Leonardo Torres, president of the Nicaraguan Chamber of Small and Medium Tourism Companies, said that although passenger traffic increased 10% in January compared with the same month of 2013, air links should be improved in order to attract visitors from more distant regions as South America and Europe.

"Since last August tourism authorities have been raising the need to design a strategy to attract South American tourists such as Brazilians, who have a high purchasing power but are among those who visit the country the least."

In mid-2014 a trade mission will visit Russia, where tourism businesses will be looking to attract tourists from that nation. However, Torres believes that the problem of connectivity must be resolved.

Source: elnuevodiario.com.ni

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