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Thailand tightens visa rules for tourists, citing crime by foreigners
By Angelica SilvaThailand is reducing the visa-free period available to visitors from 90 countries, including Australia, with the duration decided on a country-by-country basis.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-20/thailand-cuts-visa-free-stay-30-days-93-countries/106701092
#TravelandTourism #TravelPreparation #TourismandLeisureIndustry #AngelicaSilva
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Costa Rica’s Tourism Comeback as Record High Season Follows Modest 2025 Growth
Costa Rica’s tourism closed 2025 with 2,689,278 international visitors arriving by air — a slim 1% gain over 2024 — but the figures mask a sharper theme: a fourth-quarter rebound that has carried into a record-shattering 2025–2026 high season at both major airports, according to a new analysis. The full-year result, confirmed by the Costa […]
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Costa Rica’s Tourism Comeback as Record High Season Follows Modest 2025 Growth
Costa Rica’s tourism closed 2025 with 2,689,278 international visitors arriving by air — a slim 1% gain over 2024 — but the figures mask a sharper theme: a fourth-quarter rebound that has carried into a record-shattering 2025–2026 high season at both major airports, according to a new analysis. The full-year result, confirmed by the Costa […]
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Costa Rica’s Tourism Comeback as Record High Season Follows Modest 2025 Growth
Costa Rica’s tourism closed 2025 with 2,689,278 international visitors arriving by air — a slim 1% gain over 2024 — but the figures mask a sharper theme: a fourth-quarter rebound that has carried into a record-shattering 2025–2026 high season at both major airports, according to a new analysis. The full-year result, confirmed by the Costa […]
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Costa Rica’s Tourism Comeback as Record High Season Follows Modest 2025 Growth
Costa Rica’s tourism closed 2025 with 2,689,278 international visitors arriving by air — a slim 1% gain over 2024 — but the figures mask a sharper theme: a fourth-quarter rebound that has carried into a record-shattering 2025–2026 high season at both major airports, according to a new analysis. The full-year result, confirmed by the Costa […]
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Costa Rica’s Tourism Comeback as Record High Season Follows Modest 2025 Growth
Costa Rica’s tourism closed 2025 with 2,689,278 international visitors arriving by air — a slim 1% gain over 2024 — but the figures mask a sharper theme: a fourth-quarter rebound that has carried into a record-shattering 2025–2026 high season at both major airports, according to a new analysis. The full-year result, confirmed by the Costa […]
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Life inside one of the world's most dangerous waterways
By Libby HoganBefore rising conflict pushed the Strait of Hormuz into the spotlight as a choke point vital to economies globally, tourism transformed women's lives.
#Culture #UnrestConflictandWar #CommunityandSociety #History #Multiculturalism #HumanInterest #Religion #TravelandTourism #Women #LibbyHogan
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Costa Rica Opens Five-Lane Bridge to Relieve Congestion
A newly expanded five-lane bridge over the Corrogres River on the Lindora bypass is now fully open to traffic, as project officials say it will ease one of the busiest chokepoints between Santa Ana and Lindora west of our capital and which the government is holding up as a model for future infrastructure work. The […]
The post Costa Rica Opens Five-Lane Bridge to Relieve Con [...]#Featured #News #TravelAndTourism
https://ticotimes.net/2026/05/19/costa-rica-opens-five-lane-bridge-to-relieve-congestion
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Costa Rica Opens Five-Lane Bridge to Relieve Congestion
A newly expanded five-lane bridge over the Corrogres River on the Lindora bypass is now fully open to traffic, as project officials say it will ease one of the busiest chokepoints between Santa Ana and Lindora west of our capital and which the government is holding up as a model for future infrastructure work. The […]
The post Costa Rica Opens Five-Lane Bridge to Relieve Con [...]#Featured #News #TravelAndTourism
