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Costa Rica, Panama To Share
Tourists
Americans who travel to Europe
for the first time often sample
several countries in the same
region over the course of a week
or two.
Now Costa Rica and Panama
tourism officials are
encouraging American travelers
to visit more than one
destination on the same trip to
Central America.
Airlines already have routes to
the various destinations in
Central America to and from San
José. Tourism officials hope
they can convince travellers to
start their trip in one city and
end it in another.
Major airlines offer flights to
major cities, however, smaller
regional airlines are offering
flight to places like Bocas del
Toro and David in Panama and
Granada in Nicaragua.
Nature Air and Sansa, Tacas'
regional airline, are two
companies that offer daily
scheduled flights.
In 2004, the latest figures
available, 5.7 million people
visited Central America, a 15%
increase over 2003.
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