The Bureau of Consular Affairs of the United States Department of State issued a Level 3 (Reconsider Travel) advisory for Nicaragua due to “crime, civil unrest and limited healthcare availability”. Nicaragua has been facing a serious crisis that began in April 18, when college students took to the streets to protest the revocation of the social security and pension reforms approved unilaterally...

Sunwing Airlines announced today the opening of a new route that will connect Vancouver, Canada and Liberia in Costa Rica, starting December 23, 2018. The flight will initially operate only from December 23 through March 31, departing on Sundays, to offer Canadians an opportunity to escape the cold weather of those months and enjoy the warm summer in Costa Rica. This is the second direct fl...

Aeromexico airlines announced today in a press conference where President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado was present, a new route they will begin operating November 10, connecting Mexico City with Liberia, Guanacaste. With a frequency of two flights a week, the route will aim to offer a new alternative to the more than 100 thousand Mexicans that travel to Costa Rica a year. The Costa Rica To...

The Guatemala airport has remained closed since yesterday after the eruptions of Volcan de Fuego; the eruptions of the volcano which stands at 3,763 meters and is situated 35 kilometers southwest of Guatemala City caused the death of at least 25 people. International Airport of La Aurora remained closed for several hours due to the emergency and currently is operating irregularly causing the di...

Low-cost airline Volaris inaugurated its new route San Jose, Costa Rica to Washington D.C. via El Salvador this Wednesday, May 16. The flights will travel from San Jose twice a week on Monday and Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. arriving in Washington D.C. at 11:35 p.m. While from the U.S. capital to Costa Rica the flights are scheduled from Dulles Airport on Tuesdays and Thursdays leaving at 1:52 a.m. ...

Prestigious tourism magazine Condé Nast Traveler Spain named Costa Rica the international tourist destination of 2018. Costa Rica received the award, part of the Gold List Traveler Awards 2018, in a gala celebrated in Casino de Madrid in Spain, this event is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Costa Rica was voted initially by readers and followers of the site among 25 destinations, and then ...

The market of domestic flights in Costa Rica had been for years dominated by Sansa Airlines, even when the operations of Nature Air where growing, Sansa always kept the leading position, statistics by Civil Aviation from 2016 showed that at that time, Nature Air was absorbing close to 30% of the market, while Sansa had almost 55% and the rest of the travelers used charter flights or smaller compan...

Civil Aviation in Costa Rica decided to suspend indefinitely the operation permit of domestic airline Nature Air. The reason behind the suspension, according to the aviation authority, is due to the “abandonment of routes”, since the company has not resumed its operations even though the previous suspension has been lifted since February. “They have a certificate and an approval of routes, t...

Avianca Airlines has announced it will fly from San Jose, Costa Rica to Orlando, Florida as of August 2. The flight will have a three day frequency, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from San Jose to Orlando and Monday, Wednesday, Friday from Orlando to San Jose which will have a stop over in Guatemala. As an introductory price Avianca is offering a promotional fare of $299.00 (roundtrip and ta...

Just one month ago Volaris Airlines inaugurated its route Costa Rica to Los Angeles, California; and today, April 18 it began operating the new San Jose, Costa Rica to New York, NY, USA route via El Salvador. This new route has a two-day frequency, Tuesdays and Fridays from San Jose and Wednesdays and Saturdays from New York. The flight makes a stop in El Salvador. Back in September 2018...

Colombian airline Avianca announced the opening of a new route to Munich, Germany starting in November, the flight will be available through the Juan Santamaria International Airport in Costa Rica. The airline will fly to Munich-Franz Josef Strauss International Airport five times a week, starting November 16. “Germany will become the third European country that the company flies to, the oth...

The Juan Santamaria International Airport in Costa Rica was ranked in second place in Central America and the Caribbean according to the World Airport Awards by Skytrax. The Costa Rican airport took second place to the Tocumen Airport in Panama which was recognized as having the best staff; the third place in the region was given by Norman Manley Airport in Kingston, Jamaica and the top five w...

As it was announced in July 2017, airline Lufthansa will inaugurate this Thursday, March 29, 2018 its non-stop flight between Frankfurt, Germany and San Jose, Costa Rica. Back when the announcement was made, Tamur Goudarzi-Pour, vice-president of Sales for the Americas of Lufthansa had stated: “Beyond tourism, the Lufthansa Group offers a world of travel opportunities for both leisure and bus...

