Tag: ICT
Tico Municipalities Analyze Ways to Help Tourism Companies Affected by the Pandemic
The National Union of Local Governments (UNGL), to help in the reactivation of the tourism industry at the local levels.
Costa Rica Launches an Initiative to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Tourist Travel
The Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) and the National Forestry Financing Fund (Fonafifo) have launched a cooperation agreement to mitigate the carbon footprint of...
ICT and ACOPROT Launch Employment Exchange with 24 Categories of the Tourism Sector
The tourism sector has been one of the most affected by COVID-19 pandemic, which has made thousands of people unemployed in our country. Faced...
ICT Presents New Roadmap for Tourism Industry Recovery
Taking advantage of an unprecedented national advertising campaign and with actions aimed at reducing prices for the final consumer. In this way, the recovery...
ICT Plans to Reactivate National Tourism through an “Unprecedented” Advertising Campaign
Through an “unprecedented” advertising campaign, the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) plans to reactivate the country's tourism sector, one of the most affected economically...
Tourism in Costa Rica Increased 4.1% in 2019
During 2019, international arrivals to Costa Rica reached 3,139,008, representing an increase of 122,341 compared to 2018, according to data from the General Directorate...
Get to Know the Main Advantages Costa Rica Offers Its Visitors
In Costa Rica, tourists can travel almost anywhere they want, in comfortable and modern buses. Those who wish to rent a car will find...
Car Rental Industry Is Accelerated and Reports 70% Occupations
Sun and beach, followed by ecotourism, adventure, and the pursuit of well-being, make Costa Rica a desired destination worldwide. During 2018 of the 3,016,667...
Limón Received Its First Cruise of the 2019-2020 Season
Limón welcomed last Saturday, at 7:30 am, its first cruise ship of the 2019-2020 season, which will last for 6 months. The ship "Carnival...
Cruise and Marine Terminal Project in Limón Progress Satisfactorily
“We are demonstrating that we are able to move forward in projects that are crucial for the development of Limón, despite the challenges we...
Puerto Viejo Community Rejects Construction of a Berth on the Marine Platform
The Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) has awarded the company NÁUTICA JJ S.A. the construction of a 75-meter long berth on the marine platform...
International Conference “Planet, People, Peace” (P3) Will Be Held on September 2019
Every 2 years, Costa Rica brings together exhibitors and visitors from all over the world, who exchange knowledge, visions, success stories, and proposals in...
Costa Rica Receives 10 Awards at the “Oscars” of Tourism
The award for “Leading Destination of Central America and Mexico 2019” was taken by Costa Rica in the World Travel Awards, considered the "Oscars"...
Tortuga Island: A Unique Landscape in Costa Rica
If you are about to go on vacation, one of the options that you definitely should not stop doing is visiting Costa Rica. This...
Government Launches Tourism Campaign to Promote Development and Economic Reactivation of Limón
Intended for national tourists, last Friday was launched the advertising campaign "Come to Limón! What do you like to do in the Caribbean?", an...
World Rafting Summit in Costa Rica Will Revolve around Risk Management
The 1st World Summit of the International Rafting Federation (IRF), which expects to receive around 250 participants from 25 countries, will be held at...
Liberia Airport Reports Record of Visitors in March 2019
The Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (AIDOQ) has become the main gateway to Guanacaste for international tourists, who sometimes also use this terminal to...
ICT Will Allocate US$ 1.5 Million for Beach Lifeguard Program
The Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) will include in its budget for 2020, 2021 and 2022, the sum of US $ 500,000 annually to...
FOD and the United States Embassy Seek to Bring Young Women to Science and...
Through technological workshops aimed at women between 15 and 20 years old, from vulnerable areas, the Omar Dengo Foundation (FOD) and the United States...
ICT and Cinde Sign Agreement to Promote Foreign Investment Directed to Tourist Infrastructure
The Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) signed on Wednesday an agreement with the Costa Rican Coalition of Development Initiatives (Cinde), to bring direct foreign...
