Chile and Alagev hold event in São Paulo to invest in MICE

Chile ranks 10th in territorial extension in America, and is the 37th largest country in the world, with a total area of ​​756,950 km², including 12,290 km² of water. 5 tourist regions were established, North and Atacama Desert, Center, Santiago and Val Paraíso, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), South, Lakes and Volcanoes, Patagonia and Antarctica.

From Brazil to Chile there are more than 16 airlines that provide transfers, leaving from São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Florianópolis, Foz do Iguaçu, Curitiba, Porto Alegre and from November there will be flights leaving from Belo Horizonte.

For Brazilians, you do not need a visa or passport to enter the country bathed by the Pacific Ocean, just your ID, Brazil's official document, but a stop in the capital Santiago is mandatory.

Incentive Guide

Jéssica Sánchez, marketing manager for Chile Travel (Sernatur) in Brazil, explained that the Incentive Guide was created to have the possibility of unifying all tourist information about Chile in one place. Contains location information, distance, maps of the entire country:

 "Chile is a destination that has many differences from Atacama, through Santiago, Central, Southern Chile, Patagonia, 

Rapa Nui, there is a lot of diversity, it is an opportunity to hold incentive events in different places, with unique experiences, said Sánchez."

Promoting Chile as a MICE destination is possible because the country has economic stability, modern technology, security and quality of life. Favored by culture and heritage, surprising landscapes, and stunning rivers and lakes.

Destination Highlights

Adventure tourism generates many awards for Chile, but there is also astro tourism, hiking, trails and landscapes, rafting and kayaking, ice walking, horseback riding, wine tourism, sports tourism, surfing in the Pacific Ocean, fly fishing, mountain biking , skiing, snowboarding and indigenous tourism, an immersion in the culture of the Mapuche Indians.

Alexis Oliva from Adsmundos and Sportstour spoke about the marine diversity in Rapa Nu, which is in the middle of planet Earth. He stated that anyone can dive, but there is prior training, and companies with qualified professionals for this, "although the name is Pacific Ocean, it is not that peaceful", concluded Oliva. He compared the diversity of fish in Rapa Nu to those in Andrew Stanton's Finding Nemo.

Argentina X Brazil

Argentina shares a border with Chile

6691 km, the options are countless: Santiago and Mendonza, Bariloche and Chilean Andean Lakes, El Calafate and Puerto Natales, Ushuaia and Puerto Natales. With so many options, Argentines are the ones who visit Chile the most. Brazilians have flight options in several cities, and usually spend an average of a week at their destination, spending well, just not more than the Chinese.

The focus now is to increase the number of corporate events in the country.

Photo and report: Mary de Aquino.