| Boracay Convention Center | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Convention Center |
| Architectural style | Brutalist |
| Location | Boracay Island, Aklan,  Philippines |
| Coordinates | 11°59′19.63″N 121°54′37.75″E / 11.9887861°N 121.9104861°E |
| Completed | 2008 |
| Owner | Equinox Land Corporation, Taytay sa Kauswagan Inc., 7017 Islands Property Holdings |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Boracay Property Holdings, Inc |
The Boracay Convention Center (BCC), also known as Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center, is the biggest convention center in Aklan, Philippines. It is a private ecotourism venue intended for trade events, industry conventions, corporate functions, concerts, and international exhibitions. It is one of the landmarks of the Island of Boracay, which was declared by the British publication TV Quick as the world's number one tropical beach and topped the 2007 Yahoo! Travel list of World’s Most Popular Beach.[1][2][3] It is located in Yapak, Malay, Aklan, Philippines, The Boracay Convention Center was the venue of Miss Earth 2009, an annual international beauty contest promoting environmental awareness and one of the four largest beauty pageants in the world.[4]
Mandaluyong-based Boracay Property Holdings Inc., the owner and developer of Boracay Eco Village Resort and Boracay Convention Center, is owned by Equinox Land Corporation, Taytay sa Kauswagan Inc., and 7017 Islands Property Holdings.[5][6]
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- ^ "Yahoo! Travel Listed Boracay as World's Most Popular Beach". Philippine Tourism News. 2008-01-19. Archived from the original on February 15, 2008. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ "Best Beaches 2007". Yahoo! Inc. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ Schuck, Lorraine (2009-09-01). "Miss Earth 2009 Beauty Pageant Venue". Carousel Productions, Inc. Archived from the original on September 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
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- ^ Salvosa II, Felipe F. (2005-01-11). "Purisima recommends Boracay property as an eco-tourism zone". BusinessWorld (Philippines). Retrieved 2009-09-10.