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Between January and April this year, 2.4 million tourists came in, with expenditures of $1.29 billion, up 8% and 15% respectively compared to the same period last year.
The same upward trend can be seen when looking at monthly data on expenditures, which went from $308 million in January to $322 million in April, confirming the rise in visitor spending.
In the first two months of 2014 the country had 227,812 visitors, 7.6% more than in the same period in 2013.
The executive president of the Nicaraguan Tourism Institute, Mayra Salinas, highlighted tourism growth of 7.2 %, exceeding by 3% the 4% expected in Central America in 2014.
"The vast majority of tourists came by land, mainly through Costa Rica, and through Managua International Airport, while 8,796 did so via cruises, she added. "
In Panama the continued increase in the number of hotel rooms exceeds the rate of increase of travelers.
During the first half of 2013 the country received 1.1 million tourists, 42,500 more than in the same period of 2012.
Despite the increase in the number of visitors, hotel occupancy levels in the capital fell. According to the Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP) "up to June there was an accumulated overall occupancy of 59.2%, meaning a 1.9% decrease compared to the first six months of 2012", reported Prensa.com.
In the first five months of 2013 971,526 tourists entered the country who spent $1.023 billion, approximately $99.2 million more than in 2012.
Prensa.com reports: "Of all the visitors who entered the country between January and May, 65.8% did so via Tocumen International Airport, while the rest entered the border between Panama and Costa Rica, with growth 5.7%. "
During the first five months of 2013, 526,443 tourists entered the country while during the same period in 2012 the figure was 483,105
Mayra Salinas, chief executive of the Nicaraguan Institute of Tourism (Intur), said that of those 526,443 visitors, 503,077 were tourists and 23,366 were cruisers and day trippers. Figures from the Central Bank of Nicaragua (BCN) reveal that between January and March the arrival of travelers contributed $107 million to the country.
Between January and April 2013 668,403 tourists entered the country, compared to the 628,550 visitors who were admitted in the same period last year.
However, the Tourism Commission in the Congress of the Republic considers that the figures are overinflated, therefore they have not ruled out quoting Pedro Duchez, director of INGUAT.
"My office is open to any person who comes to see the data we have.
During the first quarter of 2013, tourist arrivals grew by 7.7% compared with the same period last year.
Data from the Guatemalan Tourism Institute (INGUAT) shows that from January to March 2013 there were 524,430 tourist visits, while in the same period in 2012 486,740 travelers entered the country.
"As for currencies, the INGUAT states that $396 million was received, while in 2012 the total reached $365.8 million.
The country expects to end 2012 with the arrival of 1.7 million visitors and more than $700 million in foreign exchange earnings, an increase of 5% compared to 2011.
Tourism Minister, Jose Napoleon Duarte, said the figures are very encouraging, adding, "The World Tourism Organization establishes a growth between 3% and 4% this year, and El Salvador echoes this projection, even surpassing it. "
In the first ten months of the year 1.2 million visitors came into Panama through Tocumen International Airport, which is 14.6% more compared to the same period in 2011.
According to the Tourism Authority of Panama, 251 000 people came from the United States (8.7% higher than in 2011), followed by Colombia with 201,000 people (an increase of 11.8%), Venezuela with 150,000 people (14.5%) and finally Europe with 119,000 people (8.8% higher than 2011).
In 2012, the number of passengers in transit through Tocumen airport who took time out during their connections to visit the city, increased by 48% compared to the previous year.
Between January and October 2012, the total number of day visitors amounted to 119,054.
Generally tourists arrive with an tour already in mind which includes taking in the shopping centers, according to information from tour operators.
The country expects that by the end of 2012, 1.2 million visitors will have arrived and more than $400 million entered the country in foreign exchange earnings, which represents an increase of over 11% compared to 2011.
On meeting these projections by the Nicaraguan Institute of Tourism (Intur), the country will become the fastest growing in the region in terms of tourism indicators, surpassing even Panama.
In the first nine months of the year the number of tourists coming to the country increased by 6.9% compared to the same period in 2011.
Between January and September 530,574 tourists arrived, 98,907 more than in the same period in 2011.
"Foreign exchange earnings amounted to 1.6731 billion, an increase of 19.5%, or approximately an additional $273 million compared to the previous period.
Between January and July, the country received 1,236,407 visitors, a 5.4% increase compared to the same period in 2011, when there were 1,172,565 visitors.
The total paid by tourists for the same period was $1.301 billion, an increase of 19% compared to the previous year when spending was $1.093 billion.
"Currently, the tourism sector authorities are in talks with several global airlines to increase flight frequencies to the Isthmus.
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