Nature Air has been facing problems since December 31st, 2017, the day of the tragic plane crash in which 12 people died, 10 American tourists and the two Costa Rican pilots. A few days later their operations were suspended by Civil Aviation and although they received green light to resume operations three weeks later, the company reported important financial loses and was forced to fire several e...

The low cost airlines Volaris Airlines began operating this Thursday, March 15 the new route Costa Rica to Los Angeles, California. Flying from San Jose, Costa Rica to Los Angeles, CA, USA with Volaris can cost you as little as $300.00 (taxes included). As it happens with most low cost airlines the basic ticket cost includes the seat in coach cabin and a carry-on luggage, but the passengers ...

Swiss airline Edelweiss will begin operating a third flight from Zurich to San Jose, the announcement was made by the Costa Rica Minister of Tourism, Mauricio Ventura, from the ITB Travel Trade Show in Berlin where the country is participating. “Less than a year ago we announced the beginning of operations in the country of this prestigious airline, member of Lufthansa Group, today we feel ver...

Starting October 28, 2018, the Air France-KLM group will operate one daily flight between Costa Rica and Europe during the European 2018-2019 winter season. This is the third time that Air France is increasing its offerings since November 2, 2016, when it opened the Paris-San José route with 2 flights per week. It initially increased to 3 flights per week for the current 2017-2018 winter season...

Tourism is the main economic activity for Costa Rica, we are in the middle of the high season and having a lot of traffic in the airports is a good thing, or at least one would think that, except that for the past few months many tourists have entered or left the country with the bad experience of having to wait in line for a very long time at the Juan Santamaria Airport. The posts on different...

The Quepos airstrip is receiving an important investment of over US$9.5 million that will better the conditions and infrastructure with the purpose of strengthening local tourism. The General Directorate of Civil Aviation explained that the runway will be built with hydraulic cement with a capacity of 50 thousand pounds of weight and will be extended from the current 13 meters (42.65 feet) in w...

Located in the central Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Los Sueños Resort and Marina is known as one of the premier vacation and retirement spots in the Americas. Although this world-class resort is mostly known for its luxury accommodations, spectacular golf course and legendary offshore fishing charters, families are known to take advantage of Los Sueños house rentals as their launching pad for expl...

In the last few years Costa Rica has worked in attracting new airlines to offer service in the country. So far this year the Tourism Institute (ICT) confirms it has generated 96,501 additional seats thanks to the arrival of new airlines and the increase in the frequency of flights to and from Costa Rica. Minister of Tourism, Mauricio Ventura, explained that Costa Rica has created its own strate...

Swiss airline Edelweiss part of Lufthansa group, reached occupation levels of over 85% in the first nine months operating the direct flight between Zurich and San Jose, Costa Rica, this result has motivated them to increase the number of weekly flights from two to three starting September 30th, 2018. Currently, Edelweiss flies between Costa Rica and Switzerland on Tuesdays and Fridays, as of Se...

Evelop Airlines will begin operating a new route connecting San Jose, Costa Ria to Lisboa, Portugal in April 2018. The airline will fly once a week at first, in a 330-300 plane with capacity for 388 passengers, “We have studied the Costa Rican market, and we believe in this great destination”, stated Diamantino Pereira, chief of Avoris (company that owns Evelop Airlines) in Portugal in an inter...

As the Costa Rica Star reported a few days ago, the General Directorate of Civil Aviation in Costa Rica, suspended the operations of Nature Air considering that the company currently doesn’t have the structure to operate properly and efficiently to guarantee the execution of the flight operations with safety; in particular since they are missing key personnel after the death of pilot Juan Manuel R...

The Department of State recently made a new system available for US travelers to have access to security information on their travel destination. In the past the Department of State only issued travel warnings and advisories which informed travelers about any particular dangerous situations in the different countries; this new option provides safety and security information for every country in...

If you have been dreaming of escaping the winter in Canada and head to the wonderful summertime in Costa Rica, this is your opportunity, Air Canada Rouge, the low-cost airline of Air Canada just brought ticket prices down to $397.00 CAD ($319.60 USD) roundtrip from Toronto to Liberia. This is an amazing deal considering that right now it’s the high season in Costa Rica, and non-stop tickets usu...

