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In his book Best in travel, international travel guide Lonely Planet reported that Nicaragua is the second international destination to travel cheaper in 2011.

Nicaragua is one of the few countries in Central America where, for a daily fee of about $ 15 you can enjoy nature and culture sunbathing in a hammock on Corn Island, live music in the colonial cities of Leon and Granada, climbing volcanoes (Conception and Madera’s) on the island of Onetime, “referred to the guide.

Besides valuation, the travel guide also placed the colonial city of Leon as one of the ten cities in the world to visit again.

This year, the Nicaraguan Institute of Tourism (INTUR) investing more than $ 3 million to promote the nation as a tourist destination, which is doubling the advertising budget they had in previous years.

The director of Promotion and Marketing INTUR, July Video, reported that this year is budgeted 72 million Cordoba’s ($ 3.2 million) for tourism promotion.

Nicaragua plans for this 2011, a 7.9% growth in tourist arrivals and 6% in revenues contributed by tourism, with regard to 2010, when the country visited by 1.1 million tourists, 8.5% more than in 2009.

Once again, Jamaica has reaffirmed its position after being chosen as “Best Caribbean Destination” by readers of U.S. travel magazine Travel Weekly, in its eighth annual awards named Readers Choice Awards.

The recognition was announced on 16 December at a gala dinner at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, where the fate Jamaica won the award for the second consecutive year.

The Jamaica Tourist Board director, John Lynch, came to say, “Jamaica is pleased to once again receive this honor from the readers of Travel Weekly. This award is a testament to our ongoing efforts to strengthen the quality of the tourism industry, with continued product development and expansion of attractive offers. “

Granada will become the next February 3, 2011 in the epicenter of the industry
cruises with the celebration of the Great Cruise Forum 2011, an international forum of knowledge about the cruise industry will bring together, in the Granada Chamber of Commerce, representatives of shipping companies, international tour operators, European experts in the industry cruises, ports and utilities. The event sponsored by port authority of motion aria l, motion port Granada, ca Mara of commerce, industry and navigation of Granada, provincial pro board of tourism & tourism and sports Granada de and Lucia serve to assist

in the promotion of the destination Granada, is being conducted by various local organizations that promote regional and regional. The aim of Granada cruise forum 2011 is the target interest analysis by the owners, explaining how to manage the cruise industry worldwide and try to educate the tourist tissue Granada, about the possibilities this type of tourism can make to the business of the city and its province.

Granada Cruise Forum is an event for professionals in the port sector, ancillary industries, travel agencies, institutions related to tourism promotion, as well as managers of hotel services, restaurants, museums, shops and general services that can benefit from cruise passenger arrivals from Mortal to the province of Granada. The event will be attended, among others, Peter Wild, Director Gap Wild International L, Flow Powell, Director Association Cruise Expert-Spa, Jose Bermudez, Manager Motrin Port, Virginia Quandaries, Intercrosses Mediterranean Regional Director, Bernard Echevarria, Director General Of Costa Cruises, Xavier Bananas, Director Of Sales For Spain And Portugal For Oceania Cruises, Natalie Papoutsoglou, Sales & Marketing And Princes Cruises Canard Line, Chinch Benitez, Director Of Sales South Central And Royal Caribbean, Celebrity And Asmara And Luis De Carvel, Coe Of Consult Dc.

you readers of the magazine on tourism industry, Travel Weekly, chose Jamaica as the “Best Caribbean destination” for the second consecutive year at the eighth annual Award Reader’s Choice Awards, beating out their neighbors Aruba, Barbados, Dominican Republic, St. Lucia and the U.S. Virgin Islands

“This award is a testament of our ongoing efforts to strengthen the quality of Jamaica’s tourism industry in , with continued product development and continued expansion of our attractive offers , “said the director of Tourism of Jamaica , John Lynch , and added that “we look forward to increasing our attractiveness to vacationers by offering the best and most comprehensive regional tourism product. “

The variety of accommodation in the country, with over 150 tourist attractions have increased interest in the island, combined with a continuous airflow, ensuring that Jamaica is easily accessible from all major U.S. markets.

The Reader’s Choice Awards gather the votes of nearly 150 thousand readers weekly Travel Weekly, covering 59 categories of tourism products and services, which are the most outstanding nominees of the past 12 months.

