Tenerife Convention Bureau Meeting planner´s guide Tenerife Convention Bureau Tenerife Convention Bureau 7 Hotel Dream Gran Tacande South Audiovisuales Alonso y Alonso Ten reasons for choosing Tenerife 8 Hotel Europe Villa Cortés & Spa South Easy Event Solutions Meeting point between cultures 10 Hotel Jardín Tropical South Panorama A natural paradise 11 Hotel Playa La Arena South Jeep Excursions Conference centres 12 Hotel Sheraton La Caleta Resort & Spa South Colour Tour Good connections 13 Hotel Vincci Selección La Plantación del Sur South Tamarán Historical cities, villages full of charm 14 Iberostar Grand Hotel Anthelia South Tenerife, a living island 15 Mare Nostrum Resort South Productions of events and shows Roca Nivaria Gran Hotel South MCB Gestión Cultural Incentives and program of activities 17 San Blas Reserva Ambiental South PPC Events Contents All you need for fun and motivation 18 Producciones Oye Team Building 19 Inbound Agencies / PCOs 63 Bailando Producciones Health and Beauty Whale watching 20 Capital Incentive DMC Canary Islands Fiesta 21 Cititravel Canarias DMC Club Spa La Quinta Park Wine tour 22 Eventísimo DMC Team Building Teide National Park 23 Evento Gestión Dreams & Adventures Carnival Party 24 IBEROservice Incentives Team Factory Golf Tournament 25 Magna Congresos Transport Canary Islands Cooking course 26 Live Events. Destination Management Company Salazarbus Experience the Ocean 27 Ultramar Event Management Transtour Viajes El Corte Inglés Conference Centres 29 Surveillance and Security Viajes Insular Securitas Seguridad España International Trade Fair and Viajes Meridiano Canarias Logistics Operator Conference Centre S/C de Tenerife Viajes Ten Travel DSV Femice Services Tenerife Auditorio S/C de Tenerife Viajes Viaconte Conference Centre La Pirámide de Arona South Service Companies 69 Alternative Meetings Venues 79 Magma Arte & Congresos South Bodegas Monje North Conference Centre Puerto de la Cruz North Hostess Agencies La Gañanía. Restaurant & catering North Azafatas Imagen Hotels 37 Estilo Azafatas Convenciones e Incentivos La Quinta Park North Fiesta Canaria Carnaval North Hotel Botánico North Eventos Azafatas Hotel Maritim North Musa Eventos Mansión Ábaco North Hotel Oasis Orotava Palace North Nans Congresos Pueblo Chico North Hotel Sol Puerto de la Cruz North Servicios Canarios de Traducciones y Congresos Sala Alhambra North Communications Agencies Restaurant El Molino Blanco South Hotel Contemporáneo S/C de Tenerife Interideas Restaurant El Torito South Hotel Escuela Santa Cruz S/C de Tenerife Catering Restaurant La Vieja South Hotel Silken Atlántida Santa Cruz S/C de Tenerife El Drago Catering Faro Chill Art South Iberostar Mencey Hotel S/C de Tenerife Francachela Catering & Servicios Monkey Beach Club South La Cuadra de San Diego Restaurante and Catering Liquid Club South Abama Golf & Spa Resort South Designing and Putting Up Stands Iberostar Grand Hotel El Mirador South Click Communication T3 Tenerife Top Training South Costa Adeje Gran Hotel South Volumen Canarias Pirámides de Güímar Ethnographic Park South Gran Hotel Bahía del Duque Resort South Arguion Plaza del Duque Shopping Centre South Gran Meliá Palacio de Isora South Audiovisual Equipment Siam Park South Tenerife Convention Bureau The Tenerife Convention Bureau offers congress and incentives organisers a wide range of associate companies and professionals who are there to assist you and ensure that your event is a success; a select group of associate firms are at your service and will Tenerife Convention Bureau work with you to guarantee the best results. Congress Turismo de Tenerife palaces, first class hotels, transport firms, companies C/ Alcalde José Emilio García Gómez, 9 for hostesses, communications, simultaneous 38005 Santa Cruz de Tenerife translations, travel agencies and leisure facilities are all Tel: +34 922 237 875 part of the Tenerife Convention Bureau, which offers Fax: +34 922 237 872 you a comprehensive and coordinated service. There [email protected] are also specialists in organising excursions, adventure sports and outdoor activities to guarantee your group will enjoy a well planned activities programme in their free time. www.tenerifecb.com 6 | 7 10 reasons for choosing Tenerife Five modern conference A gentle climate throughout the Unbeatable accommodation, Great options for social Local travel agencies with vast centres, with avant-garde year, with temperatures varying with over 50,000 beds in four programmes and excursions experience with conference design and flexible interiors between 20oC in winter and and five-star hotels, that are (Mount Teide National Park, groups and incentive trips. 