Costa Rica's annual Expotur meet-and-greet travel retreat got underway Thursday, bringing together local vendors, international buyers and even a Tyrannosaurus rex.
Expotur, Costa Rica’s premier trade show for travel professionals, kicked off Wednesday at the National Theatre in San José with President Luis Guillermo Solís saying tourism is “one of the most powerful engines of this economy.”
Some 800 people packed into the Wyndham Herradura Hotel on Thursday for Expotur, Costa Rica’s annual travel trade show extravaganza, where tourism professionals meet to network, make deals and showcase their hotels, tours and transportation options.
Costa Rican tour operators at this year’s Expotur trade fair are hoping to open the eyes of visitors with offerings in the biodiverse and unheralded interior regions of the country.
Costa Rica will host the 30th anniversary of its exposition on tourism – Expotur – in mid-May, with a focus on extreme sports, adventure tours and visitors from emerging markets such as Russia and China. The May 14-16 expo will allow invitees from 37 countries to speak directly with 290 Costa Rican tourism businesses.
