The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority confirmed Friday what it had already been anticipating: 41.1 million visitors, up 3.7 percent from 39.7 million in 2013, stayed overnight at the destination in 2014.

Almost 30 billion pesos were spent by tourists on retail purchases in January nationwide, 25 percent more than the same month last year, according to a report by the Argentine Commercial Centers Federation.

Costa Rica continues to consolidate its position in the area of tourism. In 2014 alone, Costa Rica received more than 30 awards in various international publications for the quality of the destination, its tourism product and natural attractions.

The company said it added Cuba to its search results in response to a big boost in demand since the U.S. announced a loosening of restrictions on travel to Cuba last month.

Forward Keys, which monitors future travel patterns by analyzing ~70m booking transactions a day, is seeing 6.3 percent growth in bookings for international departures from Spain during the first quarter of 2015.