Costa Rica receives more tourists but they spend less money • costadevelopers.com

Costa Rica receives more than two million tourists a year, coming especially from the United States and Canada.

Revealed by the newspaper La Nación studies indicate that Costa Rica receives more tourists however they spend less money during their visits. The entrance of foreign currency accounting feels the effect of the impact of the global financial crisis of 2008 in the tourism industry, recently also is affected by the European crisis.
Visitors entering Cota Rica are more careful about spending money, whether for business or family, tourist visits. Costs that are currently differ from those that were made five years ago.
Previous to the crisis in the United States, foreigners spent $94 more than last year, or 9%. In 2008 the 2.1 million such visitors, they disbursed approximately $1 041 by an average of 11 days stay, leaving the country currency by $2 billion.
During the year 2012, the country received 2.3 million tourists; however the average consumption of a stay of 11 days fell to $947, and generating foreign exchange for $2 billion.
Foreign exchange generated by tourism in Costa Rica, corresponding to 5% of the gross domestic product of Costa Rica; this according to figures from the Central Bank and the Costa Rican Institute of tourism.
According to the data disclosed by the Studio, visitors who arrive in the country through the Daniel Oduber airport in Liberia, Guanacaste are those who spend fewer dollars. Consumption rose from $1,700 in 2008 to $1.078 2012 in an average stay of little more than one week. Liberia arrive, primarily us passengers. UU. and Canada (94% of the total).
On the other hand the average of travelers entering by the Juan Santamaria International Airport spending stays in the range of $1,300.
The Costa Rican Institute of tourism, through surveys applied to travellers, is responsible for determining that graduation average tourists according to their way of entering the country.
According to Isabel Vargas, President of the National Chamber of tourism (CANATUR) considered that as an entrepreneur has felt the impact of the change in expenditure made by the tourists.
"Before deciding on a tour valued its price, also the hotels and even the food. I think that that average of $947 per stay will be maintained. That is why we must continue to attract more foreigners to try to compensate with volume decline in the consumption of services", Vargas told the newspaper La Nación.
While employers have experienced the change in spending on tourism activities, the country still has a solid platform for visitors, the industry employs about 500,000 people and industry still invests to improve its offer.
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Hotel investment in Costa Rica has grown during the last years

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Costa Rica receives more than 2 million tourists a year, forcing it to having a large capacity of reception of visitors

After the crisis of 2009 the industry slowly recovers, many companies were indebted and with problems in the banking sector, which prevented them from retrieving his credit. However in Costa Rica hotel investment has soared in the past 3 years.

Tourism presents a significant boom characterized by a greater intent on business and strategy for success.

During the crisis, the industry suffered a stagnation of hundreds of hotels five stars, especially along the coast, where there is greater demand. According to Carlos Hernández, spokesman of the Pellas Development Group, there are several factors favoring the growth as the airport in Liberia, Guanacaste, among others.

Notwithstanding that in Costa Rica the adjustment in the construction and development of the large hotels is extremely rigid, many of them have chosen to develop a tourism much more friendly to the environment, for example the hotel Holiday Inn in Escazú, San José.

"Now is an organic investment, almost always added to a proven system of international sales and solid concepts," said Gustavo Segura, President of Grupo Punta Islita.

Employers have attached also to the features offered by the country through its international tourism marketing campaigns. For example conditions natives of Costa Rica, and the concept of harmony luxury and nature.

In 2011 for example, according to the federate College of engineers and architects, grew the amount of square meters processed for construction in n 249% over the previous year.

Employment generation is others very positive elements, between 2008 and 2013, the tourism industry generated more than 100,000 jobs, according to data from the National Institute of statistics and census.

In Costa Rica currently has 22 445 rooms and only have closed 14 stores in the period 2008-2013.

However, it is likely that offer grows in a 19.4% this year to 2011.

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Sheraton Hotel will open in the city of Escazú next week

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The owner of the Sheraton Hotel, GHL Hotels reported that June 13 be the inauguration of this resort and business located on Highway 27, adjacent to the Mall Multiplaza in Escazú, San José.

This Hotel initially was speculation that it would work under the Sonesta brand, as we reported in this blog, however the Centre decided to change the name to Sheraton, which belongs to the company Starwood Hotels.

GHL, Jonathan Raineu, company President told the EF Agency on another occasion this hosting Center has a value of $40 million, the same 172 rooms, 3 bars, 2 restaurants and a casino of 1500 square meters inside. The casino is now operating 24 hours a day

The Sheraton Escazú hotel will generate employment for 300 people directly and indirectly, it will involve 900.

With the rise of the congresses of businesses that are carried out in Costa Rica, the Sheraton allocated 1000 sqm for business meetings and jointly a bar-restaurant which has a swimming pool, and a panoramic view on the roof of the hotel.

According to Raineu, Sheraton offers a Center coming to Costa Rica to fill a gap in the offer for tourists on business, or professionals who are concentrated in the capital for entrepreneurial diligences.

The Sheraton hotel chain has 500 centers hosting around the world; GHL received the representation of the company in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador.

In Costa Rica is also planned the opening of other hotels as City Express, in the region of Cariari, Heredia, also in Park Inn Hotel close to Paseo Colón in San Jose and Hyatt Place in Curridabat.

In the region of Escazú is also located worldwide recognition as a sustainable hotel Holiday Inn, the Courtyard Marriott and Intercontinental Hotel, where also many conferences are held.

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