Costa Rica changes the rules of the regional MICE with its new National Convention Center
To its undeniable natural beauty, hotel structure and connectivity, the Central American country now adds a key piece to strengthen its positioning
The imposing new National Convention and Congress of Costa Rica, located in the city of San José, was inaugurated on April 5, 2008. This is the magnitude of this historic milestone that has been present at the ceremony. Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera, President of the Republic and Mauricio Ventura, Minister of Tourism of the Central American country.
The resort has cost $ 35 million and can accommodate events of up to 6000 people but its versatility offers an ideal structure for conventions and congresses of all sizes.
Prior to opening we were able to talk with Alejandro Castro Alfaro, Marketing and Sales Manager. The executive said: "Costa Rica has been growing for ecotourism and luxury tourism but until now it lacked the structure to capture great conventions."
"The DNA of our country is sustainability and we are going to leverage that concept, not only because of an image but because it is something we believe in. In addition, we will work with the public sector, which will enhance our development In the associative area it is vital to have the support of the Costa Rican Tourism Institute to capture the greatest number of conventions. "
"We are convinced that the spill that will generate the conventions in this complex will strengthen our industry that has been growing strongly, and the impact has effects on other sectors."
"The idea of the Convention Center began 15 years ago, has been a long and expensive process." "It is going to be the icon of the tourism of meetings for the country, will be possible to realize many conventions that previously did not even consider Costa Rica".
"The concept of the complex represents the essence of the country. It is a sustainable site faithful to the style of our country and design respects local history and art."
"We are going to focus on strong industries like medicine and technology that are strong both locally and internationally." In terms of markets, our effort will be mainly in countries like USA, Mexico and Colombia, without leaving aside the rest of the Americas. "
"Although we have a wide variety in the hotel offer, this complex and its success will bring new investments to the sector."
"We are very confident of the success that we can achieve, we have a team of highly trained professionals that guarantees excellent results to any type of organization that relies on us."