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Latour, longtime specialist in travel to Latin America, won this year’s title of Top International Tour Promoter to Costa Rica.

“If any destination is tailormade for family travel, Costa Rica is it.” I wrote that sentence in Recommend’s Costa Rica Specialist Program based on just looking around during many years of traveling in this family-friendly nation. Last July was time to sample the product: The Hunt family traveled in an Adobe Rent a Car’s 4x4 to a trio of kid-friendly wild places: Tortuguero National Park (three nights), the Sarapiqui region (two nights), and Monteverde National Park (three nights). Perhaps a trip report on what worked (most things) and what didn’t (just a few) will be helpful in client trip planning.

Boundless Costa Rica is offering a FAM to Costa Rica, departing June 5, 2015.

While the temperature plunged to an all-time low for this year’s winter season—10℉, not counting the wind chill factor—and the stock market shot up a staggering 323 points on the Dow Jones, our good neighbors from the Costa Rica Tourism Ministry came to New York City to launch their Save the Americans campaign. The rescue victims are the overworked American worker and the rescue cure is—you guessed it: come relax in Costa Rica.

Let’s seriously consider a corner of Costa Rica that this traveler is not sure even the Costa Ricans know is there—the Caribbean coast, no match for the high-end pleasures and treasures of the Pacific coast, but a perfect match for clients who want wildlife viewing, snorkeling and surfing, laid-back beach towns, a join-in nightlife, and a less-costly vacation.

The road to Alma del Pacifico Beach Hotel & Spa, located on Costa Rica’s Central Pacific coast and built in 2007, is paved with a lush Costa Rican rainforest landscape, not to mention a few intimidating crocodiles. Recommend visited this area of Costa Rica last year, and before arriving at Alma Del Pacifico from Juan Santamaria International Airport, we made a quick stop to see the infamous basking crocodiles at the Tarcoles River Bridge—a famous bridge where dozens of crocodiles can be seen lounging in the murky river waters below.

The Costa Rica Specialist Program is divided into two parts—the first provides destination education, and the second focuses on “green” tourism, providing travel agents with everything they need to sell this destination.

Woodbridge International is offering agents 15 percent commission on travel packages to Costa Rica. Woodbridge International is based on the concept of allowing people the freedom to customize their vacation with the guidance of an expert

At Expotur 2014, the annual Costa Rica travel marketplace held every May in San Jose, delegates came away with one important message: While visitor numbers are approaching the 2.5 million mark, Costa Rica has lost none of its vim and vigor in actively re-enforcing its role as a leader in sustainable ecotourism.

In case you missed it, Costa Rica participated in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, at least on the screen, as the country introduced its new marketing brand, Essential Costa Rica, with primetime television spots targeting U.S. audiences.

Costa Rica Dream World is hosting a Costa Rica FAM August 25 to August 31, 2014.

Costa Rica is a country that keeps breaking records: passing the two million visitor mark in 2010 (hitting 2.3 million in 2012) in Latin America.

Costa Rica, almost the size of West Virginia, stretches 288 miles north to south, with 631 miles of Pacific coastline and 132 miles on the Caribbean side.

Costa Rica will welcome its first adults-only property when the Occidental Grand Papagayo converts to an adults-only hotel on Nov. 1.

Costa Rica Dream World is hosting a 7-day FAM trip complete with ziplining, hiking and white-water rafting.

Last week, Recommend spent a few days in Costa Rica exploring its lush rainforests in Jaco (via a zipline), taking in a few surfing lessons, and soaking up the magnificent views on a catamaran ride in Manuel Antonio National Park.

Agents can explore the Costa Rican hotel Alma Del Pacifico Beach Hotel and Spa with a FAM rate of $99 per night.

When travelers book Perillo Tours' Costa Rica trip, they can save $200 per couple from now through July 30.

With Learning Journeys Family Adventures, families can take a vacation to Costa Rica that also has an educational component.

We’ve explored beyond Costa Rica’s hotspots and found three areas that should be on your radar.