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Poll: Costa Rica Growing In
Popularity
Costa Rica is giving London,
Paris and Cancun a little
competition for family
travelers, according to a recent
poll of American Express Travel
agents.
Asked to name popular
international destinations for
families, the 279 agents
surveyed online in May named
London as No. 1, followed by
Rome; Paris; Cancun in Mexico;
Italy in general; San José,
Costa Rica; Nassau in the
Bahamas; Mexico's Riviera Maya;
Venice, and Florence.
Costa Rica, if well known for
its rainforests, cloud forests,
beaches, volcanoes, and
ecotourism.
Top trends for types of family
travel reported by the agents
include more active, outdoor and
adventurous activities, cited by
two-thirds of those surveyed,
and more international family
vacations, cited by 57 percent.
About two-thirds of agents also
report increases in
mother-daughter getaways, with
most of those trips consisting
of spa visits; more grandparents
traveling alone with
grandchildren; and more adults
traveling with their own
parents.
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