For the end of 2019, is scheduled the inauguration of Oceana Resort, a hotel complex that will offer 200 rooms and is located on the beach of Iztapa, department of Escuintla.
Oceana Resort + Conventions will be a hotel that will have a total of 22 thousand square meters of construction and will operate under the format of "all-inclusive". The building is located at kilometer 6 of the road from Iztapa to Monterrico.
Hilton Hotels has announced the development of nine hotel projects in the region, which together will add approximately 1,300 rooms to the hotel chain in Central America.
From a press release by Hilton Hotels:
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) announces the expansion of its Latin American footprint with new deals signed in Central America. Now, Hilton has a pipeline of nine hotels across five countries in Central America, representing five of Hilton's brands: Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Curio Collection by Hilton, DoubleTree by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn and Hampton Inn by Hilton.
In Costa Rica, the hotel union includes 32 registered establishments considered luxury hotels, offering accommodation options with prices ranging from $160 to $30 thousand per night.
The wide diversity of tourists that the country receives explains the existence of a wide range of hotels, according to representatives from the Costa Rican Chamber of Hotels (CCH).The hotel supply caters for both tourists looking to stay in one star hotels, to other more demanding customers, seeking higher-level alternatives.
Between 2010 and 2015 the number of tourist accommodation establishments went up by 73%, and the total number of available rooms increased by 53%.
Data from the Central American Integration System (SICA) indicates that in 2010 Nicaragua registered 8,880 rooms and had 771 business establishments used to accommodate tourists.At the close of 2015, there were almost 14 thousand rooms and 1,057 establishments such as hotels, hostels and cabins.
American and European tourists who visit the country are most likely to choose this type of service, where in the province of Cocle alone it represents 95% of the hotel supply.
Following the global economic crisis which began in 2008, tourists are looking for a hotel service that allows them to enjoy a more comprehensive service, paying a fixed fee for everything.
Hoteliers have denounced the unfair competition and are demanding that regulations and monitoring be put in place for rental housing for tourism on the coasts.
The hotels in the beaches of San Juan del Sur are the most affected by the boom taking hold in rental housing for tourists, an activity on which taxes are not paid and no regulation must be followed.
The Paradisus Papagayo Bay Resort & Luxury Villa’s under construction in Costa Rica on stabilization of operations would operate as a profitable business, with net income of 35.3% of total revenue.
A report by a swiss capital company, SunVesta Inc., published by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reports on the details and progress of the $190 million tourist resort that the firm is developing in the Gulf of Papagayo in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
60% of hotels operating in the country have less than 30 rooms, in a market with oversupply in certain areas and a demand that is not growing.
Of the 2,515 hotels reported by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute, more than half are small establishments and family-run structures, while the others corresponds to large chain hotels, with a greater number of rooms.
The Spanish hotel chain is preparing to open the all-inclusive RIU Playa Blanca in April this year.
This April, the RIU hotel chain will open its first hotel in Panama, the all inclusive RIU Playa Blanca. The new resort will feature 573 rooms, restaurants, five bars, a disco, three swimming pools, a fitness center, and conference room, among other things.
The crisis in international tourist arrivals has forced the hotel industry to study local tourist preferences when choosing a hotel.
According to a study by Elfinancierocr.com, 25% of Costa Ricans holidaymakers chose a hotel as their place of stay.
The vast majority of hotels belong to the beach category and are located in the Pacific area, which coincides with Costa Rican's favorite place to vacation.
Having hotel guests take home a product marked with your name or brand is the best way to differentiate yourself from competitors.
Competition is very tough and the internet has made global hotel deals transparent, so positively differentiating yourself and making clients remember you is vital for getting a return stay at your hotel.
Julie Weed's article (The New York Times), published in Elnuevodiario.com.ni, remarks that it is no longer enough to have bathrobes, bedding and pillows monogrammed if you want to secure the hotel brand in the customer's mind and make them decide to return.
In 2014 the number of hotel rooms in Panama on offer will exceed 17,000, for which an inevitable price war is foreseen.
The other problem revealed to entrepreneurs is the lack of skilled labor to service clients in sophisticated environments where mastering a second languages is essential.
The Panamanian inventory of hotel rooms in 2010 indicated the supply of 10,000 rooms.
Starwood Hotels has opened its 294 room beach hotel, the Bijao Sheraton Beach Resort.
The resort is located in Santa Clara, about 100 miles northwest of Panama City, and includes several restaurants and events facilities. According to the company’s information, the hotel has three swimming pools, tennis courts and a spa.
The Starwood press release says the property, which faces the Pacific Ocean, has undergone a multi-million dollar renovation.
Since May 1 the hotel firm has been operating its first international all-inclusive hotel.
The hotel, located in Playa Conchal Province of Guanacaste, is operated by the SolMelia chain.
"Gisela Sánchez, Director of Corporate Relations at Florida Ice & Farm (Fifco), confirmed with La Nacion.com that the hotel, owned by a national firm, is being managed by Starwood (owner of the Westin brand)."
The hotel chain inaugurated its first Costa Rican hotel, located in the province of Guanacaste.
It has 701 rooms in 6 stories, and operates under the 'all inclusive' concept.
"This Costa Rica expansion is part of Riu's intention to offer new alternatives to their 'very faithful' clientele, as approximately 40% of their customers repeat their visit. Most of them come from the U.S. and Canada", reported Hosteltur.com.
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