Now that the works that will allow the water supply to the main tourist centers of the Gulf of Papagayo, in Costa Rica, are finished, it is expected that they will restart the investments paralyzed years ago.
After the opening of Las Trancas-Papagayo Bahía Aqueduct on March 1st, which was achieved after an agreement between the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers, the Costa Rican Institute of Tourism and the private sector, there is optimism that investments can be reactivated in at least 11 projects.
Given the growing use of its vacation rental platform in Panama, Airbnb plans to offer other services such as ticket purchase, tours and paperwork management for tourists.
Airbnb executives reported that between 2017 and 2018, the number of visitors who demanded their services increased by 65%. This situation contrasts with the decrease in hotel occupancy registered in recent years in Panama.
A 3% additional to the 13% VAT that was expected to be charged in Costa Rica as a tax on accommodation services provided through the Airbnb platform and other similar platforms was finally removed from the bill being discussed in the Legislative Assembly.
Bill 20.865 for the regulation of non-traditional hosting and its intermediation through digital platforms, which is discussed in the Legislative Assembly and determines the taxes to be charged for the activity, will be modified by the Economic Affairs Commission.
From 11 to 13 June, more than 150 companies will be exhibiting their products and services at the Expo Hotels and Restaurants, which will be held at the Pedregal Events Centre.
Businessmen, chefs and collaborators from hotels, bars, restaurants, butchers, cafes, bakeries, supermarkets, catering service, spa, canteens and other businesses in the sector will come together to address issues related to market trends and new products.
In the coming months, it is planned to build in Alajuela, Costa Rica, a real estate complex consisting of a hotel, an office building and a commercial area.
Inversiones Andino S.A. presented the Environmental Impact Study (EIA) to develop the project called "City Towers Alajuela", which will have a construction area of 26 thousand square meters.
During 2018, hotels in Panama City reported an average daily occupancy of 4,602 rooms, 7% less than in 2017.
The latest data from the General Comptroller of the Republic detail that only in December the daily average of occupied rooms registered a 5% drop compared to the same month last year, falling from 4,544 to 4,307.
The construction of two hotels in Costa Rica, two apartment towers in Guatemala and the expansion of an educational center in Panama are part of the projects planned for the coming months in the region.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects to be built in the coming months.
In the coming months, an office building of 25 levels is expected to be built in San José, Costa Rica, with 5 basements and 20 floors above ground level.
Noqueno S.A. presented the Environmental Impact Study (EIA) to develop the project called "Sabana Corporate Center", which will have a construction area of 90 thousand square meters.
Because the facilities do not meet minimum quality standards, 79% of registered accommodations in Guatemala are classified as not recommended.
The Guatemalan Institute of Tourism (INGUAT) reported that most hostels, pensions, small hotels and other hotel facilities in the country are considered as not recommended because "they do not meet quality standards and are not suitable for domestic and foreign tourists to visit."
In Panama, a law was approved that will grant tax incentives until 2025 to businessmen who invest in hotels and recreational activities.
Between the most important incentives that contemplates the law project 696 that was approved in third debate, it emphasizes the exoneration of the tax of material import, for the constructions of accommodations or inns for the tourism made in the interior of the country.
The Social Security Fund of Panama tenders the accommodation and food service for insured patients and their companions, coming from the interior and requiring care in the metropolitan area.
Panama Government Purchase 2019-1-10-0-08-LV-323424:
A new 106-room hotel complex was inaugurated in the department of Retalhuleu, with the capacity to accommodate 440 guests.
The new resort, called "Hostal Aldea de la Selva" was built by the Institute for Recreation of Workers of Private Enterprise of Guatemala (IRTRA) on a 50,000 square meter property.
In Costa Rica, the Executive Branch urges deputies to move forward with the discussion of the project to regulate non-traditional hosting and its intermediation through digital platforms.
The project suggests that non-traditional hosting companies be required to register with the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT), pay taxes and be registered with the General Directorate of Direct Taxation.
Mariott International, The Luxury Collection, W Hotels and Ritz-Carlton Reserve, presented to Dominican Republic authorities their plans to develop luxury tourism projects in Puerto Plata.
From the statement of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic:
With the aim of promoting the destinations of both countries, businessmen from the hotel sector of Quintana Room, Mexico, seek to create alliances with Guatemalan tour operators.
In Guatemala, a business meeting is held between Guatemalan tourism businessmen and a group of Mexican executives, headed by representatives of the Posadas hotel chain.
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