The Zika Virus: What’s the Situation in Costa Rica?
Zika first made it into the news big time in February 2016. Back then, we published a blog recommending that pregnant women or women who were actively trying to get pregnant should not be traveling to Costa Rica. Two and a half years on, how is the situation looking now in Costa Rica in mid-2018? Much better. […]
Measuring the Success of Tourism – It’s not All in the Numbers
“Tourism acts like fire. If used right, it can change the world for the better. But if it gets out of control, its powers can be highly destructive.” Those are the wise words of Costas Christ, one of the world’s most renowned sustainable tourism consultants, shared in a meeting at National Geographic last month. His comments come at […]
What is the Weather Forecast for the rainy season in Costa Rica?
If you live in a place like London, New York, Chicago, Berlin or Toronto, most likely you are planning your activities and travel around the forecasts of your weather app. If you live in the tropics, you probably learned quickly, that a weather app for a place like Costa Rica is completely useless. Here is why… […]
15 Lessons Learned in 15 Years of Managing Sustainable Luxury Hotels & Lodges
On May 2nd, 2003, Andrea Bonilla and Hans Pfister launched Cayuga, a company dedicated to managing sustainable luxury hotels and lodges in Latin America. 15 years later, here are 15 lessons learned and an insight into what has worked and what could have been done differently. It is all about the people. Always and foremost. […]
Trends? Sometimes we prefer to stick to the Cayuga Way.
A few weeks ago, the New York Times published an article in the TRENDING section of their newspaper under the title: “How Skipping Hotel Housekeeping can help the Environment and your Wallet”. It explained how certain hotel chains are promoting sustainability by offering food and beverage credits and other perks for guests who forgo housekeeping services. Several readers responded quite […]
We did it! Cayuga won the National Geographic World Legacy Awards 2017
This award means a lot to all of us at the Cayuga Collection Hotels and Lodges in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. We have been involved in sustainable hospitality since 1995 and really appreciate this recognition by National Geographic. A special thank you to all of our staff members, our guests and the owners of the very special hotels […]
Sustainable Luxury Hotels: Why is there no competition for what we do?
We are a management company for Sustainable Luxury Hotels and Lodges. We often get asked who our “competition” is. Who else in the region manages sustainable luxury hotels and lodges? The answer is: Nobody. We’ve almost created a “Blue Ocean Strategy” for ourselves without any competition. Even after operating for nearly 20 years, we still don’t […]
Travel Safety – Check out this Map!
We now operate Cayuga Collection Hotels and Lodges in three different countries (Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama) and when talking to guests in one country about travelling to another, a prominent question is: “Is it safe to travel there?” The US State Department came out with an updated website and an interesting map that shows the “risk level” per country by color. […]
Costa Rica – the Happiest Island in the World?
No, of course Costa Rica is not an island. But, it is astonishing how many people think that Costa Rica is exactly that – an island in the Caribbean. We get a number of requests that read “Which is the best part of the island to visit?” or “How do I get around the island […]
What is the Weather Forecast for Costa Rica Today?
Share on facebook Share on twitter Forecasting the weather in Costa Rica is a tough job. Nobody takes the weather forecasts here seriously as the weathermen are notorious for consistently getting it wrong. That’s no surprise in a country with hundreds of micro climates and where conditions usually don’t depend on high or low-pressure systems, […]
