Nicaragua’s INTUR, TACA Airlines to Drive Travel Bookings to the Country
The Nicaraguan Tourism Board (INTUR) has launched a partnership with Orbitz Worldwide OWW +0.30 percent , the leader in global online travel, and TACA Airlines, one of the fastest growing airlines in the world, to drive travel bookings to Nicaragua.
Visitors who go to http://www.orbitz.com/App/GDDC?deal_id=taca-nicaragua-deals can find flight and hotel deals in Nicaragua, including to such Pacific Coast resorts as Pelican Eyes Resort and Spa, Aqua Wellness Resort, Bahia del Sol Villas, and hotels in and around the colonial city of Granada, the most popular tourist destination in Nicaragua, including Hotel Plaza Colon and Hacienda Puerta del Cielo. Flights to Nicaragua from the U.S. start at $449 rt.
In 2011 Nicaragua welcomed 1 million tourists, more than in any year before. In the first 3 months of 2012, the number of tourists visiting Nicaragua is up 15.7 percent over the same period in 2011.
Nicaragua Tourism's marketing campaign on Orbitz comes just after the launch of its first English-language tourism website, www.visitnicaragua.us and its Facebook page, www.facebook.com/visitnicaragua. Visitors to the VisitNicaragua Facebook page can enter a sweepstakes to win one of three free trips for two to Nicaragua.
