Monday, July 11, 2011

Price & Value

Titles: Price & Value
Description: Costa Rican Resource is dedicated to offering the best value to our customers with the lowest prices. We treat our employees personally and financially just as well as we expect them to treat our clients.
Metatags: price and value, costa rican resource trips, price of costa rica trips, value for trip


The pricing of our trips is based on the type of lodging, length of stay, number of travelers, and types of adventures. We are always willing to work with groups to try and find a price that fits. We are not out to find the cheapest things to do or places to stay. On all of our trips we are out to find the best value. We want you to see and stay in our favorite places, join us in the best zipline, and raft the top rivers of Costa Rica even if it means it cost a little more to operate.

Our guides and employees receive excellent wages along with benefits. Treating our CRR Team as we hope our clients are treated, reflects in the love for work and the service our employees show each of our guests when traveling with CRR to Costa Rica.

Every little thing must come into account when running a travel business just as nature takes everything into account. Nature is a perfect business model as it waste nothing. There are so many details that must be met in planning a trip and we don't want to waste your time or money we just want to offer excellent service and tour operating from start to finish. It is similar to the value of nature's ecosystem. What you might not know is that it has been estimated our ecosystems combined, come to a grand yearly total of $30 trillion dollars based on the benefits it provides. This includes the photosynthesis and oxygen plants give us for free, the biodegrading of materials, the fresh water cycle, and the energy we receive from it's many sources. This $30 trillion price tag is more than the GDP of every country combined in a year. This is why we feel the most important value is making sure our clients travel in a sustainable manner and leave with a better understanding of what nature is truly worth. This simple lesson would be a huge debt to pay on trips for future generations and lives in general.  If we fail recognize natures net worth the trip today might cost the same but the debt we leave on future generations will be an amount that can never be repaid.

Accomodations


Title: Accommodations
Description: Costa Rican Resource takes pride in the hotels and other companies we work with. We require that each accommodation lives up to the service we offer each client. 
Metatags: accommodations, costa rican resource, family homestays, 5-star hotels, lodging in costa rica, costa rica hotels

All accommodations we recommend have been thoroughly researched by our team. All accommodations are up to standards and codes with cleanliness and construction. When researching hotels we take into consideration the following:
·         Overall quality (3-5 stars)
·         Staff (we typically know the staff on a personal level)
·         Activities in the area (and how they fit into the logistics of the entire trip)
·         Food (Mmmm quality and variety)
·         Kid friendly
·         Eco friendly (their efforts to reduce their impact on the environment)
·         Price (including all hidden fees)
We also offer the unique home stay experience in which a Costa Rican family invites you to live with them in their home. We know all our families personally and work directly with the family preparing them for this experience.

Flexibility and Independence

Title: Flexibility and Independence
Description: Costa Rican Resource is a company that allows our clients to be flexible with all aspects of their trip from planning to the ground operations. We are a small company that offers private tours which allows for your personal independence from start to finish.
Metatags: flexibility, independence, private tours, personalized service, small company

One of our most appealing features is our flexibility and independence. Being a small company allows us to put you, the client, first in all of our decision making. With custom designed trips we work directly with you to create the type of trip you desire. We accommodate flexible dates, hotel preferences, the thrill seeking adventurer, or the laid back beach lover. When in the country we also have the flexibility and independence to improvise on the go, whether it’s trying a new restaurant, stopping for coffee, or hitting the souvenir shops.

Core Values


Title: CRR Core Values
Description: Costa Rican Resource is a company committed to offering excellent service to it's clients. Along with service CRR is out to leave the best possible planet for future generations.
Metatags: Costa Rican Resource core values, homestays, community help, trip planning, excellent service, environmental awareness, cultural awareness
1. Commitment to Excellent Service: We provide personalized service from booking your custom tour to the farewell at the airport.
Values today thinking of the future

  • Trip Planning: Your vacation should be just that a vacation. When booking your travel you deal directly with CRR Tours. All of our tours are privately operated and designed for you and your family. We take the stress out of your planning and personally handle all your reservations for hotels, transportation, and adventures. We pride ourselves in being a small personal company not a big corporation. When you contact our office you deal directly with our staff which is available to serve your needs and plan the best trip possible. We are flexible to serve any and all needs whether it is monetary or dietary. 
  • Your Trip: From the moment you land you will be greeted by your personal tour guide(s) and driver. All guides and drivers are professionals and travel with you to serve you the best we can. Often times there is a good chance your guide helped you plan your trip. We understand traveling to a foreign country can be stressful and uncomfortable at times and we are always conscience of your needs and safety.  We are committed to make every trip an excellent trip.

