Costa Rican tourism authorities have come together over the past years in order to promote the country’s tourism industry in Europe. This initiative has lately paid off and the results are a visibly higher number of European tourists who have chosen Costa Rica as their vacation spot.
In the first trimester alone of 2008, over 532, 000 European visitors to Costa Rica where counted. Looking back at the first three months of 2007, this number reflects a fourteen percent increase in European tourists looking to spend their vacations in Costa Rica.
This increase of approximately sixty five thousand tourists during the first trimester of 2008, where accounted for those arriving via air travel alone. Costa Rica’s hotel availability is very diverse and caters to all types of tourists. Tourists seeking for cheap Costa Rica hotels will find that the country offers plenty of options in the low budget range without compromising its cleanliness and safety.
For the more demanding of tourists, they will find that all major hotel chains and beach resorts have a strong presence in the country.
