Baeti ba UK ho Costa Rica ba eketseha ka 2.5% halofong ea pele ea 2018

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The latest statistics released by the Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT) reveal that a total of 40,907 visitors from the UK travelled to Costa Rica in the first half of 2018 – representing an increase of 2.5% compared to the same period in 2017. This steady growth is a reflection of the upward trend in UK visitors to Costa Rica that has been seen in the last few years, enhanced by the launch of the BA direct flights from London in April 2016.

The latest statistics released by the Boto ea Bohahlauli ea Costa Rica (ICT) reveal that a total of 40,907 visitors from the UK travelled to Costa Rica in the first half of 2018 – representing an increase of 2.5% compared to the same period in 2017.

This steady growth is a reflection of the upward trend in UK visitors to Costa Rica that has been seen in the last few years, enhanced by the launch of the BA direct flights from London in April 2016.

The latest figures position the UK market as Costa Rica’s second largest source market in Europe, only surpassed by France, which has received 44,843 visitors from January to June this year. All other European countries have also seen an increase in visitor figures, including Germany (+6.8) and Spain (+1.6%).

The Irish market has also seen a positive increase in the first half of this year. From January to June 2018, a total of 2,400 Irish travellers visited Costa Rica, representing an impressive 17% increase compared to the same period last year.

In global numbers, Costa Rica welcomed 1,661,145 worldwide visitors from January to June 2018, a 1.7% upsurge compared to the same period in 2017.

Perched between Nicaragua and Panama, Costa Rica offers a plethora of wildlife, landscapes and experiences to cater for all tastes – from sloth encounters and turtle nesting to incredible rainforests, cloud forests and idyllic sand beaches. Accounting for only 0.03% of the earth’s surface, Costa Rica contains 5% of the world’s biodiversity, having 26% of its territory under protection.

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