New hotels will open in Costa Rica over the next two years

The occupation of tourists in Costa Rica could increase in the next as it will increase the offer for visitors.

The influx of tourists in Costa Rica reaches more than two million visitors annually and the tourist community has had to go is adapting to this increase offering visitors new, comfortable, luxurious and affordable stay services.

The Costa Rican Institute of tourism recently announced that the country will expand its hotel capacity in 1309 quarters, which will happen after December 2013 and up to November 2014.

For the year of the 2010 Costa Rica had 715 43 hotel rooms and this figure increased in 2011 reaching 44 307. By 2012 the country already had 45 531 hotels, an increment of 1 816 rooms during this period, according to the Costa Rican Tourism Institute.

Hermes Navarro, Manager at the Costa Rican Institute of tourism, the scene promises to be positive and tourism authorities also see as promising eyes increase in the quarters.

In spite of this, the President of the Chamber of hotels, Rubén Pacheco, not whole panorama is positive, while new hotels open, about 20 small hotels have closed in the past two years in the country.

The hotel capacity in Costa Rica is known worldwide, and on many occasions was also honored for quality and luxury services that exist in most areas of the country, both on the coast and in the mountainous regions.

In the country, the capacity has been the tourism community to provide visitors with the possibilities of the highest comfort and luxury in harmony with nature until the possibility of lodging in areas of lower impact tourist with a type of rural tourism.

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Costa Rica hotels are favorites of the region

In a survey conducted by the renowned website Trip Advisor catalogued hotels of Costa Rica as the best in the Central American region in accordance with the opinions of the visitors of this site.

According to Trip Advisor and its awarding of Traveller's choice of the list of the 25 best hotels in the Central American region, 16 are located in Costa Rica.

Website Trip Advisor has an audience of 60 million subscribers a month, and you can get information on all types of places to visit when you are of vacations, all inclusive hotel, conventional hotels, restaurants and other attractions in addition.

The hotel called the number one was the Nayara Hotel in San Carlos (Northern region of the country), followed by La Paloma Lodge in Drake Bay (South Pacific), Arenas del Mar Beachfront and Rainforest (Manuel Antonio, Central Pacific) and the Four Seasons Hotel in Papagayo, Guanacaste.

Coast Developers projects are located in the region of the Central Pacific, zone which also includes one of the most visited tourist sectors and further references on the web site; given the wide range of restaurants and activities that are offered in the region, thousands of visitors have made their observations on hotels, vacation activities and others in the area.

In addition to the hotels in the coastal regions of Costa Rica, were also rated tourist hostels in the greater metropolitan area, as the Hotel Grano de Oro in San José and Villa Blanca Cloud Forest in the area of San Ramón de Alajuela, within the first ten positions.

This survey took into account around 75 million comments from visitors, performed by region in order to obtain best results, polls allow users and people who want to visit or invest in Costa Rica and other countries to have an extensive knowledge of what you can enjoy during your vacation.

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Costa Rica businesses prepare for Black Friday

Hotels, shops and the state-run lottery all plan on cashing in on Costa Rica’s growing shopping tradition.

Local businesses are preparing for the celebration of Black Friday this week, which like in the United States means deep discounts and promotional pricing for shoppers.

A year ago, the Finance Ministry said online shopping would be taxed, despite exemptions being applied in previous years. Those exemptions had helped Tico consumers develop “Black Friday fever,” a result of U.S. shoppers who have made the day after Thanksgiving holiday the biggest shopping day of the year. Now, with taxes being applied to online purchases, many Costa Rican stores are running discounts of their own.

Several stores also announced special hours for Nov. 23. Grupo Roble – which owns Multiplaza malls – announced that mall hours will be from 8 a.m. until midnight on Friday. Last year during Black Friday, more than 186,000 shoppers perused Multiplaza malls in Escazú, southwest of the capital, and in Zapote, in eastern San José.

Hotels owners in the southern Pacific port city of Golfito, where a Duty-Free Shopping Zone is located, reported having nearly all rooms booked for the weekend, thanks to a promotional “Black Friday Weekend” of 72 hours of discounts, starting Friday.

The Social Protection Council of San José (JPS) also announced a special Black Friday lottery drawing to be held for the second year.

First prize is ₡115 million ($230,000) for a full winning ticket. Second prize is ₡45 million ($90,000), and third prize is ₡20 million ($40,000).

JPS sells full sets of tickets for ₡7,000 ($14) and individual tickets at ₡700 ($1.50).

Black Friday began as a tradition in the U.S. to mark the day that shoppers usually begin buying for the Christmas season.

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Tourist companies launching special offers for the long weekend

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Many companies are offering deals to promote tourist destinations to Costa Rican residents.

Special discounts on hotels, one-day tours and free extra activities are some of the incentives offered by Costa Rican tourism companies for the upcoming long holiday weekend.

Friday’s holiday (Columbus Day) was moved to Monday, according to a Labor Ministry decision.

On its website, the National Tourism Chamber (CANATUR) is offering a series of deals, including low rates on accommodation in beach and mountain hotels, special prices on outdoor activities such as canopy tours, rafting and safaris, among others.

Last week, Tourism Minister Allan Flores said the annual number of tourists visiting Costa Rica is 2 million.

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