2. Safety: Any type of travel has inherent risks and we always make safety a priority. All of our guides are qualified and up to date on their certifications- from basic first-aid to Wilderness Emergency Medical Training (EMT). Our drivers all have years of experience in tourism and maintain vehicle maintenance and cleanliness. When dealing with families and small children we are always looking to improve our knowledge and stay up to date with the latest safety standards. We take all reasonable precaution to ensure your safety at all times. 
3. Environmental Awareness: Our passion for traveling and showing you a great time is rivaled only by our love for nature. Your naturalist guides are experts in Costa Rican biodiversity and geography. They all have a passion both for their country and the environment. We have so much fun spending time with nature we always try to send you home with a better appreciation and understanding of it. We understand we would not be alive never mind in business if it was not for mother nature. As a result, our company goes to great lengths to promote awareness of conservation while having the lowest impact possible on the environment while we are traveling.

4. Cultural Awareness: One of the beauties of traveling internationally is to experience how another culture lives. We want you to experience the culture from the sights and sounds to the food and the people. With most of our guides being native guides and their knowledge of the country you will have the chance to get to know Costa Rica from the inside. We also offer an unparalleled experience of total emersion with our homestays. With our homestays you will not only be living and learning a new culture but at the same time directly impacting the economic development of local communities. One of the best gifts you can return home with from any trip is an appreciation of another culture and how someone else lives.
5. Helping Others: Our commitment as an ecotourism company is also to give back to the local communities through employing local guides and drivers, utilizing the homestay option, and giving back to local communities on our “days off” (rafting trips for local school and much more). Ultimately, we hope to serve our clients the best we can, help our neighbors, and to make the planet a little better place for us all to live.

"Be the change you want to see in the world" - Gandhi

Core Values


Title: CRR Core Values
Description: Costa Rican Resource is a company committed to offering excellent service to it's clients. Along with service CRR is out to leave the best possible planet for future generations.
Metatags: Costa Rican Resource core values, homestays, community help, trip planning, excellent service, environmental awareness, cultural awareness
1. Commitment to Excellent Service: We provide personalized service from booking your custom tour to the farewell at the airport.
Values today thinking of the future

  • Trip Planning: Your vacation should be just that a vacation. When booking your travel you deal directly with CRR Tours. All of our tours are privately operated and designed for you and your family. We take the stress out of your planning and personally handle all your reservations for hotels, transportation, and adventures. We pride ourselves in being a small personal company not a big corporation. When you contact our office you deal directly with our staff which is available to serve your needs and plan the best trip possible. We are flexible to serve any and all needs whether it is monetary or dietary. 
  • Your Trip: From the moment you land you will be greeted by your personal tour guide(s) and driver. All guides and drivers are professionals and travel with you to serve you the best we can. Often times there is a good chance your guide helped you plan your trip. We understand traveling to a foreign country can be stressful and uncomfortable at times and we are always conscience of your needs and safety.  We are committed to make every trip an excellent trip.

2. Safety: Any type of travel has inherent risks and we always make safety a priority. All of our guides are qualified and up to date on their certifications- from basic first-aid to Wilderness Emergency Medical Training (EMT). Our drivers all have years of experience in tourism and maintain vehicle maintenance and cleanliness. When dealing with families and small children we are always looking to improve our knowledge and stay up to date with the latest safety standards. We take all reasonable precaution to ensure your safety at all times. 
3. Environmental Awareness: Our passion for traveling and showing you a great time is rivaled only by our love for nature. Your naturalist guides are experts in Costa Rican biodiversity and geography. They all have a passion both for their country and the environment. We have so much fun spending time with nature we always try to send you home with a better appreciation and understanding of it. We understand we would not be alive never mind in business if it was not for mother nature. As a result, our company goes to great lengths to promote awareness of conservation while having the lowest impact possible on the environment while we are traveling.

4. Cultural Awareness: One of the beauties of traveling internationally is to experience how another culture lives. We want you to experience the culture from the sights and sounds to the food and the people. With most of our guides being native guides and their knowledge of the country you will have the chance to get to know Costa Rica from the inside. We also offer an unparalleled experience of total emersion with our homestays. With our homestays you will not only be living and learning a new culture but at the same time directly impacting the economic development of local communities. One of the best gifts you can return home with from any trip is an appreciation of another culture and how someone else lives.
5. Helping Others: Our commitment as an ecotourism company is also to give back to the local communities through employing local guides and drivers, utilizing the homestay option, and giving back to local communities on our “days off” (rafting trips for local school and much more). Ultimately, we hope to serve our clients the best we can, help our neighbors, and to make the planet a little better place for us all to live.

"Be the change you want to see in the world" - Gandhi