Travel and Tourism in Costa Rica to 2018

Published: Mar, 2014 | Pages: 94 | Publisher: Timetric
Industry: Travel Services | Report Format: Electronic (PDF)

Synopsis
The report provides detailed market analysis, information and insights, including:
Historic and forecast tourist volumes covering the entire Costa Rican travel and tourism sector
Detailed analysis of tourist spending patterns in Costa Rica for various categories in the travel and tourism sector, such as accommodation, sightseeing and entertainment, foodservice, transportation, retail, travel intermediaries and others
Detailed market classification across each category, with analysis using similar metrics
Detailed analysis of the airline, hotel, car rental and travel intermediaries industries

Summary
The Costa Rican travel and tourism sector was adversely affected by the global recession in 2009 and 2010. The sector experienced slow recovery in 2011, and started to gain momentum in 2012. The Costa Rican tourism board's (ICT) initiatives to promote domestic and international tourism and government developments of new tourism infrastructure and improvements in existing infrastructure are supporting the sector's development.
Scope
This report provides an extensive analysis related to the tourism demands and flows in Costa Rica:
It details historical values for the Costa Rican tourism sector for 2009-2013, along with forecast figures for 2014-2018
It provides comprehensive analysis of travel and tourism demand factors, with values for both the 2009-2013 review period and the 2014-2018 forecast period
The report provides a detailed analysis and forecast of domestic, inbound and outbound tourist flows in Costa Rica.
It provides comprehensive analysis of the trends in the airline, hotel, car rental and travel intermediaries industries, with values for both the 2009-2013 review period and the 2014-2018 forecast period
Reason To Buy
Take strategic business decisions using historic and forecast market data related to the Costa Rican travel and tourism sector.
Understand the demand-side dynamics within the Costa Rican travel and tourism sector, along with key market trends and growth opportunities.
Key Highlights
The first National Tourism Fair of Costa Rica, aimed at encouraging domestic tourism, was held in San Jose in November 2013. Around 45 domestic companies participated in the event, including tour operators, theme park agents, car rental companies, hosting companies, and rural tourism operators. Domestic tourism packages and destinations were promoted, increasing the competitiveness and quality of services offered.
The government is also expanding Juan Santamaria International Airport at a cost of US$18 million by building two additional boarding gates to help accommodate an additional 260,000 passengers annually. The airport will also be remodeled with the construction of a hangar and other auxiliary facilities at a cost of US$34 million. These activities began in November 2013. The hangar will be located 150m from the runway and will have the capacity to house six Boeing 757-300 planes.
Investment in Costa Rica's hospitality industry is increasing at a healthy pace. For example, Starwood Hotels & Resorts announced the opening of its Sheraton San Jose hotel with 172 rooms in July 2013, and Hyatt Hotels opened a five-star property, the Andaz Peninsula Papagayo, in Guanacaste with 127 rooms in December 2013.
UK-based car rental company Green Motion announced the sale of its franchise in Costa Rica in August 2013. The franchise will be run by Toyota Rent a Car. Green Motion Costa Rica will offer vehicle rentals from eight locations, including Alajuela International Airport and Liberia International Airport.
According to the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness 2013 report, the country's lack of cultural sites weakens its competitiveness in terms of attracting international tourists. However, tour operators have started to create cultural tour packages based on modern Tico culture. Tour operators are also focusing on chocolate and coffee tours, and cookery classes.

