Visitor 2 Million Marks A Milestone In Tourism
December 18th, 2008 | by admin |The Biedron family arrived in Costa Rica yesterday in the midst of pomp and celebration as they were the 2 millionth visitor this year, marking a milestone for the country.
Mark and Gretchen Biedron and their five children were awarded the distinction within minutes of getting off their flight at the Juan Santamaría international aiport in San Jose.
The Instuto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) - tourism board - had predicted that visitor number 2 million woul arrive between December 15 and 19.
In 1999, the Costa Rica broke the 1 million visitor per year mark.
“We will head for the beach, swim with the dolphins, visit the mountains, go horseback riding, learn to surf, visit the falls, there is so much to do in Costa Rica”, said Mark Biedron.
The Biedrons arrived at 12:30pmn on a Continental flight from Newark, New Jersey.
Tourism in Costa Rica generates some us$2.2 billion dollars annually, representing 7% of the Gross Domestic Product, according to the ICT.
Tourism minister, Carlos Benavides, said that the Biedrons are the typical tourist Costa Rica looks to attract.
