{"id":31322,"date":"2021-05-04T11:08:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T16:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=31322"},"modified":"2021-05-04T11:08:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T16:08:41","slug":"new-wave-covid-19-infection-threatens-costa-rica-tourist-revival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/new-wave-covid-19-infection-threatens-costa-rica-tourist-revival\/","title":{"rendered":"New wave of COVID-19 infection threatens Costa Rica tourist revival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/cr-tourism.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31323\" src=\"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/cr-tourism.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/cr-tourism.jpg 700w, https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/cr-tourism-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">Costa Rica&#8217;s internationally renowned green escapes are likely to suffer through a second year of costly tourist hesitancy as the spread of the pandemic intensifies in the Central American nation, further battering the key travel sector.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">Amid an April surge of COVID-19 infections, hospital beds are scarce in the tropical country. Its infection rate last week surpassed even tragedy-struck India and Brazil, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\">Given the lack of widespread testing, the real figures could be even worse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-3\">Costa Rica&#8217;s hoteliers and other travel businesses expected increasingly vaccinated travelers from top markets in North American and Europe to inject an infusion of cash for the industry after record-low visits last year, but that does not seem likely anymore.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SpacingContainer__container___2kvuUN SpacingContainer__max-width___1aBoiA\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-4\">&#8220;We&#8217;re anticipating a much worse year than 2020,&#8221; said Shirley Calvo, head of the tourism business chamber.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-5\">&#8220;If there&#8217;s no government aid, we will have a cemetery of companies by the end of this year,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-6\">Costa Rica&#8217;s tourism sector in pre-pandemic 2019 was estimated at about $5 billion, or about 8.5% of country&#8217;s GDP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-7\">The central bank forecasts less than 800,000 foreign tourists visiting Costa Rica this year, which would mark a more than 20% slide from last year. And last year saw only a third of the international travelers who visited in 2019, or about 1.01 million, which was the fewest in more than two decades.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SpacingContainer__container___2kvuUN SpacingContainer__max-width___1aBoiA\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-8\">During the first three months of this year, which is typically high season, visits were down a whopping 76% compared to the same period last year as lockdown-weary travelers with money to spend resisted the urge to vacation among the country&#8217;s vibrant wildlife and pristine beaches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-9\">Tourism Minister Gustavo Segura acknowledged a worsening scenario.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-10\">&#8220;We trust we&#8217;ll be able to control the situation for our population soon, but we can&#8217;t deny that some people will decide to postpone visits,&#8221; he told Reuters, though he stressed he did not have official figures on cancellations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-11\">He argued the country&#8217;s famed eco-tourism naturally promotes outdoor social distancing, and pitched the travel sector&#8217;s high standards for hygiene.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SpacingContainer__container___2kvuUN SpacingContainer__max-width___1aBoiA\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-12\">To bolster his point, the minister pointed to official data for the first four months of the year showing that less than 1% of tourists tested positive for COVID-19 as they exited the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-13\">Even so, the U.S. government issued a fresh travel warning for Costa Rica on April 20, citing a &#8220;very high level&#8221; of infections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-14\">Local authorities responded by ordering new restrictions on activities and some businesses during the first week of May, but at the same time exempting hotels, beaches as well as most national parks in the hopes of nudging reluctant travelers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-15\">But those tourist-friendly moves have yet to stop the bleeding, said Rolando Campos, local head of sales for Swiss Travel and owner of a boutique hotel in the mountains of Naranjo, about 30 miles (48 km), northwest of the capital.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SpacingContainer__container___2kvuUN SpacingContainer__max-width___1aBoiA\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-16\">&#8220;Four groups of between 20 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