Source: http://www.journalcr.com
Posted by Roger Vlasos
Broker/Owner
Century21 At the Beach
Playas del Coco, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Website: http://www.century21incostarica.com
Email: roger@century21incostarica.com
(Infocom) — Data regarding the influx of tourists in Costa Rica during the first quarter of 2008 was recently released by the National Chamber of Tourism (CANATUR), which indicated there was an increase of 14 percent in passenger arrivals compared with the same period last year.
Between January and March of this year, some 532,000 people arrived in the country, 65,000 more than during the first three months of 2007.
These numbers are based on records kept by immigration officials at Costa Rica’s two international airports, Juan Santamaria in San Jose and Daniel Oduber in Liberia. The average increase at these airports was 13 percent.
One factor to consider when analyzing this increase is that this year, Easter Week fell in March instead of April (thus joining the first quarter of the year), and this is one of the busiest tourist seasons in Costa Rica, especially on coastal areas such as Guanacaste, which attracted the most vacationers during that week.
CANATUR President Gonzalo Vargas said it’s evident that Costa Rica continues to be a top tourist destination for foreigners, attracted both by traditional products such as natural beauty and new attractions such as marinas and golf courses
