Costa Rica Tourism News

Do Costa Ricans need to worry about super-spreader crowds at our beaches? Not according the evidence.

If you are one of the people like I was almost 20 years ago that wanted to explore "The Dream" of Costa Rica real estate, I highly suggest you watch this video. It's a pretty realistic assessment of expectations.

Despite many problems, Costa Rica may facing a future of great opportunity.

What you need to know about the new rule requiring COVID tests for all air passenger to the US.

With the idea of reinvention and revitalisation in mind, Casey Halloran has a few ideas that could help Costa Rica to come out of this pandemic stronger and more innovative, and well-positioned to prosper in a changing tourism world.

Washington Post travel writer Hannah Sampson says global tourism providers can expect relative "masses of travelers in the summer of 2021, with a swell expected to stretch into the end of the year and beyond."

Costa Rica has the 46th-most new cases per capita over the past seven days, according to The New York Times. At 21.5 new cases per 100,000 people, this significantly trails the United States, but is higher than Canada.

Bill #22215, the Law to Attract International Workers and Remote Service Providers, is winding its way through the Costa Rican legislature. If passed, the law will allow remote workers to stay in Costa Rica for up to a year and add another six months after that if they wish.

In Espisode 6, Casey catches up with Argentine expat Joaquin Rodriguez, a Partner and Director at Stay in Costa: a property management company that offers high-end Vacation Rentals and Luxury Houses & Condos inside Los Sueños Resort and Marina.

In Episode 5 of Let's Talk Tourism, Namu Travel Group's Casey Halloran talks with Colin Brownlee, owner of the boutique hotel Banana Azul in the Caribbean town of Puerto Viejo.