The Tourism Expenditure Survey June 2010 - May 2011, also shows that the length of visitors stays went down from 7.7 days to 6.5.

"Francisco Chaverri, head of research and market analysis at Inguat said that the decline in foreign exchange should be analyzed, while Eladio Loriente, project manager at Araldi, the company that developed the survey along with Sigma-Multivex, said that it could be due to global economic problems, stemming from the crisis in Europe", reported Americaeconomia.com

The highest spending, of about $ 220 a day, is by tourists on business trips and participants of conferences and conventions.

Source: americaeconomia.com

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