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 -Published: Monday, January 20, 2020 Government
seeks tourists in
The Netherlands By the A.M. Costa Rica staff The Tourism Institute participated in the tourism fair "Vakantierbeurs" or holiday vacation fair in English, which took place in the city of Utrecht, Holland, from Thursday until Sunday. According to the institute, this fair was considered the tourism promotion event with the largest participation in The Netherlands. This year was the 50th that the fair was held with more than 103,000 visitors. The presence of Costa Rica included a 100-square meter stand displaying audiovisual elements from the country's rainforest, the institute said in its statement. "Also as an innovation, an area was created for photography dedicated to the #stopanimalselfies campaign, which promotes avoiding selfies of direct contact with the wild animals of the Costa Rican fauna, and rather, invites attendees to take a selfie as a souvenir of a toy sloth ," said the institute. Inside the stand, coffee, donuts and sweets made in Costa Rica were offered to visitors. In addition, an area was created with real surfboards to provide tips and recommendations to the visitors on how to surfing. According to the statistics of the institute, The Netherlands represents the fifth largest target market of tourists from the European region. More than 33,000 Dutch entered Costa Rica by all routes during 2019, with an average stay of 17.8 nights and an average expense of $ 115.94 per day. "Some of the reasons that attract these visitors include our nature, as well as the warmth we offer the visitor and the level of human well-being of our country," said Ireth Rodríguez, head of promotion of the institute. In the Costa Rica station area, companies from the tourism sector participated. They included Andaz Costa Rica Resort, Go Tours, Ecole Viajes, ANC Costa Rica Group, Tango Mar, Condor Verde Travel and Destination Costa Rica. According to data from the marketing area of the institute, Costa Rica participated in 2019 in 24 international tourism fairs, mainly in the United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America. Through the fairs, the institute estimates they reached 700,000 people during 2019, the institute said. For the first six months of, the institute will participate in the FITUR fair in Spain from January Wednesday and Thursday, at the New York Times Travel Show in the United States this Friday to Sunday, at FESPO in Switzerland from Jan.y 30 to Feb. 2 and at ITB Fair in Germany from March 4 to 8. ------------------------ Where else should the government offer tourism to Costa Rica? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com |
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