From May 9 to 10 in Costa Rica Expotur 2019 will be held at the National Convention Center, which will bring together 230 international buyers from the tourism sector from 35 countries.
Erasmo Rojas, president of the Costa Rican Association of Tourism Professionals (Acoprot), explained to Nacion.com that "... The activity consists of two days of negotiations and alliances that allow revitalize the tourist offer each year and generate millions of dollars in tourist currency for accommodations, food and transportation."
Sun Country Airlines has announced that between December and March 2019 it will increase the number of frequencies it operates between the US city and the Guanacaste airport in Costa Rica from 38 to 53.
The 53 flights that the US airline will operate during the peak tourist season will be distributed as follows: 6 in December of this year, 14 in January, 15 in February and 18 in March 2019.
The Costa Rican airport operator, Aeris, will be putting out to tender in the short term three areas for selling food and one for a gift shop.
In "a matter of days", a tender will be launched for restaurant areas measuring 66 square meters, said Maria Amalia Revelo, commercial director of Aeris, of the spaces which must be awarded no later than mid-October.
The goal is to promote the country as a destination for weddings and honeymoons for foreign tourists.
The large influx of tourists coming to enjoy their honeymoon trip in the country, or nuptials at the beach or in the mountains, has led the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) to decide to participate for the first time in the show. The event is called the “The Wedding Salon” and is held in New York.
With the objective of attracting more tourists from the United States, “Costa Rica Plus” offers discounts and promotions for reservations.
The advertising campaign, which cost $500,000, will run for eight weeks in American newspapers including: The New York Times, USA Today, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Los Angeles Times, and the magazine Travel Weekly.