It is well known throughout Costa Rica that typically you can find North Americans in Costa Rica through the months of January to December, however this year it appears that Arenal will have more Europeans in its mists this July/August as Costa Rica refocuses its advertising on Europeans due to the recent slow down in the US economy.

La Mansion Arenal this year has seen a huge rise in the Europeans flocking to its small private bungalows on lake Arenal.  Typically in previous years there have a been a healthy number of Europeans visiting the hotel, especially as the owner is from Belgium, however this year has seen a twist of % towards Europeans.

Typically European schools break in mid to early July and go back in mid September.  This means that most families are taking their holidays during this time and lost this year are flocking to Costa Rica, especially with direct flights from Madrid, London and Frankfurt Germany.

Other hotels in Arenal are seeing large bookings from Europeans and European Travel Agents and this is set to rise the closer things get to July/August.