US health authorities cautioned citizens on Thursday against traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday next week, as the coronavirus spreads out of control.
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.
The crisis caused by COVID-19 is potentially devastating for the Central American isthmus, whose income depends largely on tourism, and governments are studying measures to mitigate the blow.
Costa Rica received 3.1 million foreign visitors last year, 4.1% more than in 2018, and tourism remained one of the country's economic pillars, the government said Wednesday.
