Tourism Continues to Increase in Costa Rica
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008At the turn of the year the Costa Rican tourism board were worried that this year might be a slower growth year for tourists visiting Costa Rica with regards to the delicate conditions of the United States economy, however new figures in have shown that tourism is still on the increase.
The latest figures to have come in from Canatur, the national tourist board, have recorded an increase of 13.7% in tourists over the January 2008 period compared to that of the January 2007 period. There were approximately 145,000 tourists in 2008 compared to 128,000 in 2007 that passed through gates of Costa Rica’s 2 international airports – Juan Santamaria International, San Jose, and Daniel Oduber International, Liberia.
The tourism board are delighted with current statistics especially in light of the economic situation in the Untied States. However they still remain cautious about the coming 11 months or so when the full affects of the economic downturn maybe affected.
The tourism board had already previously announced last month that they would be doubling their investment into advertising Costa Rica in the United States to counter act the potential loss in tourism from this market, whilst also investing more time and money into the European markets and the new up coming tourism market of China.
