In this episode, Lorenzo Gonzalez speaks with Ishmael Quiroz, Executive Director of BELTRAIDE: Belize’s national agency for trade, investment, and entrepreneurship. Ishmael shares how tourism connects to the country’s bigger development goals, and why strategic support for local businesses, better packaging and branding, and smarter policy design are all part of the growth equation.
This series is presented in partnership with BELTRAIDE, Belize’s national economic development agency. To partner with us, email belizetourismfutures at gmail dot com.
🎧 S2 E4: Tourism, Trade, and Economic Growth in Belize
Ishmael Quiroz reflects on Belize’s record-breaking tourism year, explains how BELTRAIDE’s programs support local businesses, and shares why sectors like BPOs are outpacing tourism in attracting talent. He also discusses what it would take to “industrialize around tourism”—and why packaging, branding, and policy reform matter more than we think.
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