Managing Director
egomez@tditourism.com
Eva Carolina Gomez Mannheim, former Honduran Deputy Minister of Tourism attracted during her period (2002-2006) a record US$ 98 million dollars in international cooperation specifically for tourism programmes and projects. The most relevant ones include: Bay Island Environmental Program Phase II (AIDB loan No. 1113/SF-HO/), Costal Sustainable Tourism Project (World Bank Loan no. 3558-H0), Regional Development of the Copan Valley ( World Bank Loan 3764-HO) and Sustainable Tourism National Program ( IADB 1623/SF HO).
During office, she was responsible for the Sustainable Tourism National Strategy process that ended with a solid consensus between the private and public sectors. She also conducted the negotiations with National Geographic and Counterpart International for the implementation of the Geotourism Strategy for Honduras and the SAVE initiative. She promoted and negotiated the constitution of the Tourism Development Fund (IADB Loan 1623/SF HO) as well as “Prosperity Fund – Fondo Prosperidad” (World Bank Costal Sustainable Tourism Project/Copan Valley Project –small donations for micro tourism/or related enterprises-). Prior working experience includes International Red Cross Committee, Honduras National Congress, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cortes Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
Her core tourism technical experience includes policy making, social communications strategies, institutional strengthening and capacity building in local, regional and national level, public relations, investment promotion and public-private partnership schemes and strategic planning for tourism development in emerging destinations.
Eva Carolina Gomez holds a political science degree from the University of Geneva, Switzerland and has other studies in international law and International Relations. She speaks Spanish, French and English.
