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San José, June 19 (elmundo.cr) – Costa Rica closed May 2026 with a 3.0% growth in the arrival of tourists by air, reaching 195,571 international visitors compared to 189,881 in the same month of the previous year, according to data from the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT). However, market behavior reveals an increasingly marked trend: while Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport in Liberia...

Costa Rica closed May 2026 with a 3.0% growth in the arrival of tourists by air, reaching 195,571 international visitors compared to 189,881 in the same month of the previous year, according to data from the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT). However, market behavior reveals an increasingly marked trend: while Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport in Liberia is accelerating strongly, Juan...

UNA report indicates that these destinations feature exclusive tourist enclaves separated from local communities.A report from the Observatory of Tourism, Migrations, and Sustainability of the Chorotega Region (Obtur) identified a tourism development model in Guanacaste characterized by the creation of exclusive enclaves that coexist with local communities without integrating. The analysis, focused on...

The country was honored with the Healthy Places 2025 award in recognition of its initiatives concerning health, nature, and active lifestyles. Costa Rica was honored as the Best International Destination at the Healthy Places 2025 Awards, sponsored by Men’s Health and Women’s Health in Spain. The award acknowledges destinations that foster comprehensive wellness, active lifestyles, engagement...

For the first time this year, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) reduced interest rates by a quarter of a point on Wednesday, resulting in a range of 4% to 4.25%. The Fed's decision is made in the context of a tense climate, which is exacerbated by President Donald Trump's pressure to reduce interest rates and the uncertain economic prognosis for the United States. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell stated that...

Millionaires are drawn to Costa Rica. According to projections, 350 foreign millionaires will have relocated to the nation by the conclusion of 2025. This makes it the Latin American country that attracts the most economic aristocracy, according to the Millionaire Migration Report, which is published annually by the investment firm Henley & Partners and the intelligence company New World...

According to Numbeo's Quality of Life Index 2025, which was released this year, Costa Rica came in second in Latin America. Based on variables including purchasing power, safety, healthcare quality, cost of living, price-to-income ratio for real estate, commute time to work, and environment, the data analysis platform assigns an average to each nation. A better quality of life is indicated by a...

Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions, a robust desire to travel, particularly in Europe and Asia, saw global tourism return to its 2019 record level last year after four years of challenges brought on by the COVID pandemic. Around 1.4 billion tourists visited other countries in 2024, up 11% from 2023, according to a UN Tourism forecast released Monday. The number is the same as it was in 2019, the...

Costa Rica's gentrification phenomena has been harshly attacked by Camilo Flores, Osa's general attorney, who has called it a type of "neo-colonization." Foreigners are displacing entire villages and purchasing land that is inaccessible to Costa Ricans, as Flores pointed out.Living in a seaside location of Quepos gives me intimate knowledge with it. Flores told the local news outlet Nuestra Voz that...

The companies' shared goal of developing a portfolio of Costa Rican hotels with a local flavor has been solidified with the signing of an agreement between Marriott International and Enjoy Group to open two more properties in the Autograph Collection. Joining two other Costa Rican properties managed by Enjoy Group, Villa Lapas are expected to open in the last quarter of 2025. The 86 bedrooms at Villa...