https://ticotimes.net/2026/05/19/costa-rica-opens-five-lane-bridge-to-relieve-congestion
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Costa Rica Opens Five-Lane Bridge to Relieve Congestion
A newly expanded five-lane bridge over the Corrogres River on the Lindora bypass is now fully open to traffic, as project officials say it will ease one of the busiest chokepoints between Santa Ana and Lindora west of our capital and which the government is holding up as a model for future infrastructure work. The […]
The post Costa Rica Opens Five-Lane Bridge to Relieve Con [...]#Featured #News #TravelAndTourism
https://ticotimes.net/2026/05/19/costa-rica-opens-five-lane-bridge-to-relieve-congestion
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Costa Rica Opens Five-Lane Bridge to Relieve Congestion
A newly expanded five-lane bridge over the Corrogres River on the Lindora bypass is now fully open to traffic, as project officials say it will ease one of the busiest chokepoints between Santa Ana and Lindora west of our capital and which the government is holding up as a model for future infrastructure work. The […]
The post Costa Rica Opens Five-Lane Bridge to Relieve Con [...]#Featured #News #TravelAndTourism
https://ticotimes.net/2026/05/19/costa-rica-opens-five-lane-bridge-to-relieve-congestion
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Costa Rica Opens Five-Lane Bridge to Relieve Congestion
A newly expanded five-lane bridge over the Corrogres River on the Lindora bypass is now fully open to traffic, as project officials say it will ease one of the busiest chokepoints between Santa Ana and Lindora west of our capital and which the government is holding up as a model for future infrastructure work. The […]
The post Costa Rica Opens Five-Lane Bridge to Relieve Con [...]#Featured #News #TravelAndTourism
https://ticotimes.net/2026/05/19/costa-rica-opens-five-lane-bridge-to-relieve-congestion
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Costa Rica Weather: Afternoon Thunderstorms – Plan Beach Time Early
The Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) forecasts that an acceleration of trade winds over the Caribbean will push humidity into Costa Rica today, triggering afternoon downpours and thunderstorms across most of the country. The Pacific coast and mountain areas will see the heaviest activity, while the Caribbean and Northern Zone start cloudy with scattered mor [...]
#Featured #News #TravelAndTourism
https://ticotimes.net/2026/05/19/costa-rica-weather-afternoon-thunderstorms-plan-beach-time-early
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Costa Rica Starts Bridge Replacement Near San José Airport
Costa Rica’s Ministry of Public Works and Transportation will begin work Monday, May 18, on a new modular bridge across from Juan Santamaría International Airport, in a project aimed at strengthening one of the country’s busiest road corridors. The work will take place on Route 1 in the El Coyol–San José direction. MOPT said crews […]
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https://ticotimes.net/2026/05/18/costa-rica-starts-bridge-replacement-near-san-jose-airport
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Costa Rican Woman Dies on Iberia Flight from Madrid to San José
Costa Rica saw a second airport emergency on Saturday after authorities responded to the death of a passenger aboard an Iberia flight arriving from Madrid, the same day another aircraft activated emergency protocols at Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia. A 59-year-old Costa Rican woman died aboard an Iberia flight from Madrid on Saturday afternoon, […]
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https://ticotimes.net/2026/05/18/costa-rican-woman-dies-on-iberia-flight-from-madrid-to-san-jose
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Costa Rica Airport Emergency After Southwest Flight Diverts to Liberia
A Southwest Airlines flight that departed Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría International Airport made an emergency landing Sunday at Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport in Liberia after the crew reported a midair problem shortly after takeoff. The aircraft, identified as Southwest flight WN1203, was traveling from San José to Houston when it diverted to Gua [...]
