españolNew Costa Rica - Illinois Seasonal FlightThursday, June 21, 2018 From January to April 2019 the company Apple Vacations will be running a weekly charter flight between the airport of Liberia, Guanacaste, and Rockford in Illinois, United States. The Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) reported that the route which will bring 2,340 tourists to the country will have a weekly frequency. New Low Cost Costa Rica - Orlando FlightThursday, June 14, 2018 As of October of this year, Spirit Airlines will start flying four times a week between Juan Santamaría International Airport and Orlando International Airport in the United States. The Costa Rican Tourism Institute announced that flights will now be made four times a week, and as of November 8, the frequency will be daily. New Dominican Republic - Florida FlightFriday, June 15, 2018 Starting this week Jet Blue began operating a daily flight between the Dominican city of Santiago and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. The airline reported that " ... JetBlue will operate its flights between Fort Lauderdale and Santiago using its 150-seat Airbus A320 aircraft. " New Flight from Honduras to BostonFriday, June 8, 2018 Starting from August, Avianca plans to operate a flight between the Honduran cities of San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa, and Boston, in the United States. The airline announced that on August 17 it will start running four weekly flights that will connect, via El Salvador, Honduran cities to Logan International Airport, in Boston. Investment in Technology CenterMonday, June 4, 2018 The American company Blackbaud, developer of software for the cloud, has announced the opening of a center for digital technologies in Costa Rica. From a statement issued by the Cinde: Business Mission to Silicon ValleyTuesday, May 29, 2018 Guatemalan companies are being called on to participate in a commercial and academic mission to San Francisco, United States from July 16 to 18. The visit is being organized by the Guatemalan-American Chamber of Commerce. New Guatemala - Chicago FlightThursday, May 17, 2018 Starting from October, Avianca plans to start operating a daily flight between Guatemala City and Chicago, in the United States. On October 29, the flight connecting La Aurora Airport to Terminal A of O'Hare Chicago International Airport will start operating on board an A320 aircraft with capacity for 150 passengers, 12 in business class and 138 in economy class. Nicaragua: USA Suspends Issuance of VisasWednesday, May 16, 2018 Due to the "unstable security conditions" that are affecting the country, the US Embassy reported that as of May 16 it will not process routine applications for nonimmigrant visas. The US Embassy explained that it will prioritize " ... services to US Citizens, including applications for passports, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad, Immigrant Visa cases that are pending in the Consular Section and Emergency Nonimmigrant Visa services." Plumbing Imports from US RecoverFriday, May 11, 2018 In 2017, purchases of faucets and valves bought from the US by Central American countries added up to $86 million and grew by 6% with respect to the previous year, recovering from the fall registered between 2015 and 2016. Figures from the Information System on the Faucet and Valve Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"] New Guatemala - Orlando FlightFriday, April 27, 2018 Starting from August, the airline Avianca plans to start operating three weekly flights between Guatemala City and Orlando, in the United States. Reyna Mejía, commercial director of Avianca, explained that "...'Operations will begin on August 2, three days a week from Guatemala to Orlando and vice versa. The service will use A319 aircraft with capacity for 120 passengers. This is a new commitment to strengthen and diversify the supply of direct flights between both destinations'." More American Tourists in Costa RicaMonday, April 23, 2018 In the first quarter of the year the number of tourists who flew the US grew 6% compared to the same period in 2017. After a period of uncertainty, the flow of American tourists has once again registered an increase in the first three months of the year. Specifically, 21,337 more Americans came into the country than between January and March of 2017. US - Costa Rica Tax Information ExchangeMonday, April 23, 2018 Under the new agreement, information will be exchanged in order to determine, settle and collect taxes, as well as collect and execute tax claims. The renegotiation of this agreement, initially signed in 1989 and in force since 1991, began in September 2014 and ended in the first quarter of 2018. New Flights Between El Salvador and USAThursday, April 26, 2018 Starting in August, Avianca plans to start operating new direct routes between the Salvadoran capital and the cities of Boston and Orlando. The airline reported that both flights will have four frequencies per week and will depart from Monsenor Óscar Arnulfo Romero and Galdámez International Airport. The flight to Orlando will be inaugurated on August 1 and the route to Boston will begin on August 17. Tariff Exemptions on Steel and AluminumThursday, April 19, 2018 The Costa Rican government has requested that it be excluded from the list of countries to which the United States recently imposed additional tariffs on steel and aluminum. Costa Rica has been included in the list of countries affected by the tariff recently imposed by the United States of 25% on steel imports and 10% on aluminum imports. Good Prospects for Speciality CoffeeTuesday, March 27, 2018 The Honduran Coffee Growers Association has stated that exports of the special grain will continue to increase, and in the present harvest they plan to export three million bags of differentiated coffee. Representatives from the Honduran Coffee Institute (Ihcafé) announced that so far this season, they have sold more than one million bags of speciality coffee, equivalent to $1.144 million, and the main destination markets are the United States and Europe. |
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