I UOT O - INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL STATISTICS

Page 1 NICARAGUA

Source of Information : Direccion nacional de Turismo, Managua
Method of Collection : Frontier check
Definition : UN/IUOTO
Total number of foreign visitor arrivals at frontiers
Visitors 1972 : 148 326 1973 : n.a.

Number of foreign visitor arrivals by mode of transport at point of entry

1972 1973
Air 58 603 n.a.
Road 89 723 n.&amp;.

Average length of stay of foreign tourists in Nicaragua
1972 : 3.0 days 1973 : 3.0 days

International Tourist Receipts and Expenditures
Source of Information :
Method of Collection :

lotal receipts and expenditures from foreign tourism in millions of US dollars
1972 1973 1972 1973
Total Receipts 3.70 n.a. Total Expenditures n.a. n.a.

International
fare Receipts

n.a.

na.

International na
Fare Payments cs

n.a.

Total receipts and expenditures from foreign tourism in millions of units of local
currency

1972 1973 1972 1973
Total Receipts 25.9 n.a. Total Expenditures N.8. n.a.

International a n.a International n.a
Fare Receipts mg. es Fare Payments es

n.a.

Breakdown of total foreign tourist spending in Nicaragua (%)

1972 1973
Accommodation 29.6 % n.a.
Veals 27.6 % n.a.
Local Transport 6.6 % n.a.

1972 1973
Entertainment 10.7 % n.a.
Shopping 10.6 % n.a.
Other 14.9 % n.a.

Number of bed-places and rooms availabdl~ .n hot=ls and similar establishments

1972 1973
Capacity in bed-places 1 000 763
Capacity in rooms 1 732 1 020

JOL 27 - 1973