2.1 Million Tourists
The arrival of tourists
in the last 12 months
has kept on increasing,
even though at a slower
rate than in the
preceding year. In
June, on a year to year
basis, the number of
tourists increased by 7
percent, while in
February it had done so
by 21 percent.
The overall number of
people holidaying in
Costa Rica during the
last year was 2.1
million.
Minister of Tourism
Carlos Benavides said
that, in spite of the
slowing down in the
increase rate, the
country enjoys an
arrival of visitors that
surpasses the world’s
average.
“By the end of the year,
we will close with an
increase that will be,
at the least, double
what the other countries
around the world will
grow,” he commented.
The increase in the
prices of oil affected
the costs of operation
of airlines in the
United States (the
source of a majority of
the tourists who come to
Costa Rica), and that
has resulted in fewer
flights and more
expensive tickets,
minister Benavides
further explained.
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