{"id":1747,"date":"2020-06-23T09:08:52","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T09:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puravidauniversity.eu\/uk\/?p=1747"},"modified":"2020-06-23T09:22:22","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T09:22:22","slug":"costa-rica-looks-to-restart-its-tourism-industry-with-the-development-of-16-health-protocols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puravidauniversity.eu\/uk\/costa-rica-looks-to-restart-its-tourism-industry-with-the-development-of-16-health-protocols\/","title":{"rendered":"Costa Rica looks to restart its tourism industry with the development of 16 health protocols"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The\nCosta Rica Tourism Board<\/a>\n(ICT) and representatives of the local private sector have unveiled a list of\n16 health protocols for the safe reopening of some of the country\u2019s most\npopular tourism areas that were affected by the Covid-19 global pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nprotocols relate to tourism companies in the following industries:\naccommodation; restaurants; aerial and aquatic recreational activities; travel\nagencies; tour operators; car rentals; meetings and conventions; tourism\ntransport; adventure tourism; and spa and wellness tourism, amongst others.\nFurther industries are expected to be added gradually. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\neasy-to-implement protocols establish guidelines on the use of face masks in\npublic and private transport; the cleaning and disinfection of the equipment in\ntours and sports such as water sport activities; and how to apply social\ndistancing rules when kayaking or white water rafting, for example \u2013 two of\nCosta Rica\u2019s most popular water activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Costa\nRica\u2019s Tourism Minister, Mar\u00eda Amalia Revelo Ravent\u00f3s, said: \u201cThese protocols\nare a great step for the country to start getting ready to welcome visitors\nagain. Although the reactivation of the tourism sector will be gradual and\nlinked to the recommendations of the Ministry of Health, having these 14 protocols\nin place will allow business to safely plan, prepare and get ready to reopen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gustavo\nAlvarado, Director of Tourism Management at the Costa Rica Tourism Board,\nmentioned: \u201cThese protocols are easy to implement as they were designed to\ngenerate the lowest economic cost to those companies who have struggled the\nmost during the pandemic.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\n16 protocols were agreed among by a committee of 68 professionals from the\ncountry\u2019s both public and private sectors. In Costa Rica, the public and the\nprivate sectors have been deeply engaged in tourism policy design and\nimplementation since the 1980s. Their cooperation frequently takes the form of\nco-governance, in which an autonomous institution in charge of policy for a\nparticular economic sector is created, with a board of directors comprising\nrepresentatives from both the public and the private sectors. This way of\nworking has proved to be very successful for the country, as tourism measures\nare agreed by a majority and no changes are introduced if a change of\nGovernment takes place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nCosta Rica Tourism Board has also been organising regular online trainings and\nwebinars with the country\u2019s tourism partners to keep them up to date on the\ngovernment\u2019s measures on Covid-19 and to discuss how to implement the health\nprotocols in their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Costa\nRica received 78,562 visitors from the UK in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further\ninformation on Costa Rica\u2019s measure to fight against Covid-19 can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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