 1 Executive Summary
1.1.1 Emphasis on MICE tourism
1.1.2 Focus on Sustaible Tourism Program
2 Travel and Tourism Sector In Context
3 Country Fact Sheet
4 Tourism Flows
4.1.1 Domestic tourism
4.1.2 Inbound tourism
4.1.3 Outbound tourism
4.2.1 Domestic and regiol tourism fairs
4.2.2 Development of existing tourism infrastructure
4.2.3 New immigration law
4.3.1 Domestic tourism
4.3.2 Inbound tourism
4.3.3 Outbound tourism
5 Airlines
5.2.1 Plans for a new intertiol airport
5.2.2 New airline routes
5.2.3 Open skies agreements with Chi and Qatar
6 Hotels
6.2.1 New investments in hospitality industry
6.2.2 'Five-Leaf' rating system
6.2.3 Five-star ratings by Costa Rican tourism board
7 Car Rental
7.2.1 Green Motion sold its franchise to Toyota Rent a Car
8 Travel Intermediaries
8.2.1 Creation of cultural tours
9 Tourism Board Profile
10 Airport Profiles
10.1.1 Overview
10.1.2 Operator profile
10.1.3 Routes
11 Company Profiles - Airlines
11.1.1 Copa Airlines Costa Rica - company overview
11.1.2 Copa Airlines Costa Rica - main services
11.2.1 Lineas Aereas Costarricenses SA - company overview
11.2.2 Lineas Aereas Costarricenses SA - main services
11.2.3 Lineas Aereas Costarricenses SA - key employees
11.3.1 United Airlines Costa Rica - company overview
11.3.2 United Airlines Costa Rica - main services
11.3.3 United Airlines Costa Rica - key employees
12 Company Profiles - HOTELS
12.1.1 Best Western Hotels Costa Rica - company overview
12.1.2 Best Western Hotels Costa Rica - main services
12.1.3 Best Western Hotels Costa Rica - key employees
12.2.1 Marriott Hotels Costa Rica - company overview
12.2.2 Marriott Hotels Costa Rica - main services and brands
12.2.3 Marriott Hotels Costa Rica - key employees
12.3.1 InterContinental Hotels and Resorts Costa Rica - company overview
12.3.2 InterContinental Hotels and Resorts Costa Rica - main services
12.3.3 InterContinental Hotels and Resorts Costa Rica - key employees
12.4.1 Hilton Hotels & Resorts Costa Rica - company overview
12.4.2 Hilton Hotels & Resorts Costa Rica - main services and brands
12.4.3 Hilton Hotels & Resorts Costa Rica - key employees
12.5.1 Barcelo Hotels & Resorts Costa Rica - company overview
12.5.2 Barcelo Hotels & Resorts Costa Rica - main services
13 Company Profiles - Car Rental
13.1.1 Dollar Rent A Car Costa Rica - company overview
13.1.2 Dollar Rent A Car Costa Rica - main services
13.2.1 Hertz Rent-a-Car Costa Rica - company overview
13.2.2 Hertz Rent-a-Car Costa Rica - main services
13.3.1 Sixt Rent a Car Costa Rica - company overview
13.3.2 Sixt Rent a Car Costa Rica - main services
13.3.3 Sixt Rent a Car Costa Rica - key employees
13.4.1 Avis Rent a Car Costa Rica - company overview
13.4.2 Avis Rent a Car Costa Rica - main services
13.5.1 Budget Car Rental Costa Rica - company overview
13.5.2 Budget Car Rental Costa Rica - main services
14 Company Profiles - Travel Intermediaries
14.1.1 Vesatours - company overview
14.1.2 Vesatours - main services
14.1.3 Vesatours - key employees
14.2.1 Costa Rican Vacations - company overview
14.2.2 Costa Rican Vacations - main services
14.2.3 Costa Rican Vacations - key employees
14.3.1 Viajes Camino del Sol SA - company overview
14.3.2 Viajes Camino del Sol SA - main services
14.4.1 Travel Excellence, SA - company overview
14.4.2 Travel Excellence, SA - main services
14.4.3 Travel Excellence, SA - key employees
15 Market Data Alysis
15.1.1 Number of trips and overnight stays
15.1.2 Number of overnight stays
15.1.3 Total domestic tourist expenditure
15.1.4 Average expenditure per domestic tourist by category
15.2.1 Intertiol arrivals by region
15.2.2 Intertiol arrivals by purpose of visit
15.2.3 Total inbound tourism expenditure by category
