Short-Term Rentals in Costa Rica: The Fine Line Between Economic Potential and Community Impact
Looking at the rapid growth of short-term rentals in Costa Rica and the measures needed to ensure sustainable tourism.
Casey Halloran is the co-founder and CEO of the Namu Travel Group. Born and bred in Pennsylvania, he arrived in Costa Rica in 1998, after graduating from the University of Richmond in Virginia. A lover of all things Latin, he's also lived in Spain and Panama, but Costa Rica is where his heart is at. He lives in San Jose, Costa Rica with his wife and two children.
Looking at the rapid growth of short-term rentals in Costa Rica and the measures needed to ensure sustainable tourism.
An argument to regulate unlicensed vacation rentals in Costa Rica before overpricing and gentrification ends up breaking up beach communities and ruining tourism.