españolTourism increases in NicaraguaWednesday, January 7, 2009 Tourist arrivals for 2008 in Nicaragua increased 7.2% compared to 2007, according to reports from the Tourism Institute. Laprensagrafica.com reports, "According to preliminary reports, it is calculated that tourism activities brought $277.8 million in earnings to this Central American country, while in 2007 the earnings were $255.1, reflecting an increase of 10%, the source said. Tourism Growth 2006-2010Friday, August 5, 2011 Honduras had the highest growth in tourist arrivals of all the countries in the region, with an increase of 80%. Between 2006 and 2010 Honduras received 80% more visitors, making it the destination with the most growth in the region, followed by Panama and Costa Rica with 43% and 20% respectively. Costa Rica: Tourism Rising Above EstimatesFriday, May 20, 2011 In the first three months of the year alone over 49 000 more visited the country than in the same period in 2010. The rise in international tourist arrivals, most of whom come from the U.S., has exceeded the expectations of the Costa Rican Tourism Institute, which had estimated an increase of 4% for the year. Tourism Revenue To Reach $2,4 Billion in PanamaFriday, September 17, 2010 By the end of July, tourism revenue grew 15% when compared to the same period of 2009. If sustained, Panama could reach $2,4 billion by the end of this year. Panama received $967,4 million in tourism revenue in the first seven months of this year, 15% more than 2009, when the country netted $837,7 million. Nicaraguan Tourism Up 11% in 2012Wednesday, December 5, 2012 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. Government: Lights, Shadows and ChallengesThursday, January 14, 2021 The agile execution of economic stimulus programs, the considerable increase in public debt and the need to accelerate the process of economic reactivation are the lights, shadows and challenges identified a year after Alejandro Giammattei took office as president of Guatemala. On January 14, 2020, when Giammattei took office as president of Guatemala, he received a country with weak institutions, legal uncertainty and a business sector that was asking for a less "hostile" environment for new investments. Central American Tourism Grows Less Than World AverageTuesday, February 25, 2014 In 2013 the isthmus received 4.2% more tourists than in 2012, whereas global tourism traffic grew by 5%. The visible recovery of the tourism industry in Central America is not as strong as in the rest of the world. Guatemala: Tourism to Grow 3% in 2009Wednesday, December 23, 2009 The growth projection was raised after better-than-expected visitors in November. 165.759 tourists entered the country in November 2009, a 19% increase when compared to the same month of 2008. Tourism in Nicaragua Increases by 11.6%Wednesday, May 6, 2009 In the first quarter of this year, 310,271 people arrived, compared to 278,111 registered during the same period in 2008. The president of the Tourism Institute of Nicaragua, Mario Salinas, reported that 60% of the visitors came from Central America and some 30% from the US. $12.7 Million for Guatemalan TourismThursday, February 12, 2009 The strategic plan presented by the Guatemalan Institute of Tourism seeks to increase the number of tourists by 3% to 4%. Jessica Gramajo, in her article published in Sigloxxi.com, writes: "This investment corresponds to an extensive Strategic Plan for Tourism, which will also comprise seeking a way to capitalize on specialized sectors, such as sports fishing, aviculture, and golf—activities for which investments are expected of more than $200 million." To Get the Most Out of TourismThursday, February 16, 2012 The country needs to improve the quality of tourist attention, with the collaboration of all the related participants. In light of the distinction awarded by The New York Time as the number 1 destination in 2012, the country must improve the quality of its tourism services, with the involvement of public and private sectors. More Tourists Come to PanamaWednesday, July 11, 2012 As of May a total of 934,899 visitors came to the country, a 7.7% increase compared to the same period in 2011. Despite the number of tourists by sea having decreased (-22%), the result of the cancellation of the arrival of two cruisers, entry via Tocumen International Airport increased by 19.3%. Nicaragua: Tourism Up 7.2%Wednesday, March 19, 2014 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. Honduras: Tourism Figures in 2017Wednesday, March 14, 2018 Last year, 2.3 million tourists arrived in the country, spending $715 million, 3% more than in 2016. The Central Bank of Honduras reported that " ...In the fourth quarter of 2017, spending by non-resident travelers in the country totaled US $714.8 million (54.2% of total service exports), 3.1% more than last year." Slight Recovery in Salvadoran Tourism IndustryMonday, April 19, 2010 Between January and March 2010, the country’s tourism industry reported $119 million in sales, the largest figure in four years. In the first quarter of 2009, income summed $117 million, reported the Tourism Ministry. Visitor count also increased 4% when comparing these two periods. |
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