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Panama Costa Rica Rail Corridor Could Transform Central America Travel
A railway that would stitch together two of Central America’s most dynamic economies is quietly moving from vision to blueprint. Panama and Costa Rica are jointly advancing plans for a cross-border rail corridor that, if completed, would transform how people and goods move through the region and potentially set a template for integration all the […]
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Community fights back against caravan park development proposal
By Danielle Pope, Lily Kristanto, and Rachael LucasA community group in Victoria's south-east will appeal a council planning decision to approve the development of a regional caravan park, which it says would be an "absolute disaster" for the region.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-19/sandy-point-caravan-park-development-challenge/106268906
#RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #CommunityOrganisations #TravelandTourism #DaniellePope #LilyKristanto # #RachaelLucas
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The hantavirus stokes fear about travel to the end of the world
USHUAIA, Argentina (AP) — Travelers hoping to catch a glimpse of Magellanic penguins and humpback whales have journeyed…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Health #argentina #CentralAmerica #Generalnews #Hantavirus #JavierMilei #JosContreras #JuanPavlov #JulioLovece #LatinAmerica #MarkLoafman #PatricioCornejo #SouthAmerica #TravelandTourism #Worldnews
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The hantavirus stokes fear about travel to the end of the world
USHUAIA, Argentina (AP) — Travelers hoping to catch a glimpse of Magellanic penguins and humpback whales have journeyed…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Health #argentina #CentralAmerica #Generalnews #Hantavirus #JavierMilei #JosContreras #JuanPavlov #JulioLovece #LatinAmerica #MarkLoafman #PatricioCornejo #SouthAmerica #TravelandTourism #Worldnews
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Best Time and Place to Go Tarpon Fishing in Costa Rica
Barra del Colorado has long been one of Costa Rica’s great fishing destinations, especially for anglers chasing Atlantic tarpon along the country’s remote northern Caribbean coast. It’s near the Nicaraguan border, where the Río Colorado meets the Caribbean Sea, the area is known for jungle-lined waterways, remote fishing lodges, and one of the most famous […]
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https://ticotimes.net/2026/05/17/best-time-and-place-to-go-tarpon-fishing-in-costa-rica
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Hundreds of holidaymakers in limbo as travel company cancels trips
By Kristy Sexton-McGrathAustralian travellers say they have been dumped days and weeks before their overseas holidays after a tour company cancelled their trips.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/avg-travels-cancelled-flights-china-tours/106691186
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Costa Rica Hotel Faces Backlash After Refusing Entry to Guide Dog
Barceló Hotel Group issued a public apology after a couple with visual disabilities denounced that the Occidental Papagayo hotel in Guanacaste refused entry to a guide dog, leaving one of them unable to take part in a planned birthday trip. The case involved Andrea Arce and Alberto Zumbado, who said they had arranged a stay […]
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https://ticotimes.net/2026/05/17/costa-rica-hotel-faces-backlash-after-refusing-entry-to-guide-dog
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Costa Rica’s New Caño Negro Bridge Cuts Travel Time to Monteverde
The new Caño Negro bridge is reshaping travel between La Fortuna, El Castillo and Monteverde, creating a faster inland tourist route across one of Costa Rica’s best-known tourist areas. The 112-meter bridge over the Caño Negro River was put into service on April 24 after roughly 50 years of local requests. The Ministry of Public […]
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https://ticotimes.net/2026/05/17/costa-ricas-new-cano-negro-bridge-cuts-travel-time-to-monteverde
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Cruise industry expects no impact from hantavirus outbreak on ship
Recent outbreaks of hantavirus and norovirus on cruise ships are making headlines, but they’re unlikely to dim the…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #BankofAmericaCorp #BobLevinstein #Business #Diseaseoutbreaks #Generalnews #Hantavirus #Headlines #Health #Iran #Irangovernment #iranwar #Japan #JenniFielding #Lifestyle #Miami #ScottEddy #TopStories #Travelandtourism #Worldnews
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https://www.europesays.com/news/29837/ Cruise industry expects no impact from hantavirus outbreak on ship #BankOfAmericaCorp #BobLevinstein #Business #DiseaseOutbreaks #GeneralNews #Hantavirus #Headlines #Health #Iran #IranGovernment #IranWar #Japan #JenniFielding #lifestyle #Miami #News #ScottEddy #TopStories #TravelAndTourism #WorldNews
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Costa Rica Birdwatching Fair 2026 to Spotlight Sarapiquí Wildlife
Costa Rica will host the North American Bird Fair Costa Rica 2026 from June 4 to 7 in Sarapiquí, bringing together birdwatchers, nature photographers, tourism operators, educators, naturalists and conservation groups for a four-day event focused on birding, conservation and nature-based tourism. The event will take place in Puerto Viejo de S [...]
