María Amalia Revelo Raventós (18 August 1955 – 14 May 2021) was a Costa Rican businesswoman and government minister.[1][2] She served as Minister of Tourism from 2018 to 2020 and led the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo.[3]
María Amalia Revelo | |
|---|---|
 Revelo in 2018 | |
| Minister of Tourism of Costa Rica | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 8 July 2020 | |
| President | Carlos Alvarado Quesada |
| Preceded by | Mauricio Ventura Aragón |
| Succeeded by | Gustavo Segura Sancho |
| Personal details | |
| Born | María Amalia Revelo Raventós 18 August 1955 Catedral, Costa Rica |
| Died | 14 May 2021 (aged 65) San Rafael de Montes de Oca, Costa Rica |
| Political party | PLN |
Biography
editBorn in 1955 in Catedral, Revelo graduated from the University of Costa Rica in 1978 with a degree in business administration. She earned a master's degree from INCAE Business School in 2006.[4] She was married to Guillermo Martí Volio but divorced him in 1992. The couple had a son, Juan Carlos Martí Revelo.[5]
Revelo began her career in tourism at an early age and spent more than 46 years in the field, 23 of them in the airline market, six in the hospitality sector, five in airports, and eight promoting Costa Rica internationally. At the age of 20, she began working for LACSA, which later became Avianca Costa Rica. In 1995, she began working for the Ministry of Tourism under the government of José María Figueres. She became sales director of TACA.[6] Afterwards, she became a consultant at the International Center for Human Development, where she sought to raise awareness for the Central American Integration System.[7]
From 2008 to 2012, she was deputy manager of the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo and served on numerous boards of directors.[8] She was also Vice-President and an honorary member of the Costa Rica Tourism Professionals Association.[9] She worked as commercial director of the Juan Santamaría International Airport from 2012 to 2018, advising the creation of new air routes.[10]
On 9 May 2018, President Carlos Alvarado Quesada appointed Revelo Minister of Tourism following his victory in the 2018 Costa Rican general election.[11] She was a member of the National Liberation Party (PLN) and had originally supported Antonio Álvarez Desanti in the election.[12]
On 30 May 2020, Revelo fell ill after a surgical operation.[13] She submitted her resignation to President Quesada,[14] who accepted it and thanked her for her two years of service to Costa Rican tourism.[15]
María Amalia Revelo died in San Rafael de Montes de Oca on 14 May 2021 at the age of 65.[16]
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ Ugalde Rojas, Allan (1 October 2018). "Diligencias de levantamiento de prohibición" (PDF). Contraloría General de la República (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Méndez, Julieth (14 May 2021). "Falleció la exministra de Turismo, María Amalia Revelo Raventós". Delfino.cr (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Céspedes, José Andrés (14 May 2021). "María Amalia Revelo, exministra de Turismo, fallece a los 65 años". La Nación (in Spanish). San José. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Essential Identity". The Business Year. 2019.
- ^ "Detalle de la Persona Maria Amalia Revelo Raventós" (PDF). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica (in Spanish).
- ^ "Maria Amalia Revelo "Servirle a Costa Rica a través del turismo me llena mucho"". Revista Viajes (in Spanish). 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Centroamérica ofrece su diversidad con el lema: La unión hace la fuerza". Secretaría General del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (in Spanish). 21 January 2010.
- ^ a b c "María Amalia Revelo Raventós nueva ministra de Turismo de Costa Rica". Hosteltur (in Spanish). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Gómez, Tomás (14 May 2021). "Fallece la exministra de Turismo María Amalia Revelo". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Maria Amalia Revelo Raventos". LinkedIn (in Spanish).
- ^ "Sector respalda a María Amalia Revelo como próxima ministra de Turismo". CANAECO (in Spanish). 9 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Ramírez, Esteban (26 April 2018). "María Amalia Revelo: experta en turismo de aviación tomará los controles del ICT". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Céspedes, José Andrés; Lara Salas, Juan Fernando (30 May 2020). "Ministra de Turismo María Amalia Revelo hospitalizada por quebranto de salud". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Barquero, Marvin (8 July 2020). "Ministra de Turismo renuncia por razones de salud; la sustituye Gustavo Segura". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Presidente Carlos Alvarado nombra nuevo Ministro de Turismo tras renuncia de María Amalia Revelo". NAICR (in Spanish). 8 July 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Alvarado, Josué (14 May 2021). "Muere exministra de Turismo María Amalia Revelo". CRHoy.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2021.