Rios Bias has become one of the ten most visited tourist destinations in Spain during 2010, according to recent data published by the National Statistics Institute

In total, over 3,114,000 overnight stays for 1,167,000 visitors a year. The president of Truism Rios Bias, Manuel José Figueroa, “the figures confirm the promotional work undertaken by the Board during those years to consolidate a quality destination with a wide range.”

Provincial vice-president was speaking at a press conference evaluation of activities carried out in Fitter and which took advantage of the opportunity to present the latest data from the Observatory Rios Bias. With respect to the International Tourism Fair, Figueroa noted that “visited the stand over 40,000 professionals and the general public.”

As part of the show is presented which will be the main future action to increase the visits involving the empowerment of local tourism, the implementation of new technologies and the Internet, launching the so-called tourism accessibility for people with disabilities.

Among the data released José Manuel Figueroa highlight the increase in visitors with respect to 2009 and, although data are not closed and that the occupancy rate for the bridge in December, the figure could be increased until the one 3 million visitors.

Innovation and new technologies have brought about a dramatic change for the marketing of businesses and tourist destinations. Tools such as social networks, bogs and online communities allow users and users are not simply static.

Through the power of participation and influence of the media, those users go on to become a brand specifies. Through these tools, tourists can recommend or criticize the business or tourist destinations and services, while allowing that they can better identify the tastes and interests of their clients. The revolution created by the user content has opened a new area full of opportunities for the tourism industry.

However, beware; it has also been a major challenge for businesses and marketing organizations.

On the one hand, tourist destinations and businesses should understand more about their customers know how much worth, what they need and know each segment. Customers are very selective and have a wide choice, to compare all terms. Therefore, if you do not understand or offer what the customer wants to take very little to change business or destination.

On the other hand, passes, the time and opportunity can become a threat. Many companies have failed to adapt to new forms of promotion, this mostly happens in the case of smaller destinations and businesses (Sibs). Nor is it to be because it is, the goal is to do well, designing marketing plans and strategies appropriate to what is happening in the market.

In order to position the city of Alana as a tourist and cultural destination, the authorities seek to implement various actions to detonate the potential that it will attract more visitors.

In addition, although the subject of tourism has started to be part of the agenda of local authorities, they recognize that much remains to be done in the Athens of Vera Cruz.
As will seek to promote actions that Alana is located as a cultural tourist destination in the region.

A council member said of Moses Vazquez Cuevas as part of actions to be put in place to promote the state capital, the stage manager in charge in conjunction with the areas of culture and tourism seek to affect a “cultural agenda.”

In addition, is it considered necessary to set the resources for the item and the desire to do things so they can implement various programs in the field, while considering factors, tourism and culture are bound to attract more visitors in the city?

In an interview, the committee chair Councilor for Tourism, explained: “The culture itself has been lost, but no you can not do. I think that Alana is a cultural city that has gone … sometimes lack the same government forums provide an opportunity for groups to share their ideas. “

“I believe in the culture,” he said, and I think it can give good things to Alana, nothing else is there to promote, disseminate and in this issue we make a cultural-tourism agenda, we will raise it so closely tied to come “.

The new tourist destination called “Route Paddies” positions in the province of Guavas, through joint working with the Ministry of Tourism of Ecuador Railways and National Development Bank.

This actually transpired at the rally called by the citizens of Canton Mayor Saguache, Daniel Averill’s, to submit their accountability and, among other officials present were Assemblyman Juan Carlos Rainelle and the Secretary of Tourism of the Coast, Jorge Machiavelli.

During his presentation Saguache Mayor addressed the issue of tourism and invited the Secretary of Tourism of the Coast to speak, an opportunity that enabled Dr. Jorge Machiavelli, provide detailed information about the works and social development that generated the tourism program “Path rice fields, a project that runs MINTUR Railway Company Ecuador

Saguache citizenship, thanks for this great opportunity of development and the progress that has been reflected directly in the economy of this Saguache population, which now gets significant revenue through tourism.

On this occasion also learned that this year implement a program of micro-credit financing, which implements the National Development Bank in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism, which will be used for tourism businesses relating to restaurants, operators, guides, magazines and other activities related to tourism.