#EnvironmentAndWildlife #Featured #News #TravelAndTourism
https://ticotimes.net/2026/05/17/costa-rica-birdwatching-fair-2026-to-spotlight-sarapiqui-wildlife
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Costa Rica Welcomes Over One Million Tourists in First Quarter
Costa Rica’s tourism industry opened the year with strong momentum, passing one million international visitors in the first quarter and posting growth compared with the same period last year. From January through March, Costa Rica received 1,033,777 foreign tourists through all entry points, according to official tourism data. That represents an 11.3% increase over th [...]
#Featured #News #TravelAndTourism
https://ticotimes.net/2026/05/16/costa-rica-welcomes-over-one-million-tourists-in-first-quarter
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Tourism operators priced out of own industry conference
By Rachel HaganStruggling businesses in Carnarvon, reliant on tourism, say they want more support to be involved with the 2026 WA Tourism Conference that the region is hosting.
#TourismandLeisureIndustry #SmallBusinesses #RegionalCommunities #TravelandTourism #RachelHagan
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The darkness of a Tasmanian town's night sky could be protected
By Mackenzie ArcherThe northern Tasmanian town of Ross is working to protect its night sky, a years-long process that would see it formally recognised for its darkness and clarity.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-17/tasmania-ross-dark-sky-accreditation-tourism/106620330
#TourismandLeisureIndustry #Space #TravelandTourism #MackenzieArcher
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Pope to visit France in September with a stop at UNESCO
ROME — ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is adding another trip to his already busy 2026 travel…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #catholicchurch #Generalnews #Politics #Religion #travelandtourism #Worldnews
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Pope to visit France in September with a stop at UNESCO
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is adding another trip to his already busy 2026 travel schedule, making…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #catholicchurch #Generalnews #internationalnews #Politics #PopeFrancis #PopeLeoXIV #Religion #travelandtourism #Unesco #UnitedNations #Worldnews
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Pope to visit France in September with a stop at UNESCO | Region
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is adding another trip to his already busy 2026 travel schedule, making…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #catholicchurch #Generalnews #Politics #Religion #travelandtourism #vaticanpopetravelfranceunesco #Worldnews
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Pope to visit France in September with a stop at UNESCO | Region
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is adding another trip to his already busy 2026 travel schedule, making…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #catholicchurch #Generalnews #Politics #Religion #travelandtourism #vaticanpopetravelfranceunesco #Worldnews
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Pope to visit France in September with a stop at UNESCO | National News
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is adding another trip to his already busy 2026 travel schedule, making…
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$40m bid for airline crackdown as sector warns of higher fares, cancelled flights
By Kristy Sexton-McGrathThe federal government has announced nearly $40 million to fund an overhaul of aviation consumer rights.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/federal-budget-aviation-consumer-protections/106665266
#Budget #TravelandTourism #ConsumerProtection #KristySextonMcGrath
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$40m bid for airline crackdown as sector warns of higher fares, cancelled flights
By Kristy Sexton-McGrathThe federal government has announced nearly $40 million to fund an overhaul of aviation consumer rights.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/federal-budget-aviation-consumer-protections/106665266
#Budget #TravelandTourism #ConsumerProtection #KristySextonMcGrath
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$40m bid for airline crackdown as sector warns of higher fares, cancelled flights
By Kristy Sexton-McGrathThe federal government has announced nearly $40 million to fund an overhaul of aviation consumer rights.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/federal-budget-aviation-consumer-protections/106665266
#Budget #TravelandTourism #ConsumerProtection #KristySextonMcGrath
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$40m bid for airline crackdown as sector warns of higher fares, cancelled flights
By Kristy Sexton-McGrathThe federal government has announced nearly $40 million to fund an overhaul of aviation consumer rights.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/federal-budget-aviation-consumer-protections/106665266
#Budget #TravelandTourism #ConsumerProtection #KristySextonMcGrath
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$40m bid for airline crackdown as sector warns of higher fares, cancelled flights
By Kristy Sexton-McGrathThe federal government has announced nearly $40 million to fund an overhaul of aviation consumer rights.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/federal-budget-aviation-consumer-protections/106665266
#Budget #TravelandTourism #ConsumerProtection #KristySextonMcGrath
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Costa Rica Faces Active Pacific Hurricane Season
The Pacific hurricane season officially opens today, with regional forecasters warning of an active stretch ahead as Central American emergency agencies move into operational readiness. Guatemala’s National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED), Honduras’s National Center for Atmospheric, Oceanographic and Seismic Studies (CENAOS) and other regional meteorological authorities confirmed [...]
