Travel and Tourism in Costa Rica to 2021

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Costa Rica’s travel and tourism sector saw another year of good growth in 2015. This was largely driven by the continued growth from its largest source market, the US. International arrivals rose by 5.3% in 2015, totaling 2.7 million. Most international travel is by air and the launch of new routes by airlines such as British Airways also supported growth.

Scope

The report provides detailed market analysis, information, and insights, including:

– Historic and forecast tourist volumes covering the entire Costa Rica’s Travel &Tourism sector

– Detailed analysis of tourist spending patterns in Costa Rica for various categories, such as accommodation, sightseeing entertainment, foodservice, transportation, retail, travel intermediaries, and others

– Analysis of trips by purpose and mode of transport, and expenditure across various categories including domestic, inbound and outbound tourism, with analysis using similar metrics

– Analysis of the airline, hotel, car rental, and travel intermediaries industries by customer type – leisure and business travelers

Reasons to Buy

Make strategic business decisions using historic and forecast market data related to Costa Rica’s Travel & Tourism sector

Understand the demand-side dynamics within the industry to identify key market trends and growth opportunities

Direct the promotional efforts on most promising markets by identifying the key source and destination countries

InterContinental Hotels Group
Best Western International
Marriott International
Hilton Hotels & Resorts
Barceló Hotels and Resorts
The Rezidor Hotel Group
Wyndham Hotel Group
Starwood Hotels and Resorts
Choice Hotels International
Inc.
RIU Hotels & Resorts
United airlines
Lacsa
Copa
American airlines
Delta airlines

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Introduction

Travel and Tourism Sector in Context

Domestic Tourism

– Market summary and key developments in Costa Rica domestic tourism market

– Historical and projected figures for domestic trips and domestic expenditure in Costa Rica

– Domestic trips–trips by purpose of visit and by season, average length of trip and overnight stays

Inbound Tourism

– Market summary and key developments in Costa Rica inbound tourism market

– Historical and projected figures for inbound trips and inbound expenditure in Costa Rica

– Tourist arrivals from top 10 countries to Costa Rica

– Inbound trips–trips by purpose of visit and mode of transport

– Inbound trips–average length of trip and overnight stays

Outbound Tourism

– Market summary and key developments in Costa Rica outbound tourism market

– Historical and projected figures for outbound trips and outbound expenditure in Costa Rica

– Tourist departures to top 10 countries from Costa Rica

– Outbound trips–trips by purpose of visit and mode of transport

– Outbound trips–average length of trip and overnight stays

Airlines

– Market summary and key developments in Costa Rica airlines industry

– Revenues and seats sold in Costa Rica airlines market

– Seats available, seats sold and load factor

– Revenue per customer

– Revenue generating passenger kilometers versus kilometers available

– Competitive landscape

Hotels

– Market summary and key developments in Costa Rica hotel industry

– Revenues and RevPAR

– Hotels: Number of rooms, room nights available and room nights occupied

– Hotels: Occupancy rate, Number of guests by customer type

Airport Profiles

Market Data

– Domestic tourism

– Inbound tourism

– Outbound tourism

– Airlines

– Hotels

Appendix

– Travel and tourism sector definitions

Table

Table 1: Domestic Trips – Overnight Stays, 2011–2021

Table 2: Average Length of Domestic Trip, 2011–2021

Table 3: Tourist Arrivals from Top 10 Countries, 2011–2021

Table 4: Inbound Trips – Overnight Stays, 2011–2021

Table 5: Average Length of Inbound Trip, 2011–2021

Table 6: Tourist Departures to Top 10 Countries, 2011–2021

Table 7: Outbound Trips – Overnight Stays, 2011–2021

Table 8: Average Length of Outbound Trip, 2011–2021

Table 9: Seats Available and Load Factor, 2011–2021

Table 10: Revenue per Customer (¢), 2011–2021

Table 11: Hotels-Room Occupancy Rates (%)

Table 12: Hotels: Number of Guests by Type of Customer, 2011–2021

Table 13: Number of Domestic Trips by Purpose, 2012–2021

Table 14: Domestic Trips – Overnight Stays, 2012–2021

Table 15: Total Domestic Tourism Expenditure by Category, 2012–2021

Table 16: Average Expenditure per Domestic Tourist by Category, 2012–2021

Table 17: International Arrivals by Region, 2012–2021

Table 18: International Arrivals by Purpose of Visit, 2012–2021

Table 19: International Arrivals by Mode of Transport, 2012–2021

Table 20: Inbound Trips – Overnight Stays, 2012–2021

Table 21: Total Inbound Tourism Expenditure by Category, 2012–2021

Table 22: Average Expenditure per Inbound Tourist by Category, 2012–2021

Table 23: International Departures by Region, 2012–2021

Table 24: International Departures by Purpose of Visit, 2012–2021

Table 25: International Departures by Mode of Transport, 2012–2021

Table 26: Outbound Trips – Overnight Stays, 2012–2021

Table 27: Total Outbound Tourism Expenditure by Category, 2012–2021

Table 28: Average Expenditure per Outbound Tourist by Category, 2012–2021

Table 29: Passenger Airlines – Key Performance Indicators, 2012–2021

Table 30: Hotels – Key Performance Indicators, 2012–2021

Table 31: Total Hotel Revenue, 2012–2021

Table 32: Number of Guests by Customer Type, 2012–2021

Figures

Figure 1: Domestic trips, 2011–2021

Figure 2: Domestic expenditure, 2011–2021

Figure 3: Domestic Tourism by Purpose of Visit, 2011–2021

Figure 4: Number of Trips by Season – Domestic & Outbound, 2016

Figure 5: Inbound Trips, 2011–2021

Figure 6: Inbound Expenditure, 2011–2021

Figure 7: Inbound Tourism by Purpose of Visit, 2011–2021

Figure 8: International Arrivals by Mode of Transport, 2011–2021

Figure 9: Outbound Trips, 2011–2021

Figure 11: Outbound Expenditure, 2011–2021

Figure 11: Outbound Trips by Purpose of Visit, 2011–2021

Figure 12: International Departures by Mode of Transport, 2011–2021

Figure 13: Revenues of Airlines Industry, 2011–2021

Figure 14: Seats Sold in Airlines Industry, 2011–2021

Figure 15: Seats Sold by Customer Type (‘000), 2011–2021

Figure 16: Revenue Generating Passenger Kilometers, versus Kilometers Available

Figure 17: Passenger Airlines: Company Market Share by Total Number of Passengers Carried (%), 2016

Figure 18: Revenues of Hotel Industry, 2011–2021

Figure 19: Room Nights Available and Revenue per Available Room, 2011–2021

Figure 20: Number of Rooms in Hotels, 2011–2021

Figure 21: Hotels-Nights Available versus Room Nights Occupied (‘000)

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