More Flights from Toronto to Costa Rica Are Enabled
More than 217,000 Canadian tourists visited Costa Rica during 2018, so, with the aim of increasing that amount, the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT)...
ICT Will Calculate New Indicator to Measure Tourist Visitation
The Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT), in a framework of continuous improvement of its statistics, will design a new indicator to measure the arrival...
The Certification for Tourist Sustainability (CST) and Its Advantages
The tourism sector continues to experience continuous growth to become one of the fastest rising economic sectors in the world. Nowadays, it is finally...
Costa Rica Has Full Participation in International Fairs for Tourist Promotion 2019
Costa Rica is exhibiting at the "Vakantierbeurs International Fair" since last Wednesday, and during 5 days, the most outstanding of its varied and wide...
The ICT Invests in Assuring the Country’s Future
The Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) will allocate US$ 3 million in a 3-year period (US$ 1 million-per-year), with the possibility of extending it...
Costa Rica to Host the World Veterinary Association Congress in 2019
Costa Rica was chosen to host the World Congress of Veterinary Medicine, which will be held from April 27th to 30th next year. This...
Tourists and Bloggers Could Watch 300 Birds at the BirdChallenge 2018
Costa Rica is positioning itself as one of the countries with the greatest variety of birds and as one of the preferred sites for...
“Costas Verdes” Planted 40 Trees at Jacó Beach
Last weekend, right after the end of the Essential Costa Rica Surf Pro 2018" event, the non-governmental organization (NGO) "Costas Verdes", planted 40 trees...
Costa Rica Will Receive 110 Cruises in the Caribbean
Today, August 23rd, the arrival of SEA PRINCESS will give the official signal to the cruise season 2018-2019. In total, Limón will receive 110...
Federico Gutiérrez: His Projects to Impulse Tourism and Environmental Consciousness in Costa Rica
In Costa Rica, there are countless citizens who maintain the constant interest in making contributions to the planet through educational activities that can be...
ICT Announces New Direct Flight from Canada to Liberia
The Canadian airline Sunwing announced that from December 23rd, 2018 and until March 31st, 2019, will fly from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Liberia, Guanacaste,...
Costa Rican Chef Enters the Most Prestigious Gastronomy Club in France
Randy Siles is a 36-year-old chef. So far, he has 11 years of culinary career. However, his passion for gastronomy began much earlier, since...
Costa Rica Signs Agreement to Attract More Cruises
The number of cruise boats that have arrived in Costa Rica in the last 2 years increased by 70%, from 150 to 250 visits....
Online Reservations of Hotels in Costa Rica Have Increased
Online reservations of hotels in Costa Rica have been increasing in the last 5 years. According to SiteMinder, the leading hotel reservations platform on...
Tourists Seek Authentic Cultural Experiences
The Universidad Latina of San Pedro hosts the Congress “International Sustainable Tourism Heritage Program” organized by the Costa Rican Association of Professionals in Tourism...
Americans Prefer Costa Rica’s Universities Over Japan’s and Australia’s
You know a country is doing things right when people go studying there. That means that they covered their main necessities and works in...
Hotel industry expects more than 3 million tourists in 2017
Have you ever seen everything that Costa Rica offers? The natural marvels such as Poas Volcano or Isla del Coco. Perhaps Playa Tamarindo or...
Analyze Challenges to Incorporate the Use of Technology in the Workplace
As a result, a route sheet and framework for development plans at the national level will be obtained to assist stakeholders to ensure...
Costa Rican Firms Seek New Business at Tourism Fair in London
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Thirty Costa Rican companies seeking to attract more European tourists are participating in the World Travel Market London...
65 Costa Rican Companies Are Certified in Sustainable Tourism
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Today the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) awarded 65 companies with certificates of sustainable tourism for demonstrating their responsible...
