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This year he reached the million travelers
The million tourists Kratochvil is celebrated with family, consisting of Kristine, Joel and his three daughters Anna (r.), Leah and Jenna.
For the first time, Costa Rica recorded the milestone of one million American tourists in a year. These entrants all ports, equivalent to 40% of all international arrivals recorded in the country during 2015.
The figure was celebrated on Friday at the Juan Santamaria airport with the arrival of the family Kratochvil, consisting of Kristine, Joel and his three daughters Anna (16), Leah (14) and Jenna (12), who traveled for the first time our country from the state of Washington.
"Today we make history by winning a million tourists a market with a potential of about 50 million passengers, so the work continues to ensure the sustained growth, with the goal of consolidating as one of its major destinations preference for vacations, "said Mauricio Ventura, chief of Tourism.
The improvement in the US economy contributes to achieving this objective.
"The continued recovery of the US economy. UU., Employment and wealth of the residents of that country, is supporting private consumption, including domestic travel and overseas, "said economist Alberto Franco, who expects the trend to continue.
