Compare and Contrast Costa Rican and Ireland Touristm Industries

Comparing and Contrasting the Ireland and Costa Rican Tourism Industries

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March 12 , 2009

Comparing and Contrasting the Ireland and Costa Rican Tourism Industries

Tourism has always played a significant role in the economies of Costa Rica and Ireland . Despite the countries being continents apart , both can attest to getting high tourism earnings from the industry . The two countries have small land masses with Costa Rica having the least at 52 ,000 square kilometers , while Ireland has 70 , 273 square kilometers The two countries relies heavily

on tourism earning with the industry ranking as the highest income earner in Costa Rica , and only as the second income earner after technology in Ireland

In 1998 , at least 5 .5 million visited Ireland from different oversees countries (Bord Failte , 1999 . Of this , Britain accounted for the highest number of tourist with 58 percent , a further 23 percent were from other European countries , while America accounted for 15 percent visitors to the island . In the same time , Costa Rica had 811 ,000 tourist arrivals (costarica .com , 2008 , with the biggest percentage of this country 's tourists coming from the United States and Canada . This explains the four direct flights from the United States , some which ply the route on a daily basis . An indication that the European market was taking a liking for the Costa Rican tourism first appeared in 1998 when the first flight from London to Costa Rica was launched (Costa Rica tourism Bureau , 2007 . In both...