Composition
A balanced composition, with three levels of participation, combining decision-making capacity with representation of the territories.
Full members
Adopt the agreements- Vice Ministry of Tourism (convener)
- Episcopal Conference of Colombia
- ProColombia
- FONTUR
- National cultural authority
- One departmental and one municipal representative for each priority corridor
Agreements are adopted by consensus. Each institution appoints a principal and an alternate with decision-making authority, ensuring that commitments are undertaken with full institutional responsibility.
Permanent guests
Participate with a voice- Industry associations: ANATO, COTELCO and FENALCO
- Shrine rectors and confraternities
- Universities with tourism or heritage programmes
- SENA
They take part in all sessions and may propose items for the agenda.
Observers
According to the matters addressed- DANE
- Tourism Police
- Migración Colombia
- International cooperation agencies
They take part in sessions dealing with matters within their remit.
External advisory support
Technical support- World Network of Religious Tourism – Tourism and Society Think Tank
Provides international expertise, methodology and technical support to the Roundtable and its committees.
Fifteen full members
The plenary brings together five national institutions and ten territorial representatives: one departmental and one municipal voice for each corridor, chosen by the territorial roundtables themselves. This composition ensures balanced representation of destinations, large and small, while keeping a size suited to deliberation.
The Roundtable receives external advisory support from the World Network of Religious Tourism – Tourism and Society Think Tank, which contributes international expertise and technical support.
Five priority corridors
Each corridor has one departmental and one municipal voice on the Roundtable. The Southwest and the Altiplano are the 2027 pilot corridors.
Destinations and their communities
Tourist destinations and the communities that live in them are at the heart of the Roundtable's work. For this reason, whenever possible, its sessions are held in the corridors themselves.
The voice of shrines and confraternities
Alongside the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, the Roundtable includes shrine rectors and confraternities, such as the Junta Permanente Pro-Semana Santa of Popayán, as permanent guests. Their first-hand knowledge of welcoming pilgrims and visitors enriches the deliberations and ensures that this experience feeds directly into decision-making.
Operation of the Roundtable