Costa Rica tourism

A surprise welcome awaited Joel and Kristine Kratochvil and their three daughters, Anna, 16, Leah, 14, and Jenna, 12, at Costa Rica's Juan Santamaría International Airport on Friday. According to the Costa Rican Tourism Board, one of the members of this Washington state family is the 1 millionth tourist to arrive from the United States in 2015.

As a cost-cutting measure, Tobías Bolaños International Airport in Pavas had been closed from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., which helped save ₡180 million ($334,000) a year, the Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) reported.

Travelers at Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría International Airport waited in long lines Friday as immigration authorities reportedly tightened passport controls.

When Turrialba Volcano erupted last November it sent tourists running, canceling reservations and leaving many businesses in the area wondering if the newly active...

Business owners, professionals and investors of the health and wellness tourism sector will discuss the industry’s future in Costa Rica at the 2015 edition of National Health Tourism Forum, ExpoMED 2015.

To help local tourism businesses, the Costa Rican Tourism Board is holding a fair this weekend at San José's Antigua Aduana with 90 companies offering special discounts and promotions on local travel.

The measure aims to attract more cruise ships to the area and boost income for the tourism industry in Costa Rica's central Pacific area.

Ever wonder what it was like to live through one of Costa Rica's most fearsome earthquakes? A new educational project and tourist attraction in Cartago, the old colonial capital east of San José, gives you just that opportunity.

The 20-day trip kicked off Sept. 17 in the Caribbean coastal town of Puerto Viejo, and will finish in the second week of October at the center of San José. Rojas is now on the third stage of the trip, in Guanacaste, and has visited national parks, nature reserves, and beaches, among other destinations.

The Caribbean port of Limón became a boarding port for cruise ship tourists this week, after 20 years as a stopover on cruise routes.