Costa Rica's plans appear to directly implicate tourism from the United States. The North American country has tallied more than 2.2 million coronavirus cases with nearly 120,000 deaths, according to the World Health Organization.
The Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT) thanked the Legislative Assembly for their work on the proposal and expressed their interest in its rapid approval.
Three influential figures in Costa Rica's tourism sector asked the government to set a firm date for reopening the nation's borders to international tourism.
The report, commissioned by the US Travel Association, showed spending by US residents will drop to $583 billion this year from $972 billion last year.
Even as the Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT) begins to promote domestic vacations, the orange alerts have effectively shut down that sector in several tourism-heavy towns.
Costa Rica's economy will experience a 3.6% contraction instead of a 2.5% expansion this year as expected before the pandemic, according to the Central Bank (BCCR).
