The
Cámara
Nacional
de
Turismo
(CANATUR)
and
the
Instituto
Costarricense
de
Turismo
(ICT)
are
happy
campers
with
the
news
on
Monday
revealing
some
2.2
million
foreign
tourist
visits
for
2011.
The
official
number
of
foreign
visitors
for
2011
was
2.195.960.
The
number
represents
and
increase
of
93.131
more
visitors
than
in
2010.
CANATUR
(the
national
tourism
chamber),
as
well
as
the
ICT
(national
institute
of
tourism),
expressed
on
Monday
their
satisfaction
on
the
results.
However,
both
institutions
point
out
the
need
to
continue
their
efforts
to
attract
more
visitors
and
must
compete
for
tourism
attractions
in
Central
America,
Brazil,
Russia,
China
and
India.
The
head
of
the
ICT,
Allan
Flores,
said
that
their
promotion
in
foreign
markets
and
presence
at
international
tourism
fairs
have
paid
off,
but
will
continue
their
efforts
to
attract
more
South
American
and
European
visitors.
The
CANATUR
and
the
ICT
are
expecting
more
visitors
this
year
with
the
opening
of
the
new
Daniel
Oduber
(Liberia)
airport
terminal,
which
will
allow
more
airlines
and
tour
operators
to
include
Costa
Rica
in
their
offers
to
travellers.
The
new
terminal
in
Guanacaste
is
one
of
the
main
entry
doors
to
Costa
Rica's
north
Pacific
coast
beaches
and
the
La
Fortuna
and
Arenal
areas
and
increasing
airline
capacity
and
the
handling
of
more
visitors
at
one
time.
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