Costa Rica’s Air Travel is Evolving with Route Shifts

Airlines are reshaping their paths to Costa Rica, with some Latin American carriers pulling back while others from Canada, Mexico, and Europe step up for the high season. These changes come as the country prepares for a busy period of...

Costa Rica Reports First Yellow Fever Case in 70 Years

Health officials in Costa Rica have confirmed the country’s first case of yellow fever in almost seven decades. The Ministry of Health announced the positive result on Sunday, marking a rare occurrence for a nation that has remained free of the...

Coffee shop that brews coffee and camping stories

Campfire for coffee Founder Tristan Jacalan describes the idea plainly: “Kamp is about the essence of camping. When you camp, you gather friends, bond, share experiences, catch up and tell stories. Every campsite has that campfire where people...

Dunn Brothers Coffee Announces Holiday Menu

‘Tis the season for indulging in festive, handcrafted holiday flavors at Dunn Brothers Coffee! The nearly 40-year-old, Minneapolis-based brand famed for freshly roasting its globally sourced single-origin green beans daily, is unwrapping a new...

Skip the rookie mistakes with these pro Costa Rica travel tips

Costa Rica is one of the most exciting and diverse destinations on the planet. It’s an easy flight from the U.S., but once you land, it feels like you’ve stepped into a completely different world. Think gorgeous rainforests, steamy volcanoes, and...

Marriott Expands in Costa Rica with Adventure-Focused Hotel

Marriott is set to grow its footprint in Costa Rica by opening a new hotel in the Central Pacific area next year. The Santa Lucía Jungle Hacienda, part of the Autograph Collection, will welcome guests starting in January 2026. This marks the...

Costa Rica Coast Guard Seizes Illegal Gillnets in Protected Refuge

Costa Rican Coast Guard officers pulled nearly a kilometer of illegal gillnets from protected waters in the Barra del Colorado National Wildlife Refuge during a routine patrol. The operation targeted the Agua Dulce inlet, a key spot in the...

Insider Tips: Unique Accommodations with Delta Vacations

Who says vacations only happen in hotels and beachfront resorts? An ocean view is great, but the room they’re in doesn’t have to be the same one you’ve booked a hundred times before. Delta Vacations has surprising, upscale and unique...

Expat Guide to Bilingual Schools in Guanacaste Costa Rica

When my wife and I moved to Costa Rica we were gloriously young and childless. Needless to say, childhood educational options were absent from our list of reasons of why it was a great idea to move to the tropical beach. As the years passed, beach...

His Costa Rica era: Brandon Chasen consulting, teaching surf lessons

Brandon Chasen is rarely in Baltimore these days. Chasen, a flashy developer who’s seen the high-profile unraveling of his real estate firm, Chasen Cos., said during a bankruptcy hearing Thursday that he’s spending time in Costa Rica, doing a bit...

Why Luxury All-Inclusive Resorts Are One Of The Hottest Travel Trends

Not your parents' idea of "all-inclusive": A new generation of luxury properties like the Kaya Palazzo golf resort in Belek, Turkiye puts a high-end spin on the concept ONURKURU PHOTOGRAPHY When I graduated from college my girlfriend and I went to...

Corcovado Wilderness Lodge Is the Sustainable Gateway to Costa Rica’s Most Remote National Park

The town of Sierpe is about a five-hour drive south of San Jose. That’s where you’ll hop on a small boat and cruise down the Sierpe river for about an hour, winding through lush mangrove forests, before the river opens into the ocean. But you’re...

Costa Rica Captures the Attention of Canada and South America with Its Diverse Tourism

The companies brought by the Proimagen Costa Rica group and the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) visited established destinations such as La Fortuna and Manuel Antonio, as well as emerging and unconventional areas in regions such as Los Santos,...

Travel alert as eight new countries get methanol poisoning warnings

Methanol poisoning can be difficult to differentiate from alcohol poisoning in the early stages(Image: GETTY) The Foreign Office has added eight more countries to the list of those with methanol poisoning warnings as new cases arise. This includes...

Pooja Batra's fitness secrets for toned body at 49: Mixed martial arts, yoga, pranayama, hiking

Actor Pooja Batra turned 49 on October 27. In a 2021 interview with Mid-day.com, Pooja opened up about her fitness routine. A brown belt holder in mixed martial arts (MMA) with two black stripes, Pooja's believes that MMA is not just a physical...

PAHO urges travelers in the Americas to boost protection against yellow fever and measles

The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is urging people traveling throughout the Americas to review their vaccination status for yellow fever and measles, as both diseases continue to pose ongoing health risks in...

Costa Rica’s young who aren’t working or looking for work have hit 65%, the highest it’s been in ten years.

Q COSTARICA — Not even the pandemic has hit youth employment in Costa Rica as hard as it has in recent months: the number of young people outside the labor force has reached 65%, meaning that practically two out of three are out of the labor...

Travel with Katie Butler of Total Travel: Looking ahead - summer 2027 holidays already on sale

Yes, you read that correctly – summer 2027 holidays are already on sale. While it may feel like we’ve barely packed away the flip-flops from this year’s summer break and may not have thought about 2026, major tour operators Jet2holidays and TUI...

Costa Rica’s Nayara Springs Named Among World’s Best Hotels by MICHELIN

Nayara Springs, a secluded adults-only resort near Arenal Volcano National Park, has claimed the highest spot in the MICHELIN Guide’s new hotel rankings. The property received Three MICHELIN Keys, marking it as the first hotel in Costa Rica to...

KFC Costa Rica to make history opening three new restaurants in October

Q COSTARICA — October will be a historic month for KFC Costa Rica, as the leading fried chicken chain will reach an unprecedented record by opening three restaurants in a single month. This announcement marks a milestone in its history of...