Visits To Costa
Rica On The
Increase
The effects of
the world
economic crisis
seems to be
behind us says
the Instituto
Costarricense de
Turismo (ICT),
reporting an
increase in the
number of
visitors during
the first
trimester of the
year.
The tourism
institute says
that between
January and
March, Costa
Rica received
65.800 more
tourists that
the same period
in 2009,
representing an
increase of
11.5%.
The Ministro de
Turismo, Allan
Flores, said
that that last
month (April)
the increase
over April 2009
was 15.8%,
indicating a
strong recovery
in the tourism
sector.
During the first
three months of
this year,
visitors from
North America
(the United
States, Canada
and Mexico) is
the single
largest group
visiting Costa
Rica, for a
total of 319.043
visitors, 45.766
more than the
same period last
year.
Flores explains
that the ICT's
investment of
us$300 million
colones in
attracting
tourism to Costa
Rica is paying
off.
The minister
said that the
expectation for
2010 is more
than 2 million
visitors. |
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