Cruising for Colones: Cruise Tourism Economics in Costa Rica

Andrew Seidl, Fiorella Guiliano and Lawrence Pratt
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Fiorella Guiliano: Fundación del Tucumán, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Lawrence Pratt: Latin American Center for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development (CLACDS), INCAE Business School, Costa Rica

Tourism Economics, 2007, vol. 13, issue 1, 67-85

Abstract: This study provides an overview of cruise tourism economics in Costa Rica. We focus on cruise passenger demographics, preferences and purchase behaviour, and crew purchase behaviour juxtaposed against information from the broader Costa Rican tourism sector. Costa Rica's cruise tourists are motivated by similar features as are other tourists and tend to visit at the same time as the broader tourism industry peaks. They are older and less wealthy, and spend less time and money than the average tourist, raising some concerns as to whether cruise tourism in Costa Rica should be encouraged.

Keywords: cruise tourism; Costa Rica; trip characteristics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.5367/000000007779784533

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