-Published: Tuesday, November 12, 2019-
Regulatory plans would help the development of the country, said minister of Tourism
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The minister of Tourism, María Amalia Revelo, appeared before the deputies of the Special Commission of Coastal Areas of the Legislative Assembly Monday with the goal of explaining the projects being carried out by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute to promote the development of the country.
According to Minister Revelo, in many communities, there are no regulatory plans developed, which is an obstacle to the country's development.
In places where there is already a development, such as the Tamarindo area, there is a concern because there is no regulatory plan for the different communities in that area, Revelo said.
“We have a great concern and we are spending a lot of time promoting Costa Rica abroad,” said Revelo.
According to the minister, the institute continues to strongly promote the country.
If there was a territorial order giving legal security to investors, more developments would be achieved in places where more employment is needed, said Revelo.
According to Deputy Aida Montiel, coastal areas have different legal regimes and management processes, where institutions such as the Ministry of Environment, the National Conservation Area System and municipalities, among others converge. This reflects a complex process to manage coastal areas in general.
Deputy Oscar Cascante said that in this issue of coastal areas little progress has been made. However, there are other activities that have also been excluding, such as fishing, he said.
"I was given the task of bringing together 10 organizations and making a model of conversion towards tourism. We have advanced a lot. we are about to receive the donation of eight seized vessels from drug trafficking to turn them into the tourist boats," said Cascante.
Last week, the Selling Travel trade magazine from the United
Kingdom selected Costa Rica as the best wildlife and
nature destination for 2019.
The award was received by the Costa Rican Tourism
Institute Tuesday during the World Travel Market
international tourism fair that was taking place in
London, England.
According to the institute, Selling Travel readers
include retail travel agents, home-based workers and
reservation staff of tour operators throughout the
United Kingdom.
“We did a reader survey this year that asked agents
in which travel segments they were most interested.
Wildlife and nature were among the first three
segments, showing that the best destination for
wildlife and nature award is one that is
particularly important for the UK travel trade,”
said Laura Gelder, editor of Selling Travel.
The Tourism Institute presented a stand last week at
the World Travel Market.
According to the institute, the goal of the Costa
Rica booth is "to be an oasis of tranquility in
international tourist fairs where thousands of
buyers and sellers meet to make future business."
At the stand, the representatives of the institute
offers coffee, cotton candy and slush to the
visitors.
Also as the main attraction, the new stand includes
a 4x4-meter room called the magic room with mirrors,
foliage, native flowers of Costa Rica, LED lights
and sounds that evoke and transport those who visit
it to the rain forest, said the institute.
"With this new design, we show both the interaction
in social networks by creating this infinite room,
as well as the memorable experiences . . . ," said
María Amalia Revelo, minister of Tourism. "The stand
is congruent with an international advertising
campaign we announced in September, focused on
inviting the search for balance, recharging energies
and getting excited."
According to the institute, being part of an
international tourism fair helps to position the
country as a destination in the American and
European markets for increasing tourist arrivals.
According to data provided by the institute, based
on information from the General Directorate of
Migration, from January to September, tourist
arrivals from the United Kingdom grew 4.2% compared
to the same period of 2018.
In this period 59,134 British tourists arrived.
England is the main European marketing in importance
for tourism.
The stay of visitors to the United Kingdom is
estimated at 14.6 nights, and the British tourist
spends $121.8 per day.
British tourists mostly have a college education and
half are young people under 35 years of age, the
institute said.
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