Costa Rica: Best destination to retire

Discover why this Central American paradise is your best choice to relax and enjoy their retirement years.

Hundreds of foreigners have opted for Costa Rica as the best country to retire, a place that welcomes more than two million tourists a year and with a beautiful biodiversity has become the home to many to enjoy their retirement life.

Certainly a large population of retired foreigners comes from the North of the continent, United States and Canada. The proximity and ease of transport and access from these countries to Costa Rica has become an important factor when choosing the Central American country.

Another element that makes Canadians and Americans to live in Costa Rica is access to health. In the United States and Canada the cost for medical services amounts to thousands of dollars for procedures that cost half or less in Costa Rica.

According to the magazine International Living, Costa Rica is one of the 5 countries in the world suitable for enjoying retirement, above regions of removal in the United States. An ideal climate, excellent medical treatment and a lower cost of living are added to the list of reasons for why they choose Costa Rica.

In the month of April will be held in the country the Congress of medical tourism, where participating national and foreign experts that will talk about wellness in Costa Rica and programs communities designed for removal in different regions of the country. The intention is to promote Costa Rica and Latin America as the leading destination in the care of health, welfare and retirement needs.

"Costa Rica has acquired a greater awareness about the potential of the industry of retired to the country in regards to entry of currency, expenditure on health, food, tourism, services. For costs of health care, security, offer housing, tourist attractions, Costa Rica can become the favorite destination of thousands of Americans and Europeans seeking better lives at a better price," said Dr. Jorge Cortes, President of PROMED, organizers of the event.

This is the fourth edition of the International Congress of medical tourism, on this occasion will take place at the hotel Los Sueños Marriott Resort & Marina in Horseshoe, Central Pacific. This promises to propel the region in terms of business development.

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Medical tourism fair to offer 1,000 jobs in Costa Rica

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Expomed includes lectures and free health consultation for attendees.

Tourism professionals and specialists in plastic surgery, orthopedics, dentistry, nursing and other fields will be among the 1,000 jobs offered at the health tourism fair Expomed 2012.

The fair is organized by the Council for the International Promotion of Costa Rica Medicine (Promed) and will be held on Friday, Oct. 19 (10 a.m.-5 p.m.) and Saturday, Oct. 20 (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.) at the Children’s Museum in San José. Entry will cost ₡2,500 ($5).

Manpower, a recruitment company, will collect attendee résumés, and participants also will get an access code to enter personal data into the fair’s website.

Résumés will circulate among all registered companies and will be filed in the company’s database.

The fair also will offer visitors a pavilion for getting free basic medical care from different clinics and hospitals.

Organizers will hold free lectures on topics such as marketing, global trends in medical tourism, business opportunities, and college studies in health tourism and medicine.

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Medical tourism in Costa Rica helps development of other companies.

Medical tourism in Costa Rica has allowed the development of small and medium businesses.

The boom in medical tourism has not only allowed national economic development of large enterprises but also small and medium entrepreneurs who have found a niche in to begin with their marketing services.

Medical tourism represents a percentage of income or wealth distribution compared to other more productive sectors, so the cost is competitive.

The country has a lot of profitability; this is a point for small and medium companies that turn their eyes to the service sector and medical tourism.

It is also important to mention that Costa Rica is  getting a booming industry, despite the economic crisis in different parts of the world.

There is a large market for small and medium enterprises so the country can be complemented with other attractive elements to overseas.

Fractional property purchase in Costa Rica can be exploited for accommodation and medical treatment as well.

The medical tourism environment has required many middlemen or agents; they can be drivers who offer transportation, attendants at the airport, people who give food, translators, among others. Moreover, there is a connection between the needs of this sector and the production of services offered by small and medium enterprises.

The creation of a platform of support for business development is required to achieve this. Estimation from PROMED (International Council for the Promotion of Medicine in Costa Rica), medical tourism generates about $ 300 million per year in Costa Rica.

These Projections indicate that the amount could grow to $ 900 million in 2014.

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