This October, Costa Rica will host the 6th  International Conference on Sustainable Tourism: Planet, People, and Peace. The main objective of this landmark event is to “celebrate and promote the tourism sector’s contribution to building a better world”. The conference takes place in the format of a “learning platform” and seeks to unite entrepreneurs and…

Costa Rica is home to the longest season for whale watching in the world, and September kicks off the peak of one of two of the most popular times of year to witness humpback whales who migrate to the warm and rich waters of Marino Ballena to give birth to their young. One group visits…

Costa Rica continues to see more and more direct flights from Europe, as the Tourism Board does it’s job to attract more and more airlines to come to our amazing country. The German airline, Lufthansa will now start flights from Frankfort, Germany to San Jose beginning March 2018 with two non-stop flights per week. Frankfort…

The sale of the Papagayo Peninsula to a Gencom affiliate in August of 2016 has caused an investment “domino effect” in the Northern Guanacaste region. Soon after the Gencom acquisition, the Hard Rock Cafe announced it had purchased the Allegro Papagayo Hotel and they will be opening a new Hard Rock Cafe Hotel in early…