Avianca Airlines informed of the suspension of several flights to New York and New Jersey due to the winter storm Grayson which is affecting the East Coast of the United States. The press release confirmed that flights leaving from Colombia, Costa Rica and El Salvador to and from New York and New Jersey scheduled for January 3 and 4 and 5 have been cancelled. The airline went through the proc...

If exploring the different corners of Costa Rica is one of your New Year’s resolutions, we would like to give you a list of 10 places that you need to visit in Costa Rica this 2018, granted there are many more than just 10, but with 12 months ahead of us 10 seems like a good number for you to take your pick or visit them all. 1) Cabo Blanco Natural Reserve: Cabo Blanco in the Nicoya Peninsula h...

A power outage affected the Atlanta Airport, one of the most frequented in the world, for over 11 hours, this caused hundreds of cancelled and rerouted flights and thousands of passengers stranded. In a time of the year when the number of passenger increases considerably the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport suffered an electrical failure at around 1 p.m. Sunday, December 17. The service...

Low-cost airline Volaris Costa Rica has provided all the details pertaining to the opening of three new routes that will connect Costa Rica to the United States. The first route will begin operating March 15 and it will connect San Jose, Costa Rica with Los Angeles, California, via San Salvador, this flight will operate every Thursday and Sunday going from San Jose to San Salvador and finally L...

The Linblad Expeditions-National Geographic cruise ship docked yesterday for the first time to the Osa Península in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. The stop at Playa Blanca in Puerto Jimenez is a tourism strategy to promote this area as an international destination. Tourists were greeted with traditional dances, arts and crafts, and the option to take tours to different local attractions. Caminos de ...

Despite a recent lessening in the intensity of its eruptions, scientists and emergency officials will keep restrictions in place on entry into the Poás Volcano National Park, much to the dismay of local tourist businesses who depend on the park to draw visitors. The park was the most frequently visited in the country, being within an hour's drive from San José and about a half-hour from the int...

Foodie Tours invites gastronomy lovers to experience a sensory experience in different parts of Costa Rica. Whether you are a gourmet or not, these tours will be sure to educate and entertain through visits to restaurants and interactions between chefs and participants to learn about the foods used, their history, and the traditions surrounding the dishes. "We want attendees to learn about and...

Southwest Airlines inaugurated a new U.S.-Costa Rica route today to offer daily flights between San José's International airport (SJO) and the Fort Lauderdale International Airport (FLL) in Florida. The first flight for the new service left southern Florida at 11:30 a.m. today, Sunday, November 5, and arrived at the Juan Santamaría airport at 1:28 p.m. Southwest Airlines announced plans for ...

KLM launches its new direct service between San José, Costa Rica and Amsterdam, Holland on Halloween on its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, an eco-friendly craft. The service will operate Tuesdays and Fridays as of October 31, and then additionally on Sundays starting at the end of January 2018, announced the airline. The new craft consumes 20 percent ​​less fuel that the airline's other jets, gene...

Hopping from one Central American country to another has never been easier, with cheap flights on Volaris, Costa Rica's airline. And the company just announced that your first checked bag flies free on regional flights purchased between now and November 20. The promotion applies to travel undertaken between now and February 28, 2018, as long as tickets are purchased within the time-frame of ...

This might be a good time to plan some travel on Southwest, with low fares on dates from now and into 2018. These low fares have been announced between Houston and Costa Rica on Southwest, $144 one-way from Houston-San José, and $173 one-way from San José-Houston. Other low fares are available in and out of Liberia, Costa Rica in the northern Guanacaste province, announced the airline. Pu...

The General Direction of Civil Aviation in Costa Rica invested this year ₵13.6 billion colones, (around US$24 million) in the local or national airports with the hopes of increasing the number of tourists that choose to travel by plane to the different national destinations, the plan is to invest an additional ₵7.2 billion colones in 2018. The funds this year were used in the airports of Coto 4...

Recently Forbes published an article on “27 Best Places for Solo Female Travel”, the list was made by three experts in solo female travel and includes destinations in different parts of the world that are considered exciting and a good choice for women who enjoy traveling alone; among them, they include one destination in Costa Rica, but, there are certainly several other destinations in Costa Ric...

The earthquake that affected Mexico City this September 19 at this point and according to reports has claimed the lives of over 225 people, collapsed buildings, and several damages. Considering the tragedy and complicated situation, several airlines are waiving change fees on flights to and from Mexico City. American Airlines, United Airlines, Copa, Aeroméxico and Avianca are some of the air...