COOPRENA

Who are we?

Costa Rica’sNational Tourism Chamber (CANATUR) was founded in 1974 as a non-profit organization,with the main purpose of integrating the private tourism initiative.

CANATUR is theleading entity of Costa Rican business organizations that brings together thehighest hierarchy of the chambers and associations of the country’s privatetourism sector, whose members represent the national tourism industry.

Thus, CANATURrepresents the entire Costa Rican business sector, both consolidated andunited, reason for which it is one of the organizations of the civil societywith greatest prominence within the national arena.

Mission

Promote thedevelopment and sustainable growth of the tourism sector in a dynamic,proactive, and representative manner, through the consolidation of itsfinancial, organizational, and human development. It will promote itsacknowledgment in the national and regional public and private sector andwill implement policies and projects that contribute to generate favorableconditions for the defense of the interests of the Associates.

Vision

Be the leadingorganization of the Costa Rican tourism industry, acknowledged as the mostinfluential and representative business chamber in the country, consolidated,stable, safe, and respectable, with credibility, and ethical values. It willhelp obtain all necessary conditions, with the objective of achieving acompetitive tourism activity and sustainable growth, both nationally andregionally

Objectives of the Chamber

• Unify the criteria ofthe different entities of the organized private sector represented inCANATUR, through dialogue and agreements, in order to define a singleposition of the business sector with regard to the matters declared ofgeneral interest.

• Represent the CostaRican private sector before the Supreme Powers of the Republic anddifferent national and international instances, in defense of theinterests of the country over those that are specific or of a specificsector.

• Promote the enactmentof laws, stipulations, and measures that are beneficial to the supremeinterests of the country and the Costa Rican private sector.

• Intervene and state itsposition in all those matters that directly affect private initiatives.

• Establish and offerfriendship ties and cooperation with those national or internationalentities or organizations, whose principles or foundations are inagreement with those that inspire CANATUR.