1 that can be quickly and easily 2 25oC in summer, which makes 3 considered to be among the 4 Whale-watching, Historical 5 divided, with capacity for up to it possible to do all kinds of best in Europe. Cities, Museums,..) Suppliers of services and 4,000 delegates. open air activities throughout everything necessary for large the year. events (assembly of stands, adventure agencies, hostesses, transport companies, ...). Alternative meetings Excellent connections to the Safety of an exotic destination Low tax area. Tenerife has A Convention Bureau that locations, which are main European cities. Two in a European setting. Same fiscal incentives and is part has been in operation since picturesque and with a international airports. currency, same quality of of the ZEC (Special Canarian 1993, which provides all 6 clear local character: among 7 8 service, same guarantees. 9 Zone). The local indirect 10 the necessary information prehistoric pyramids, in taxation amounts to a to conference organisers 17th Century mansions, maximum of only 5%. and travel agencies with wine-cellars or historical speed, effectiveness and museums. professionalism, and which serves as a link to local service providers and to official bodies on the island of Tenerife. 8 | 9 Temperatures of 20oC in winter and 25oC in summer. Meeting Point between cultures Located between three continents (Europe, Africa and Tenerife is an exotic but safe place with the advantage America) in the Atlantic Ocean, Tenerife has always of being a European destination, a true natural paradise, been a meeting place of cultures. The island of Tenerife and with excellent connections with Spain and the rest is the largest of the seven that make up the Canary of Europe. Islands: it is located in the transition area between the subtropical and temperate zones and it enjoys moderate Modern conference centres and some of the highest- temperatures throughout the year. quality hotels and apartments in Europe make Tenerife the ideal location for those professionals who are On Tenerife, it is always spring, with average temperatures aiming to surprise their groups whether for meetings of 20oC in winter and 25oC in summer. or incentive trips. 47% of the island is protected as a National or Nature Park. A natural Paradise Tenerife is a jewel of nature. Its geographical location volcanoes and lava, crowned by Mount Teide, the highest and moderate climate have created a wide variety of mountain in Spain at 3,718 metres. different micro-climates and landscapes. In total, 47% of the surface area of Tenerife enjoys The northern coast, favoured by the trade winds, has protected status as a National Park, a Nature Park or a luxuriant forests of Canarian pine and native flora (laurisilva Protected Space. or laurel woodland), while the South has semi-desert-like scenery and beaches of fine, white sand. Cliffs, villages lost in deep valleys, snowy peaks, hidden beaches, sea-beds overflowing with life,... Tenerife The whole of the centre of the island is made up of the offers such a variety of different visions that it is truly a Mount Teide National Park, a breathtaking landscape of continent in miniature. 10 | 11 Tenerife has centres with capacity for up to 4,000 delegates. Conference centres Over the last few years, Tenerife has developed a network of conference the most advanced technology and halls for up to 2,500 delegates. centres which make the island a point of reference in architectural Another conference centre in the same area, the Pirámide de Arona, terms and regarding the capacity to receive conferences. has a main auditorium for 1,815 people and over 30 meetings rooms. In the capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Tenerife Auditorio is a masterpiece of design, flexibility and functionality. Nearby, the In the north, the Puerto de la Cruz Conference Centre, located International Trade Fair and Conference Centre offers spaces of up to at the heart of this lovely town, has a light and airy hall for over 12,000 square metres for all kinds of large-scale events. 1,000 people. The Conference Centre is surrounded by an extensive woodland of palm trees and by the lush gardens of the Taoro Park. In the South of Tenerife, the new Magma Arte & Congresos offers Tenerife has two international airports Good Connections Tenerife is only two hours’ flying time from Mainland the boroughs of Arona and Adeje, the holiday resorts in Spain, and only four from the major cities in Europe. The the South of Tenerife. Island has two international airports, with a large number of direct flights. Los Rodeos Airport, in the north of Tenerife, has recently been modernised so as to offer greater func- The island also has in its capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, tionality and comfort, and it is only 20 minutes away from one of the most popular ports of call for cruise liners. Puerto de la Cruz, the largest holiday resort in the north of Tenerife. In the South, Reina Sofía is one of Spain’s busiest Internally, Tenerife is well served by the two modern airports and is the destination for the majority of interna- motorways and a network of minor roads which make tional flights. This airport is only ten minutes away from every picturesque corner of the Island easily accessible. 12 | 13 Historical cities, villages full of charm Tenerife has about 852.950 inhabitants, in thirty-one The origin of such places as Puerto de la Cruz or boroughs.