¿ WHY GRAN CANARIA ? As a venue, Gran Canaria can offer you a warm welcome and ensure the success of your meeting or incentive package for many reasons, including:

CLIMATE Gran Canaria has a temperate climate, very agreeable during all the year, with an average tempreature of 23º, which makes possible to organize open space events and to combine work with leisure and sport with the nature.

INFRASTRUCTURES Gran Canaria has a wide offer for arranging gongresses and small and big meetings, receptions and banquets in lovely and historical places, exhibitions and presentations of products in modern and perfectly equipped facilities.

 

Gran Canaria offers a great many possibilities for the celebration of all kind of events; two important centres stand out: the capital of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the south of the Island. The capital is one of the most emblematic places, since there is a modern chain of centres and hotels which are able to accommodate congress participants from anywhere in the world. The Alfredo Kraus Auditorium - Canary Islands Convention Centre is the most attractive and newest building because of its spectacular architecture and location. Risen in front of the Las Canteras beach, this colossal building, which evokes a fortress, has a great appeal: the Symphonic Hall, which can house nearly two thousand congress participants, is a wonderful showcase to the Atlantic Ocean. In the same city is also located the Gran Canaria Convention Centre, which has landscaped spaces and different facilities which provide the organization of several events at the same time Besides these centres, we have to add the offer of a hundred of lounges in four or five-star hotels, perfectly equipped, which we can find in the tourist zones and the capital. Likewise, in addition to the offer of luxurious establishments located by the sea, we can find another excellent offer of city hotels, historic hotels and those situated in rural areas... More information about Gran Canaria on the Tourist Board's website: www.grancanaria.com

GRAN CANARIA, AN ISLAND OF ENCOUNTERS

Imagine an island that offers to the organizers of congresses, conventions, fairs and incentive travels the ideal frame for arranging their events. The mild weather conditions prevail on the Island throughout the year, a varied and modern infrastructure; good communications, an attractive natural landscape and a great organizational experience guarantee the success of any national and international event in Gran Canaria.

In addition to the congress and hotel offer, it is worthy pointing out that the island of Gran Canaria has excellent connections with any part of the world. T he island is an accessible and convenient destination, just two hours away from the Iberian Peninsula and four hours from the heart of Europe . The distances in Gran Canaria are shorter thanks to the modern motorways and roads network, which facilitates the displacements and the enjoyment of any corner of the island.

The society of Gran Canaria is very dynamic and enterprising, which is evident in this sector owing to the great number of prestige national an international events that take place in Gran Canaria every year. The island of Gran Canaria offers the best facilities and locations for congresses; it is also one of the tourist destinations that offers the broadest range of companies that provide organizational services for all types of events. Gran Canaria has a large number of companies and qualified professionals that offer a first quality service in the organization of meetings, fairs and incentive travels.

Flight hours between Gran Canaria and some main cities

Madrid -- 2:30 Barcelona -- 3:00 Berlin -- 4:30 Dublin -- 4:00 Helsinki -- 6:00

Lisbon -- 1:40 Miami -- 6:00 Moscow -- 7:00 Rome -- 4:00 Oslo -- 6:00