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Costa Rica's Tourist Arrivals Up 90.000 For 2010

The tourism industry is beginning to smile again, following a tough 2009, with a forecast of some 90.000 more tourist arrivals in the first five months of 2010 over the same period last year.

The forecast for the rest of the year is that tourist arrival will reach the numbers of 2008, which was the best year to date.

The reason for the increase is due two factors: many are seeing their economic situation improving and are beginning to spend on vacations and second Costa Rica is well positioned, marketing wise, as a tourist destination.

The numbers of tourist arrivals for the first five months of 2010 reached 954.314, up from last years 866.488 for the same period. The months with the biggest tourist arrival increase were February, March and May, according to figures by the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) - Costa Rica's tourism board.

In 2008, a total of 965.571 tourist arrivals were recorded between January and May.

"We believe that (tourism) will continue to grow as people feel confidence in the recovery of the economy and with this in travel," said Juan Carlos Ramos, president of Cámara Nacional de Turismo (Canatur).

 







 
 
 
 
 

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