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.

Posted by Costa Developers