William Rodriguez has been appointed the country’s new tourism minister following the election of the country’s new president Rodrigo Chaves Robles. He will replace Gustavo Alvarado as tourism minister, and will also head up the Costa Rica Tourism Board.
Rodriguez said his main priority as tourism minister was to completely reactivate international travel to Costa Rica, driving visitor numbers back up to the same level as pre-pandemic. “Destinations around the world are saying that they will be meeting the 2019 visitor arrival figures in 2024 or 2025," he said. "However, our aim is that Costa Rica gets full back on track sometime in 2023."
