Nicaragua: $ 3 Million for Tourism Promotion

More than $ 3 million will be allocated this year to promote the country as a tourist destination.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

The resources will be allocated in 2011 to strengthen the country's presence in international fairs, bringing foreign media and advertising guidelines abroad, according to the director of Promotion and Marketing of the Nicaraguan Institute of Tourism (Intur), Julio Videa.

"Included in the 2011 plan to promote the country we will have television ads in the U.S., in at least 15 cities," published Laprensa.com.ni.

More on this topic

Guatemala to invest $1.3 million to promote tourism

June 2008

the Guatemala Tourism Institute will spend 1.3 million dollars more this year on marketing and publicity.

The new spending comes in the face of an institute projection that tourism will remain below the level reached in 2006.
Institute Director Julio Orozco said he expects about 1.7 million tourists to visit the country this year.

What Can "Survivor" TV Do for Nicaraguan Tourism?

September 2010

Approximately 13 million US television viewers are expected to watch the reality show "Survivor Nicaragua", raising the country's profile like never before.

Javier Chamorro, executive director of the institution in charge of promoting investment in Nicaragua (ProNicaragua), played a crucial part in bringing "Survivor" to the country.

$ 10 Million for Nicaraguan Tourism

November 2010

The country will improve its tourism offerings in San Juan del Sur and Granada with the IDB loan.

The loan will finance the recovery and improvement of tourism resources in both areas, and will provide training and technical assistance to micro, small and medium enterprises to increase the quality of tourism services.

Huge Tourism Investments Planned in Nicaragua

April 2011

Tourism authorities expect tourism investment to increase by $ 50 million for 2011, totaling $ 180 million.

The head of the Nicaraguan Institute of Tourism, Intur, Mario Salinas, said the investment could suffer an increase if the intention of the Spanish hotel chain NH of investing in the country materializes.

 close (x)

Receive more news about Tourism

Suscribe FOR FREE to CentralAmericaDATA EXPRESS.
The most important news of Central America, every day.

Type in your e-mail address:


Distributors Wanted for UPS Equipment

The U.S. company Para Systems is seeking distributors for its Minuteman UPS line.
Para Systems Inc. is a leading provider of power...

Stock Indexes

(Apr 18)
Dow Jones
0.64%
S&P 500
1.76%
Nasdaq
2.70%

Commodities

(May 24)
Brent Crude Oil
105.22
Coffee "C"
170.65
Gold
1,558
Silver
27.76