https://ticotimes.net/2026/05/15/costa-rica-faces-active-pacific-hurricane-season
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Dollar Hits Historic Low Against Costa Rica’s Colón for Second Day
The U.S. dollar fell to another historic low against Costa Rica’s colón on Thursday, closing at ¢453.94 in the wholesale foreign-exchange market, known as Monex. It was the second consecutive session in which the dollar reached its lowest level since the Central Bank began publishing the series in December 2007. The latest drop followed Wednesday’s […]
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https://ticotimes.net/2026/05/15/dollar-hits-historic-low-against-costa-ricas-colon-for-second-day
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Costa Rica Airport Named Best Regional Airport in Central America and Caribbean
Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría International Airport has been named the best regional airport in Central America and the Caribbean in the Skytrax 2026 World Airport Awards, giving the country another aviation recognition at a time when regional competition for travelers is growing. The San José-area airport, located in Alajuela, took first place in the [...]
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Costa Rica Airport Named Best Regional Airport in Central America and Caribbean
Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría International Airport has been named the best regional airport in Central America and the Caribbean in the Skytrax 2026 World Airport Awards, giving the country another aviation recognition at a time when regional competition for travelers is growing. The San José-area airport, located in Alajuela, took first place in the [...]
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Costa Rica Airport Named Best Regional Airport in Central America and Caribbean
Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría International Airport has been named the best regional airport in Central America and the Caribbean in the Skytrax 2026 World Airport Awards, giving the country another aviation recognition at a time when regional competition for travelers is growing. The San José-area airport, located in Alajuela, took first place in the [...]
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Costa Rica Airport Named Best Regional Airport in Central America and Caribbean
Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría International Airport has been named the best regional airport in Central America and the Caribbean in the Skytrax 2026 World Airport Awards, giving the country another aviation recognition at a time when regional competition for travelers is growing. The San José-area airport, located in Alajuela, took first place in the [...]
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Costa Rica Airport Named Best Regional Airport in Central America and Caribbean
Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría International Airport has been named the best regional airport in Central America and the Caribbean in the Skytrax 2026 World Airport Awards, giving the country another aviation recognition at a time when regional competition for travelers is growing. The San José-area airport, located in Alajuela, took first place in the [...]
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Costa Rica’s Caribbean and Southern Tourism Push Faces Years of Delays
Costa Rica’s plan to redirect tourism investment toward the Caribbean coast and the Southern Zone is now formally in the hands of Marcos Borges, the newly installed executive president of the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT). But the timelines emerging from the two master plans he inherits make clear that any visible change for travelers, […]
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Costa Rica’s Caribbean and Southern Tourism Push Faces Years of Delays
Costa Rica’s plan to redirect tourism investment toward the Caribbean coast and the Southern Zone is now formally in the hands of Marcos Borges, the newly installed executive president of the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT). But the timelines emerging from the two master plans he inherits make clear that any visible change for travelers, […]
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Costa Rica’s Caribbean and Southern Tourism Push Faces Years of Delays
Costa Rica’s plan to redirect tourism investment toward the Caribbean coast and the Southern Zone is now formally in the hands of Marcos Borges, the newly installed executive president of the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT). But the timelines emerging from the two master plans he inherits make clear that any visible change for travelers, […]
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