key categories of differentiation include neighboring countries, accessibility by air and land, flight time to the country and status as a tourist/event destination in the years before hosting the event(s).

Based on these details and assessments, key quantitative targets for the 2010-2020 period are:

• Achieve 113 percent increase in international tourism, ending with 11.1 million inbound, foreign visitors
• Achieve 304 percent increase in foreign currency derived from foreign tourist spending within Brazil, garnering US$17.6 billion
• Achieve increases in visitors to Brazil by 500,000 in 2014 (as compared to 2013), when the country hosts the World Cup, and by 15 percent in 2016 (as compared to 2015), when the Olympic Games are held in Rio
• Sustain growth at a rate at least one percent higher than the growth rate for all other South American countries
• Strengthen Brazil's leadership in South America, by achieving a 27 percent share of all tourists from the continent

The 2010 work plan and the 2014 World Cup

The scheduled activities for 2010 lay the foundation for seizing opportunities available at the culmination of the World Cup in South Africa. At that point Brazil, per the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) rules, is allowed to actively promote itself as the 2014 World Cup host.

The 2010 South Africa World Cup will host a Brazilian exhibition space and public relations events for media, opinion leaders and sports enthusiasts in addition to the general public present at the games and events.

A major challenge Brazil faces in promoting international tourism is achieving a unified message for global distribution. To combat this, EMBRATUR plans to provide host cities with a single, consolidated kit of promotional and information materials bearing a common message and visual identity to be used abroad starting July 2010.

On a global scale, the plan calls for events promoting Brazil at the FIFA Fun Fest and a greater launch of a worldwide communication campaign - inclusive of advertisements and public relations activities - promoting Brazil's status as host country of the 2014 World Cup.

To demonstrate Brazil's diversity and the nation's elation as host, the program also calls for street performances accompanying the Brazilian national team games and initiatives providing exposure to Brazilian products at shopping centers and cultural events.

About EMBRATUR

The mission of the Brazilian Tourism Board, EMBRATUR, is to promote Brazil in the international market as a destination for travelers. The Brazilian Federal Government and EMBRATUR have implemented the Aquarela Plan which calls for generating consumer awareness about Brazil and attracting more tourists. The established target for the U.S. sector is increasing the annual numbers for tourists entering the country to 9 million, and attracting a total amount of $8 billion in revenue by 2010. There are nine EMBRATUR offices globally including Lisbon (Portugal), Paris (France), London (U.K.), Frankfurt (Germany), Madrid (Spain), Milan (Italy) and Tokyo (Japan). There is also a Bureau for Tourism for Latin America, based at the EMBRATUR office, in the city of Brasília. For more information visit http://www.brasilnetwork.tur.br and visit the Newsroom.

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