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Travel advisors were welcomed to an immersive \u201cEnergia Pura Vida\u201d trade event at Arcadia Earth in Toronto\u2019s The Well this week by the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT), its Costa Rican tourism partners and the Canadian team at VoX International.<\/p>\n
Designed to move beyond traditional presentation-style trade events, the Toronto reception invited attendees to experience Costa Rica through experiential activations, immersive storytelling and meaningful face-to-face conversations inspired by the destination\u2019s world-renowned \u201cPura Vida\u201d lifestyle.<\/p>\n
Hosted within the multi-sensory environment of Arcadia Earth, guests journeyed through interactive exhibits exploring themes tied to sustainability, biodiversity, conservation and human connection before arriving at the Costa Rica networking reception.<\/p>\n
The venue was intentionally selected to align with Costa Rica\u2019s global leadership in sustainable tourism and environmental stewardship.<\/p>\n
Susan Webb, President of VoX International, said that: \u201cCanada remains an incredibly important market for Costa Rica, and these events are designed to foster meaningful, long-term relationships between Costa Rican tourism partners and the Canadian travel trade community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Webb continued: \u201cBy creating engaging experiences like tonight\u2019s event at Arcadia Earth, we\u2019re able to showcase the spirit of Pura Vida in a way that feels authentic, memorable and deeply connected to Costa Rica\u2019s values around sustainability, wellness and human connection.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ireth Rodr\u00edguez Villalobos, Head of Promotion and Marketing for the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT), explained that: \u201cCosta Rica is much more than a destination – it is a feeling and a way of life rooted in wellbeing, sustainability and connection. Through the Energ\u00eda Pura Vida roadshow, we are excited to strengthen our relationships with the Canadian travel trade while sharing the experiences, people and values that make Costa Rica so unique.\u201d<\/p>\n
The event featured:<\/p>\n
Gustavo Inciarte, Trade Account Manager at VoX International, said that: \u201cCanadian travel advisors are looking for destinations that offer meaningful experiences, sustainability and emotional connection – and Costa Rica delivers on all of those fronts.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued: \u201cThe Energ\u00eda Pura Vida roadshow was created to bring Costa Rica to life through storytelling and personal connections with our partners, helping advisors better understand the incredible diversity of experiences available throughout the destination.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Toronto stop marked the first event in the two-city Canadian \u201cEnerg\u00eda Pura Vida\u201d roadshow, which visited Montreal the following night.<\/p>\n
Go to www.VisitCostaRica.com<\/a> for more.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Travel advisors were welcomed to an immersive \u201cEnergia Pura Vida\u201d trade event at Arcadia Earth in Toronto\u2019s The Well this week by the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT), its Costa Rican tourism partners and the Canadian team at VoX International. Designed to move beyond traditional presentation-style trade events, the Toronto reception invited attendees to experience…<\/span>more ›<\/a>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"kia_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1567,538,1],"tags":[1106],"front_page":[],"class_list":["post-208482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-costa-rica","category-events","category-news","tag-costa-rica"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208482"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":208491,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208482\/revisions\/208491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208482"},{"taxonomy":"front_page","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/front_page?post=208482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}