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Published on Monday, April 11,
2022
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
For
a month, several extra-size
photos of Costa Rican trees have
been exhibited in the streets of
Paris, to promote the country as
a tourist destination. The
exhibition called "Paris-Costa
Rica: friendship through the
trees" was inaugurated in the
City Hall of Paris, and is being
sponsored by the Institute of
Tourism. "The
exhibition is part of the
institute's efforts to boost
tourism from France before the
pandemic, and thereby contribute
to the reactivation of tourism,"
the institute said in its
statement. The
display that will be held until
May 9, has 12 photographs of 10
species of native trees of Costa
Rica, as part of a selection
made by the photographer,
Giancarlo Pucci. This
exhibition was an initiative of
the Embassy of Costa Rica in
France with the sponsor of the
institute and the support of the
Paris City Hall in providing its
facilities. The
large-size photographs are kept
inside and outside the
municipality building, located
on Rivoli Street. "Pedestrians
watched the majesty and magic of
our forests," the institute
said.
According to the institute, the French who visit Costa Rica has a high educational level and are fans of sustainable tourism and nature.
Average spending and length of stay are quite high, surpassing that of citizens of many other countries, the institute said.
In 2019, the year before the pandemic, authorities registered 72,000 French tourists visiting Costa Rica. While in 2020, during January and February, before the borders were closed, over 16,000 French tourists were registered.
As of this month, the covid pass requirement for fully-vaccinated people to enter Costa Rica was eliminated, as well as the policy insurance requirement for the unvaccinated.
As part of its strategy to boost tourism from Europe, the institute was sponsoring videos on the British TV show, “This Morning,” to highlight Costa Rica as a top tourist destination.
Recently, the authorities announced their participation in the Seatrade Cruise Global 2022 Fair, which will take place at the Miami Beach Convention Center in the U.S., to boost tourism.
According to the institute's statistics, last year 1,347,055 tourists arrived in the country, where 94% arrived by air.
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