Tourism
The country as a destination, and as an address.
Who arrives, where they come in, where they sleep, and under which category of the Migration Code they can stay.
Who arrives, where they sleep, who stays.
40 topics
The research is written in English; quoted figures, source names and the titles of legal instruments stay in the language their source published them in.
Arrivals, markets and air connectivity
11 topics- International arrivals 2023-2025 and their evolution
- International tourism in 2026 to date
- Size of domestic tourism and the weight of Holy Week
- Source countries of Guatemala's tourists
- Visitors by country of residence and their change in 2026
- Visitor entry routes: air, land and sea
- Cruise ships and cruise passengers per season
- New air routes: Air Canada, Frontier, Wingo and Avianca
The hotel stock and its pipeline
4 topicsAirbnb and short-term rentals
3 topicsThe residence permits, and what they ask for
6 topics- The current residency regulation and the 2025 changes
- Tourist stay limits and the 90-day extension
- Digital nomads and migrant worker residency with a foreign employer
- Investment amount and documents for investor residency
- Income required for rentista or pensioner residency
- Residencies granted per year and their types
The migration process, step by step
9 topics- General documents for any residency application
- Investor residency: requirements and costs
- Migrant-worker residency with a Guatemalan or foreign employer
- Permanent residency as a rentista or pensioner and its cost
- Other routes to permanent residency: marriage, family and more
- The step-by-step residency process at the IGM
- Legal basis for foreign residency
- Other temporary residencies: self-employed, student, artists and more
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Living here: schools, hospitals, neighbourhoods
7 topics- International schools in Guatemala City and tuition
- Private hospitals and health insurance in Guatemala City
- Rent and cost of living in Guatemala City
- Guatemala City zones where expatriates live
- Safety in Guatemala City and zones to avoid
- Direct flights from La Aurora to the United States and the region
- Guatemala's time zone and alignment with U.S. teams
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Hotel operators and groups
7 organizations
Marriott Guatemala City Cayalá (full service, Marriott)
- The only branded hotel project that can be verified with figures for 2023-26: 159 rooms, 27,000 m², 7 floors, more than 1,000 construction jobs; announced in March 2024 with opening expected 'late 2025'.
AC Hotel by Marriott Guatemala City
- Operating; 'the only hotel inside Paseo Cayalá' according to Marriott.
Hyatt Centric Guatemala City (Hyatt)
- 138 rooms; opened in July 2017 (operating, not pipeline).
Four Seasons / La Reunión (golf-resort cerca de Antigua)
- Four Seasons 'interest' since 2007; announced as a golf-resort joint investment in 2014.
Hilton (zonas 10/16)
- Hilton projects in zones 10 and 16 mentioned in the press.
Selina (Atitlán)
- A Selina project in Atitlán mentioned in the press.
Ramada Tikal Isla de Flores (Wyndham)
- A branded hotel operating in Petén since before 2014.