Tourism Infrastructure

Tela's municipality presented plans for a 1.5-kilometer linear park along a defunct canal, a tourism pier for boats and yachts, and a bike path to improve public spaces and marine-based tourism, though projects remain in design phase pending permits and financing.

The Honduran Tourism Institute is investing L8.25 million (about $330,000) in Santa Rosa de Copán to construct a glass viewpoint in La Honduras sector and a bird-watching tower at El Cerrito, converting former dumpsites into family recreation and tourism spaces.

Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport on Roatan is undergoing a major expansion budgeted at L800 million (about $30 million) to handle rising passenger traffic, with officials aiming to position it as a modern hub for tourism and regional travel by 2030.

Tourism Minister Andrés Ehrler said the government is considering reopening Toncontín Airport in Tegucigalpa for regional flights as part of a plan to improve air connectivity, pending resolution of contractual and urban-development issues.