{"id":242044,"date":"2026-03-05T15:32:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/?p=242044"},"modified":"2026-03-05T15:32:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:32:42","slug":"costa-rica-launches-its-first-unified-european-campaign-at-itb-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/costa-rica-launches-its-first-unified-european-campaign-at-itb-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Costa Rica Launches Its First Unified European Campaign at ITB Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In an increasingly competitive international tourism landscape, destinations are looking to refine how they present themselves to travelers. At ITB Berlin, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/p\/costa-rica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Costa Rica<\/mark><\/a><\/strong> unveiled a new stage of its promotional strategy: its first unified European campaign. Titled \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.visitcostarica.com\/empieza-a-vivir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Live. Life. News<\/mark><\/a><\/strong>\u201d, it offers an approach that goes beyond a simple catalog of places to visit, emphasizing instead the experiences travelers can live during their stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Common Concept for Six Strategic Markets<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement was made on the opening day of the 60th edition of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itb.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">ITB Berlin<\/mark><\/a><\/strong>, held at Messe Berlin. The <strong>Costa Rican Tourism Institute<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcostarica.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">ICT<\/mark><\/a>) presented a campaign built around a single creative concept for the entire European market, while allowing adaptations specific to each country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVb0j5FEeuK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVb0j5FEeuK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVb0j5FEeuK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">Una publicaci\u00f3n compartida por Inst. Costarricense de Turismo (@oficial_ict)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>According to ICT data, <strong>419,820 European visitors<\/strong> arrived in Costa Rica by air in 2025, confirming the country\u2019s role as a major long-haul market. The campaign targets six priority countries \u2014 <strong>Germany, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the Netherlands <\/strong>\u2014 and will run from <strong>March to November 2026<\/strong> through a multi-channel approach combining broadcast and digital TV, cinema, digital radio, urban signage, press, and social media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From the Destination to the Traveler<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The strategy is based on studies of European traveler behavior. It revolves around <strong>four pillars<\/strong>: transformative travel, connection with local communities, a more conscious relationship with nature, and generating a lasting impact during the stay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The central idea is simple: Costa Rica is best understood by experiencing it. As <strong>Silvia Rodr\u00edguez, Head of Brand Strategy and Communication at ICT<\/strong>, explains: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;It is an invitation for European travelers to discover something they will not experience anywhere else in the world. Something they will only believe and understand once they have lived it themselves. Something even we Costa Ricans sometimes find hard to describe. But it is real, it exists, and it awaits every traveler.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Local Production and Territorial Diversity<br><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CR_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-242037\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7071168446392198;width:201px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CR_en.jpg 601w, https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CR_en-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The campaign was entirely produced in Costa Rica. Filming took place over <strong>ten days and more than 2,500 kilometers<\/strong>, with sequences shot in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/san-jose-gateway-to-costa-ricas-treasures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">San Jos\u00e9<\/a><\/strong>, Bajos del Toro Amarillo, <strong>Alajuela, the southern Caribbean<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/poas-volcano-national-park-a-geothermal-wonder-in-costa-rica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Po\u00e1s Volcano<\/strong>,<\/a> <strong> <\/strong>and <strong>the southern Pacific coast.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of <strong>48 people were part of the technical team<\/strong>, including <strong>40 local professionals<\/strong>. Creative direction was provided by the Spanish agency <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newlinkspain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Newlink<\/mark><\/a><\/strong>, in coordination with the agencies supporting the national tourism office in European markets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This choice reflects a desire to showcase territorial diversity while highlighting local participation, in line with the tourism model the country has promoted for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Our article: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/travel-trends-2026-meaningful-experiences-in-latin-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Travel Trends 2026: Meaningful Experiences in Latin America<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With this campaign, Costa Rica is not only seeking to increase its visibility in Europe. 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