Why ‘sustainable hospitality’ in addition to your core business ‘sustainable forestry’?

The choice for tourism in general and for sustainable hospitality in particular is only natural because:

  1. Costa Rica is focussing on eco tourism as its most important income source,
  2. Costa Rica expects a growing number of tourists (in 2004: 1.5 million tourists),
  3. the natural circumstances and the infrastructure on Hacienda la Esperanza are ideal for this,
  4. it fulfills the wish of share holders to spread the financial risks,
  5. this approach is appropriate as to the idea of a self supporting country estate,
  6. shareholders will enjoy to stay also as a tourist on their own country estate,
  7. it is important to increase the value of real assets by building ‘casas’, ‘casona’, lodges
  8. our guests prefer a central reception desk,
  9. we - parallel to forestry and agriculture - can realise earlier dividend cash flow,
  10. we will have a good spread in terms of exploitation and staff
  11. it gives a new dimension to our company in addition to reforestation, livestock-farming and aqua culture.

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