Saturday, October 4, 2008

Liberia airport to receive 530,000 tourists in 2010


More than 530,000 tourists will pass through the Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste in 2010, according to projections made by the Guanacaste Chamber of Tourism (CATURGA), based on statistics gathered from the General Civil Aviation Administration records .

The arrival of tourists through this airport has maintened consistent growth since 2001.
From 2001 to 2007 the number of tourists rose 574% going from 70,615 to 405,450.

For the 2008 season, according to estimates from CATURGA, growth will be around 9.5% compared to 2007, which means an increase in some 38,509 tourists.

As for the outlook for 2009 and 2010, the board projects an annual growth of 10%, totaling more than half million topurists that will come through Daniel Oduber Airport as a gateway to the country.

Source: I.C.T

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