15.2.4 Average intertiol tourist expenditure by category
15.3.1 Intertiol departures by region
15.3.2 Intertiol departures by purpose of visit
15.3.3 Number of overnight stays
15.3.4 Total outbound tourism expenditure by category
15.3.5 Average overseas expenditure per resident by category
15.4.1 Seats available
15.4.2 Number of seats sold by passenger type
15.4.3 Load factor
15.4.4 Passenger kilometers available
15.4.5 Revenue-generating passenger kilometers
15.4.6 Revenue per passenger
15.4.7 Total airline revenue
15.5.1 Hotel establishments
15.5.2 Available rooms
15.5.3 Room occupancy rate
15.5.4 Room nights available
15.5.5 Room nights occupied
15.5.6 Average revenue per available room
15.5.7 Revenue per occupied room
15.5.8 Total revenue per available room
15.5.9 Total hotel revenue
15.5.10 Guests by customer type
15.6.1 Market value by customer type
15.6.2 Fleet size
15.6.3 Rental occasions
15.6.4 Rental length
15.6.5 Average rental length
15.6.6 Utilization rate
15.6.7 Average revenue per day
15.7.1 Travel intermediaries market value by product type
15.7.2 Travel intermediaries market value by channel
15.7.3 Travel intermediaries market value by destition
15.7.4 Travel intermediaries market value by customer type
16 Appendix


List of Tables
Table 1: Costa Rica - Tourist Arrivals from Top 10 Countries (Thousand), 2009-2018
Table 2: Costa Rica - Tourist Departures to Top-10 Countries (Thousand), 2009-2018
Table 3: Costa Rica - Airlines Market Share by Number of Domestic and Intertiol Passengers Carried (%)
Table 4: Costa Rica - Hotels Market Share, Number of Hotels
Table 5: Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) - Key Facts and Locations
Table 6: Juan Santamaria Intertiol Airport - Overview
Table 7: Daniel Oduber Quiros Intertiol Airport - Overview
Table 8: Tobias Bolanos Intertiol Airport - Overview
Table 9: Copa Airlines Costa Rica, Key Facts
Table 10: Copa Airlines Costa Rica, Main Services
Table 11: Lineas Aereas Costarricenses SA, Key Facts
Table 12: Lineas Aereas Costarricenses SA, Main Services
Table 13: Lineas Aereas Costarricenses SA, Key Employees
Table 14: United Airlines Costa Rica, Key Facts
Table 15: United Airlines Costa Rica, Main Services
Table 16: United Airlines Costa Rica, Key Employees
Table 17: Best Western Hotels Costa Rica, Key Facts
Table 18: Best Western Hotels Costa Rica, Main Services
Table 19: Best Western Hotels Costa Rica, Key Employees
Table 20: Marriott Hotels Costa Rica, Key Facts
Table 21: Marriott Hotels Costa Rica, Main Services and Brands
Table 22: Marriott Hotels Costa Rica, Key Employees
Table 23: InterContinental Hotels and Resorts Costa Rica, Key Facts
Table 24: InterContinental Hotels and Resorts Costa Rica, Main Services
Table 25: InterContinental Hotels and Resorts Costa Rica, Key Employees
Table 26: Hilton Hotels & Resorts Costa Rica, Key Facts
Table 27: Hilton Hotels & Resorts Costa Rica, Main Services and Brands
Table 28: Hilton Hotels & Resorts Costa Rica, Key Employees
Table 29: Barcelo Hotels & Resorts Costa Rica, Key Facts
Table 30: Barcelo Hotels & Resorts Costa Rica, Main Services
Table 31: Dollar Rent A Car Costa Rica, Key Facts
Table 32: Dollar Rent A Car Costa Rica, Main Services
Table 33: Hertz Rent-a-Car Costa Rica, Key Facts
Table 34: Hertz Rent-a-Car Costa Rica, Main Services
Table 35: Sixt Rent a Car Costa Rica, Key Facts
Table 36: Sixt Rent a Car Costa Rica, Main Services
Table 37: Sixt Rent a Car Costa Rica, Key Employees
Table 38: Avis Rent a Car Costa Rica, Key Facts
Table 39: Avis Rent a Car Costa Rica, Main Services
Table 40: Budget Car Rental Costa Rica, Key Facts
Table 41: Budget Car Rental Costa Rica, Main Services
