#Avianca announces increase in flights between #CostaRica and other destinations │ #costadevelopers

A few months ago TACA announced the cancellation of several of its direct flights between cities in America and Costa Rica, other airlines seek to solve gaps that these left.

From next two November, Avianca will be daily flights between El Salvador and Costa Rica, both to and from. Flights will also increase and from Bogotá, Colombia.

According to the airline, these new flights allow the company to strengthen connectivity with only a scale to more than 40 cities in America and Madrid, Spain.

Avianca recently also announced the change of the image of their aircraft, in Bogotá, Colombia in recent days.

For flights from and to El Salvador will have a total of 60 weekly, these will be implemented gradually during these next six months of the year 2013.

According to the Director of communications of Avianca, Claudia Arenas "travelers across the network of routes, may benefit the strengthening of El Salvador connection Center, which in turn will result in more schedule options, greater availability of chairs and an improvement in attention".

For flights between El Salvador and Costa Rica, from November 2 will have a frequency of 56 flights per week, previously there were 42, this represents 14 flights increased more.

Additionally benefit will be visitors seeking an offer of flights from the United States. For example there will be two daily flights to New York, three daily flights to Los Angeles and Washington, two daily to Miami and Mexico; a direct connection to Belize, Houston, Orlando, Toronto and Havana.

Thanks to the frequency of 28 flights per week between Costa Rica and Bogotá, may offer a better connection from and to cities in South America, Santiago de Chile, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo in Brazil, La Paz, Quito, Guayaquil, and also Madrid, Spain.

Tourists planning to visit Costa Rica also enjoy direct flights from Caracas, Mexico, Miami, Tegucigalpa, Managua, Lima, Bogota, Guatemala and Panama.

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What is the best way to travel for senior adults?

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Costa Rica is destination for travelers of all ages, also hundreds of seniors opt to visit the country to appreciate its beauty.

Senior adults have many options to visit Costa Rica, and the country offers the comforts so that they are in a quiet environment that allows them to appreciate the natural beauty of this small paradise.

Activities range from samples of photography, educational visits to museums, days of volunteering and city tours. You can also visit botanical gardens, the rain forest where wild animals can be viewed and also activities with children such as festivals and other experiences in rural areas.

The country's policies have always favored senior adults, so it is not difficult to see that many establishments have discounts for seniors, which also allows visitors save long lines.

If you are retired and have greater flexibility to travel, it is good to also plan trips in less-saturated times or “low season” also known as "green season".

The climate of Costa Rica is ideal for any visitor, so it is not very convenient to bring heavy clothing or cold. It is not suitable to bring much luggage, since normally it is possible to move from one place to other, is frequently better recommended to carry small bags of wheels.

It is important to take into account if you are consuming some medically, bringing the amount necessary for the trip, however many similar drugs are sold in the country, or which can be found in the United States or Canada, usually the pharmacies they have English speaking staff, especially at tourist sites.

Suggestion is that you traveling in organized groups, the stress of planning a trip only so far. It should be taken into consideration that it is not convenient to handle in unknown locations and especially in hilly roads, so it is suggested the hiring of a private vehicle with a driver.

In Costa Rica, it is possible to travel from one side of the country to the other using domestic flights, which can save you several hours of travel by land, for example between the capital and the North Pacific, where you will find many touristic areas.

Some of the more popular to visit are: Manuel Antonio National Park, Monteverde, Bay Whale and turtle in the Caribbean.

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Airports in Costa Rica want to become port of destination and not transit

This strategy has attracted more than 2.3 million tourists to the country during the past year.

Tourism Minister Allan Flores, is focused in that it is important for tourists to visit the country for more than five days about when they have to make stops in Costa Rica and not become only a transit country.

Strategy has already achieved more than 2 million tourists visit the country.

"More beneficial are those passengers landing at the airport from entering the country, because they leave more currency and help with their experience to promote it in their countries of origin", said Allan Flores, Tourism Minister.

Some representatives of the country's productive sector, see the proposal with very good eyes, also ask the Government to keep a much more comprehensive view and that is generated in addition connections allowing to reach destinations where businesses are generated more easily.

