Archive for the ‘Costa Rica’ Category
Costa Rica Offers North American Travelers $1 million worth of trips San Jose
Costa Ricaâs Million Dollar Gift of Happiness aimed at sharing Costa Rican experience with North American travelers via $1 million worth of trips San Jose, COSTA RICA (October 6, 2011)–The Costa Rica Tourism Board announced today the launch of its new advertising campaign in the United States and Canada, set to inspire visitors to explore [...]
October 13, 2011
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Costa Rica to Host Global Medical Tourism Conference
Costa Rica, known worldwide for its leadership in ecological preservation, sustainable development and eco-friendly tourism, will lead the world once again as it hosts the 2011 Medical Travel International Business Summit May 2-4, 2011 in San Jose and Guanacaste provinces.
April 26, 2011
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Exploring Central America made easy with new direct flight
March, 2011, San JosĂŠ, Costa Rica â Travellers wanting to experience the diversity of inland and coastal Central America are in luck this week as the airline Nature Air has just announced a new direct flight between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. As the worldâs first carbon neutral airline, Nature Air is the only airline to [...]
March 18, 2011
Posted in: Airlines & Railways, Central America, Costa Rica
UFOs Over Costa Rica – A Popular Place to Both Tourists and Aliens
An orange light in the sky lights up again the controversy between scientists and those who claim that Costa Rica is one of the favourite destinations by aliens – the UFO kind. In a video provided by a neighbour of TibĂĄs to the local television station, Teletica, there is an orange round light that apparently expands [...]
February 7, 2011
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Costa Rica Tourism Board sponsors Get Going Costa Rica Family Adventure Sweepstakes
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – The Costa Rica Tourism Board, together with the National Aquarium and Los Angeles Zoo, is excited to announce the Get Going Costa Rica Family Adventure Sweepstakes that will send two lucky families of four on an all inclusive family eco-adventure to Costa Rica for six nights and seven days, the [...]
January 3, 2011
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Readers name Costa Rican mineral springs spa eco-resort as one of the top resorts in Central and South America
La Fortuna, COSTA RICA, November 2010 â TabacĂłn Grand Spa Thermal Resort has earned a spot for the first time among the Top 15 list of Central and South America Resorts on the 23rd annual CondĂŠ Nast Travelerâs âReadersâ Choice Awards.â The luxury resort, a member of The Leading Hotels of the World, and its [...]
November 24, 2010
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Costa Rica Launches Social Media Platforms and Tweets Up its Game
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, August 9, 2010 â The Costa Rica Tourism Board has announced the launch of its official Visit Costa Rica Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels, aimed at catering to the increasing demand for information about this small and peaceful Central American country. Through its new social media platforms, Costa Rica hopes to [...]
August 10, 2010
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Tabacon Grand Spa Thermal Resort in Costa Rica is the Second Hotel Worldwide to Achieve Luxury Eco Certification
La Fortuna, COSTA RICA (June 2010) â TabacĂłn Grand Spa Thermal Resort in Arenal, Costa Rica, has achieved the Luxury Eco Certification Standard (LECS), becoming the first luxury hotel in that country and the second luxury hotel in the world to pass the intensive desk audit and on-site inspections required for certification. The innovative program, [...]
June 17, 2010
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10 Ways to Find Adventure On Costa Ricaâs Osa Peninsula
OSA PENINSULA, Costa RicaâThe tiny patch of Costa Ricaâs last remaining tropical humid rainforest holds about 2.5% of the worldâs biodiversity, making it an âunspoiledâ travel destination for visitors who want to experience Costa Rica in its most pristine form. El Remanso Lodge beckons both adventurers and people looking for a relaxing getaway in the [...]
June 1, 2010
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Partnership To Create New Opportunities for Sustainable Tourism Companies in Costa Rica
TORONTO, Dec. 11, 2009 Â Costa Rican hotel owners and managers who are committed to eco-tourism and sustainability have a new way to offer and promote their adventure travel services thanks to an agreement recently signed by the international conservation group Rainforest Alliance, North American tour operator Gap Adventures and the nonprofit voluntourism organization Planeterra.
December 11, 2009
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