Table 42: Vesatours, Key Facts
Table 43: Vesatours, Main Services
Table 44: Vesatours, Key Employees
Table 45: Costa Rican Vacations, Key Facts
Table 46: Costa Rican Vacations, Main Services
Table 47: Costa Rican Vacations, Key Employees
Table 48: Viajes Camino del Sol SA, Key Facts
Table 49: Viajes Camino del Sol SA, Main Services
Table 50: Travel Excellence, SA, Key Facts
Table 51: Travel Excellence, SA, Main Services
Table 52: Travel Excellence, SA, Key Employees
Table 53: Costa Rica - Number of Trips by Purpose (Thousand), 2009-2018
Table 54: Costa Rica - Number of Overnight Stays (Million), 2009-2018
Table 55: Costa Rica - Total Domestic Tourism Expenditure by Category (CRC Billion), 2009-2018
Table 56: Costa Rica - Average Expenditure per Domestic Tourist by Category (CRC), 2009-2018
Table 57: Costa Rica - Intertiol Arrivals by Region (Thousand), 2009-2018
Table 58: Costa Rica - Intertiol Arrivals by Purpose of Visit (Thousand), 2009-2018
Table 59: Costa Rica - Total Inbound Tourism Expenditure by Category (CRC Billion), 2009-2018
Table 60: Costa Rica - Average Expenditure per Inbound Tourist by Category (CRC), 2009-2018
Table 61: Costa Rica - Intertiol Departures by Region (Thousand), 2009-2018
Table 62: Costa Rica - Intertiol Departures by Purpose of Visit (Thousand), 2009-2018
Table 63: Costa Rica - Overnight Stays (Million), 2009-2018
Table 64: Costa Rica - Total Outbound Tourism Expenditure by Category (CRC Billion), 2009-2018
Table 65: Costa Rica - Average Outbound Expenditure per Resident by Category (CRC), 2009-2018
Table 66: Costa Rica - Number of Seats Available (Million), 2009-2018
Table 67: Costa Rica - Number of Seats Sold by Passenger Type (Thousand), 2009-2018
Table 68: Costa Rica - Load Factor (%), 2009-2018
Table 69: Costa Rica - Number of Passenger Kilometers Available (Billion), 2009-2018
Table 70: Costa Rica - Number of Revenue-Generating Passenger Kilometers (Billion), 2009-2018
Table 71: Costa Rica - Revenue per Passenger (CRC), 2009-2018
Table 72: Costa Rica - Total Revenue (CRC Billion), 2009-2018
Table 73: Costa Rica - Hotel Establishments (Actual), 2009-2018
Table 74: Costa Rica - Available Hotel Rooms (Thousand), 2009-2018
Table 75: Costa Rica - Hotel Room Occupancy Rate (%), 2009-2018
Table 76: Costa Rica - Room Nights Available (Million), 2009-2018
Table 77: Costa Rica - Room Nights Occupied (Million), 2009-2018
Table 78: Costa Rica - Average Revenue per Available Room (CRC), 2009-2018
Table 79: Costa Rica - Average Revenue per Occupied Room (CRC), 2009-2018
Table 80: Costa Rica - Total Revenue per Available Room (CRC), 2009-2018
Table 81: Costa Rica - Total Hotel Revenue (CRC Billion), 2009-2018
Table 82: Costa Rica - Guests by Customer Type (Thousand), 2009-2018
Table 83: Costa Rica - Car Rental Market Value by Customer Type (CRC Million), 2009-2018
Table 84: Costa Rica - Car Rental Fleet Size (Actual), 2009-2018
Table 85: Costa Rica - Car Rental, Rental Occasions (Thousand), 2009-2018
Table 86: Costa Rica - Car Rental, Rental Days (Thousand), 2009-2018
Table 87: Costa Rica - Car Rental, Average Rental Length (Days), 2009-2018
Table 88: Costa Rica - Car Rental, Market Utilization Rate (%), 2009-2018
Table 89: Costa Rica - Car Rental Average Revenue per Day (CRC), 2009-2018
Table 90: Costa Rica - Travel Intermediaries Market Value by Product Type (CRC Billion), 2009-2018
Table 91: Costa Rica - Travel Intermediaries Market Value by Channel (CRC Billion), 2009-2018
Table 92: Costa Rica - Travel Intermediaries Market Value by Destition (CRC Billion), 2009-2018
Table 93: Costa Rica - Travel Intermediaries Market Value by Customer Type (CRC Billion), 2009-2018
Table 94: Timetric Travel and Tourism Sector Definitions