Nicaragua´s Tourism Flourished in First Third of 2004

The Nicaraguan travel industry put on a whopping 19 percent growth in the first quarter of 2004 compared to the same span of time the year before, according to a report provided by the National Tourism Institute (INTUR).

The report indicates that as many as 196,843 tourists visited the country between January and April this year, with $54.9 million worth of revenues.

The United States was the period´s top sending market, followed by Honduras and Costa Rica.

In keeping with this information, little more than half a million sunbathers (525,775) traveled to Nicaragua in 2003 as the country raked in $151.8 million in gains.