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Costa Rica tourism entrepreneurs report millions lost to bad weather, street protests

Flooding in recent weeks and road blockades staged by porteadores on Wednesday caused losses in the tourism sector at a time when businesses expected to profit from the mid-year school vacations.

Costa Rica rises in global ranking of travel, tourism competitiveness

The World Economic Forum ranked Costa Rica the fourth most tourism-ready economy in Latin America. Still, tourism sector leaders believe the country “can and should rank better.”

Upbeat outlook for Costa Rica tourism, as visitors, revenue up in 2014

Tourism Ministry officials on Thursday reported that revenues from Costa Rica's travel sector last year totaled $2.6 billion, an 8.3 percent increase over the $2.4 billion registered in 2013, according to figures from the Central Bank.

Beach, mountain hotels report 88 percent occupancy for the holidays

Beach hotel owners were the most optimistic in the survey, reporting that they expect at least 91 percent occupancy in the Central Pacific, 89 percent occupancy in the Northern Pacific (Guanacaste), 85 percent in the Southern Pacific and 69 percent in the Caribbean.

Guess who tops US searches for ‘most popular vacation destinations’ on Bing…

Microsoft’s search engine Bing on Monday released its annual list of search trends for 2014, and Costa Rica tops the list for “most popular vacation destination among US holidaymakers.”

Costa Rica Sport Fishing Season in the South Pacific

Businesses in the popular destinations of Puerto Jiménez, Golfito and Quepos are hoping for a spike in visits, primarily from U.S. and Canadian tourists, which would help increase demand for local goods and services.

Tourism entrepreneurs to present President Solís with a plan to further develop sector

Some 200 representatives of tourism chambers and associations, entrepreneurs and professionals are meeting this week at the 18th National Tourism Congress to discuss key issues to improve Costa Rica's status as a popular tourist destination.

Tourism sector looks to counter World Cup drop in business with new promotions

The Costa Rican Tourism Board on Thursday will relaunch a promotion campaign titled “¡Vamos a turistear!” (Let's go sightseeing!) to encourage local tourists to take advantage of green season deals.

World Cup caused a drop in hotel occupancy during mid-year vacations, survey shows

Just over half of hotel rooms in Costa Rica were occupied during the first two weeks of this month, when most Ticos enjoyed mid-year vacations. Average occupancy was 57.56 percent, which was far from the 67.64 percent expected by hotel owners in a previous survey, according to the National Tourism Chamber.

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