The number of rooms in the capital increase in the coming months, as various international brands from materialize and expand its business in this area.

Some projects have already been built and recently opened, while still others are flat or starting your building.

This is big hotels, mostly more than 80 rooms, which meant building at least a total of $ 55 million. Most hotels have their target audience in the corporate sector, mainly as second niche to attract visitors for medical tourism.

For this reason, in general are comfortable hotels, modern luxuries and no end, making them affordable, aspects that employers are looking for when traveling for work purposes.

The reason to expand its chain hotels in the GAM is given to the growing influx of foreign companies, mainly American, also office centers in the area.

The hotels are looking to satisfy the demand for rooms that need these corporate centers, as for being foreign companies, some of its employees travel to visit and need a place to stay. For this reason seek installed as close to business towers.

"The FTA with the United States promises to attract investment, which has invested in hotels in the metropolitan area to meet growing demand," said Rubén Pacheco Lutz, senior vice president of the Costa Rican Chamber of Hotels.

Another reason for the arrival of hotels in the country that some investors had planned these buildings before the crisis, but entering this difficult time decided to suspend them. But now, when the tourism sector and the economy begin to recover, resume boost.

One of the most developed is the Holiday Inn San Jose-Escazu, second of that mark in the country. This hotel, which opened this month, intends to host a corporate target audience, hence the importance of its location in Plaza Tempo in Escazú.

This square is strategic, there is built a suite of offices would be completed in April 2012. Both the hotel and the corporate center, Agrisal Salvadoran members of the Group.

Another advantage is located only 100 meters from the Hospital CIMA San José, it also considers potential audience foreigners visiting the country to perform any medical procedure.

He is also interested in attracting corporate visitors and the Costa Rica medical tourism Studio Hotel, in Santa Ana Its construction began in October 2009 and end late next month. Annese SA The company chaired by businessman Aldo Annese, is operating the hotel.

This building will have facilities for corporate guests feel comfortable. For example will have wireless Internet at no additional cost.

A third hotel, whose location was strategically chosen a business center adjacent to the Hyatt Place San Jose, brand of Hyatt Hotels Corporation. This work, which would have 120 rooms, is within the Pine Momentum development, in East San Jose, which also trade and medical tower includes an office center.

Is scheduled to start construction of the hotel in June and to open its doors in mid-2012. Once operational, the hotel would generate approximately 60 direct jobs.

But the three above are not the only ones who decided to open near business centers. The Aloft hotel, a brand of the U.S. chain Starwood, and construction began in Forum 2, Santa Ana foregoing for the same purpose of attracting business men and women, this time with a young spirit, because its design and architecture are characterized by very modern and contemporary.

This hotel, the first of its brand in Central America, is developed by the Colombian group Terranum, is expected to be completed next December and January.

By the number of plans and projects in the interest shown by hotel chains to arrive, it is estimated that the number of rooms will grow in coming years. For example, Grupo Real Hotels and Resorts, a division of Grupo Poma of El Salvador, to open two hotels in San Jose in the next 18 months, through the franchise mode of some of its brands Comfort Inn, Quality, Clarion and Sleep Inn.

For this hotel owners looking for 40 or more rooms interested in converting their business in one of this brand. Although this form of installation would generate no more than this, because it seeks to existing hotels, is a clear sign of interest from large corporations to have greater presence in the GAM.

"The important thing is that this growth will occur in the areas of greatest demand. Avoid saturating areas where this demand and satisfied, "said Pacheco.

The Greater Metropolitan Area focuses a major tourist demands, here the hotels operate the business segment also benefit as the main entry point for international tourists, said Allan Flores, Minister of Tourism.

Adapted from 'La Republica' Article on construction