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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