"There has to be a balance. Good rates, diversity of sources and facilities of connection for exporters", said Mario Montero, executive director of the Chamber of food industry.

For example, if we make a comparison with Panama, Tourism Minister acknowledges that the neighboring country bets for connections to the North and South, especially through the Copa airline.

"There are few passengers who arrive at the airport and have to Panama as a final destination. This country focuses on this business model to develop its airport", said Flores.

For example the President of the Chamber of Pineapple Entrepreneurs, Abel Chaves, believes that it is very important for the country to become a target platform end for those businesses who come to do business have the possibility of staying a few days of tourism. But also create suitable that generate more connections from here.

"We have to always go to Panama to reach Europe, that more expensive costs and it is waste of time. If we have an airport with conditions for go direct here, facilitate us much transfers", said Chaves.

Entrepreneurs are running to the idea of having better conditions for tourism executives, would be thus making travel with dual-purpose becoming more frequently.

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Costa Rica in the list of the 15 best Resorts of Central and South America

On that list the country heads with 6 of the 15 positions that are distributed throughout the national.

The international magazine for travelers "Condé Nast Traveler" relize a publication on its website where brought together 15 resorts in the Latin American region. The best 15 Resorts throughout Central and South America were chosen by its readers through the web site.

Costa Rica stands out in the top of the list and almost half of the recognition took these places; for example the Xandari Resort and Spa in the province of Alajuela is second.

Xandari used to be a coffee plantation, but was converted into a Resort and Spa for several years.

Xandari is located very close to the international airport Juan Santa Maria, however far enough away to offer guests a tranquil atmosphere with trails surrounded by rivers, overlooking the Central Valley, beautiful gardens and unparalleled attention.

The luxurious Four Seasons Costa Rica also tops the list in the third place, located on Peninsula Papagayo, according to readers of the magazine, its best-known services are carefully decorated rooms, inspired by nature with beautiful shades of green and blue, their wide range of golf and the delicious food that guests can enjoy.

Some of the other Costa Rican sites contained in the list are the Hotel Punta Islita in Guanacaste, El Silencio Lodge in golden yellow that are located in the eighth and ninth position, while Los sueños Marriott Horseshoe, Arenas del Mar in Manuel Antonio and the Westin Playa Conchal placed 11,12 and 15 respectively and located on the Pacific coast.

Costa Rica is the country that most resorts in the list, in the ranking of the magazine also houses were grouped resorts of other countries on the continent such as Argentina, Belize, Peru, and Uruguay. All hotels listed have the tourist declaratory of the Costa Rican Institute of tourism (ICT) and also with certification for sustainability in tourism (CST).

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Hotel investment in Costa Rica has grown during the last years

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Costa Rica receives more than 2 million tourists a year, forcing it to having a large capacity of reception of visitors

After the crisis of 2009 the industry slowly recovers, many companies were indebted and with problems in the banking sector, which prevented them from retrieving his credit. However in Costa Rica hotel investment has soared in the past 3 years.

Tourism presents a significant boom characterized by a greater intent on business and strategy for success.

During the crisis, the industry suffered a stagnation of hundreds of hotels five stars, especially along the coast, where there is greater demand. According to Carlos Hernández, spokesman of the Pellas Development Group, there are several factors favoring the growth as the airport in Liberia, Guanacaste, among others.

Notwithstanding that in Costa Rica the adjustment in the construction and development of the large hotels is extremely rigid, many of them have chosen to develop a tourism much more friendly to the environment, for example the hotel Holiday Inn in Escazú, San José.

"Now is an organic investment, almost always added to a proven system of international sales and solid concepts," said Gustavo Segura, President of Grupo Punta Islita.

Employers have attached also to the features offered by the country through its international tourism marketing campaigns. For example conditions natives of Costa Rica, and the concept of harmony luxury and nature.

In 2011 for example, according to the federate College of engineers and architects, grew the amount of square meters processed for construction in n 249% over the previous year.

Employment generation is others very positive elements, between 2008 and 2013, the tourism industry generated more than 100,000 jobs, according to data from the National Institute of statistics and census.

In Costa Rica currently has 22 445 rooms and only have closed 14 stores in the period 2008-2013.

However, it is likely that offer grows in a 19.4% this year to 2011.

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