During the first seven months of the year, the entry of 1.4 million tourists was reported, 13% more than the 1.2 million reported in the same period in 2017.
During the month of July, a total of 211,571 visitors passed through, of which 80% were tourists and 20% were day trippers, according to the Guatemalan Tourism Institute (Inguat).
After nine days of strikes by public officials in Costa Rica, tour operators, hotels and restaurants in different parts of the country are reporting that reservations are being cancelled and sales are plummeting.
The strike being promoted by the country's public unions started on Monday, September 6, and has already caused millions of dollars worth of losses due to multiple road blocks and acts of sabotage in the fuel distribution chain, among other coercive measures.
Between the first and second quarters of the year, the average daily per capita expenditure made by tourists who arrived in Nicaragua fell from $45.7 to $37.7.
Millions of dollars in losses to the business sector, fuel shortages and roadblocks are some of the consequences of the strike by public officials in the country.
Since the unions of public institutions started the strike on Monday, September 6, the situation has been getting worse, with no sign of an end any time soon.
From January to August of this year the country recorded the arrival of 4.6 million tourists, 6% more than was reported in the same period in 2017.
According to figures from the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, the arrival of non-resident visitors registered a total of 4,644,049 travelers who came into the country during the January-August period in 2018, giving an increase of 243,925 additional travelers, and a year-on-year growth of 5.5% with respect to to the same period in 2017.
To learn about the tourist destination and hold business negotiations with local businesses, on September 13, 10 tour operators from Beijing will be arriving in Panama.
The Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP) reported that "...this will be the first official contact with local tour operators, following authorization from the Chinese government to start commercial relations with 66 Panamanian A-type companies (tour operators) who met the requirements established after signing a Memorandum of Understanding between both nations to facilitate travel groups from China to Panama."
Reducing prices to attract local tourists is the main strategy being used by Nicaraguan tourism entrepreneurs in areas such as Tola, San Juan del Sur and Ometepe Island.
In Nicaragua, the sharp drop in the flow of tourists as a result of the crisis that has been affecting the country since April has forced entrepreneurs, particularly small and medium-sized ones, to vary their strategies in order to try to generate income and sustain operations.
Starting from October, Avianca is adding two new daily direct frequencies from La Aurora to the United States, and increasing the frequency of flights to Los Angeles.
The airline reported that flights to New York and Chicago will begin on October 28 and 29, respectively, both on a daily basis.
It has been announced that the Sofitel chain is preparing the opening of a 159-room hotel in the old town of the capital.
Laestrella.com.pa review that "... The project, which was built with an investment of $ 100 million, will begin to operate despite the hotel oversupply that hits the sector, with 159 rooms, each with a butler, plaza Open, rooftop bar, Spa service, pool, gym, conference rooms and a ballroom."
The union of Nicaraguan businessmen has stated that starting from September, Copa Airlines will stop operating frequencies to Managua from San Jose, Costa Rica and Panama City.
As of October 1, the airline Iberia could start operating a daily frequency between the Spanish capital and San Salvador.
Without providing details about the schedules of the new frequencies, the airline stated that the flights will probably start operating on the first day of October, and the route will be covered with the new Airbus A330-200, with capacity for 288 passengers.
The three companies that took part in the process to develop the Guatemala country brand were ruled out because they did not comply with all of the requirements demanded in the tender documents.
The tender for the contract for the strategic development service of a Country Brand for Guatemala ended up being declared void by the Bidding Board of the Guatemalan Tourism Institute (Inguat).
Sun Country Airlines has announced that between December and March 2019 it will increase the number of frequencies it operates between the US city and the Guanacaste airport in Costa Rica from 38 to 53.
The 53 flights that the US airline will operate during the peak tourist season will be distributed as follows: 6 in December of this year, 14 in January, 15 in February and 18 in March 2019.
The Varela administration has approved the regulation of the International Tourism Promotion Fund, which defines how resources can be used to attract more tourists to Panama.
The new Avianca air route will operate as of October 30 of this year four times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
The Avianca airline reported that the new El Salvador-Cartagena route will operate using an Embraer E190 aircraft with capacity for 96 passengers, 8 in Business Class and 88 in Economy, offering a total of 768 weekly seats between the two destinations.
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