Between January and September, 965,369 tourists arrived in the country, 7.1% more than in the same period in 2013.
From a statement issued by the investment promotion agency of Nicaragua:
Nicaragua, with a steadily growing tourism industry, received 965,369 visitors up to September this year, which is giving rise to new hotel investments, said the executive president of the Nicaraguan Tourism Institute, Intur, Mayra Salinas, yesterday after stating that "on October 21 we will probably pass the one million tourists figure. "
A promotion exercise is being carried out of the "Best Service" certification in the region in order to improve service and positioning of SMEs in tourism.
In order to improve the service and prestige of small and medium tourism enterprises in the region, the Federation of Tourism Chambers of Central America (FEDECATUR) is promoting the "Best Service" certification.
In the Summer Fair to be held on the 28th and 29th of March tourism companies from Latin America and the U.S. will see the country's tourism supply.
On the 28th and 29th March the second edition of the Summer Fair will be held in Nicaragua, in which tourism businesses from Latin America and the United States will get to see the tourism services on offer in the country, confirmed the National Chamber of Tourism (CANTUR).
The Maya Medical Travel Summit will be held on 17th and 18th of July and will offer conferences and business meetings with representatives from companies.
El Salvador Medical Holding (ESMH) will hold a medical tourism congress called "Maya Medical Travel Summit" on the 17th and 18th of July in the Central American nation.
"The meeting will include lectures on medical tourism, business conferences, workshops and visits by international facilitators, who are responsible for sending patients to destinations that offer these services."
The current law provides a number of incentives for tourism but does not include some segments such as medical tourism and residential real estate for foreigners.
Two years ago the private sector promoted a law reform but it was not successful, which is why the Government is now taking up the issue again after an analysis of the current situation of the sector.
The 2013 edition of Expotur is to receive 180 representatives from international companies at the Hotel Wyndham San Jose Herradura on the 9th and 10th of May.
A statement from the Costa Rican Association of Tourism Professionals (ACOPROT) reads:
Country's Main Tourism Exchange Market Prepares its XXIX Edition
- From 9th to 11th the 29th edition of Expotur will be held at the Convention Center at the Hotel Wyndham San Jose Herradura.
"In the eighties Ortega and his cronies harassed private capital and reaped a great economic downturn. Now they are being treated better and the country is running better."
An article by Humberto Belli Pereira in Laprensa.com.ni discusses the symbolism of the Guacalito Island project, in a country ruled by a leftist party whose members, at some point, postulated the most rancid anticapitalist concepts.
Go Blue Central America is an interactive map to share with the rest of the world the uniquiness and authenticity of the marine and coastal areas of Central America.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and National Geographic (NatGeo) presented "Go Blue Central America", an interactive map on the internet designed to promote tourism in the Isthmus.
Despite the downturn in the major economies, more and more tourists traveling the globe are looking for the kind of experiences that Central America has to offer.
The opportunities are there. Demand for tourist destinations such as the ones Central America can offer is firm and is increasing every year.
What is essential is that the quality of tourism services on offer be increased, particularly ensuring that tourists are not affected by the criminal violence that pervades the region.
In Nicaragua exemptions and tax credits for tourism activities can be exploited only by large investors.
Writing in Prensa.com.ni, businessman Rafael Córdova examines the actual results of the implementation of Act 306 of 1999 which declares tourism as an industry and characterizes it as an activity in the national interest.
Cordova notes that "Since the entry into force of the law, the process of receiving it benefits has worked very well for large tourism investments that meet a number of requirements such as company profiles, market research, investment plans, financial projections for a period of 10 years, land appraisals, architectural plans, ceilings, architectural elevations, etc.. "
With an investment of about $20 million the Institute of Tourism has announced the construction of two marinas in the Caribbean and a hotel in Leon.
The investments are of Italian and Spanish origin, explained the head of the Nicaraguan Institute of Tourism (Intur), Mario Salinas.
With an initial investment of about $15 million, one of the marinas will be built in Bluefields Bay and the other on Corn Island, in the south Caribbean, said Juan Manuel Muñoz, manager in charge of the proposed marinas. Construction work is scheduled to start in late December.
Tourism authorities from the region agreed on actions to increase the number of visitors by 20% in 2012 if compared to 2010.
10 million visitors would contribute $8.5 billion in revenue, compared to $6.8 million in 2010, according to estimates from authorities.
Jorge Samayoa, Guatemalan Tourism Minister and host of the event where regional tourism authorities discussed several issues, explained that they will attempt to position the brand “Central America, so small, so big” (Centroamérica, tan pequeña, tan grande) in the international market.
PRONicaragua and Intur are promoting the country as an attractive destination for U.S. retirees.
A fair named "Nicaragua: A Paradise Within your Grasp", presented 14 touristic development projects to 24.000 visitors over the age of 50.
"The featured projects were: Montecristo, Gran Pacífica, Guacalito de la Isla, Rancho Santana, La Talanguera, El Encanto del Sur, Parque Marítimo El Coco, Barceló Montelimar, Hacienda Iguana, Colinas de San Juan, Laguna Sol, Remax de Nicaragua, Desarrollos Sooner y Hotel Seminole", reported Elnuevodiario.com.ni.