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SUSTAINABLE TOURISM CST: CERTIFICATION FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN COSTA RICA. The Certification for Sustainable Tourism Program - CST - is a product of the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT). The CST was designed to differentiate businesses of the tourism sector, based on the degree to which they comply with a sustainable model of natural, cultural and social resource management. CST is regulated by the Costa Rican National Accreditation Commission and consists of a scale of 5 "levels" of sustainable tourism achievement. For more information please contact at (506) 2299-5800, ext.

According to official information from ICT the number of tourists that visited Costa Rica increased during the first three months of the year. In a report of the ICT is cited as follows: "These are strong signs of recovery for the tourism sector, "said Tourism Minister Allan Flores. "We are approaching the levels of visitation at the beginning of 2008, in the months before the outbreak of the global economic crisis, but we're cautious, because low season starts soon, "he said. Visitation from the most important market for Costa Rica, North America, increased in the first quarter of this year by 16.7%, for a total of 319 043 visitors, 45 766 more than in the first three months of 2009. "

INSTITUTO COSTARRICENSE DE TURISMO ICT INFORMS: ICT is going to be at the Municipality of Garabito every third Thursday of the month, offering information about:

-          Complaints

-          Tourist Information

-          Shoreline area (Zona Maritimo Terrestre)

-          Single window

-          Information of Certificate for Sustainable Tourism (CST) and Blue Flag

-          Tourism declaration info