September 2nd, 2010
Mexico received in June by 2.6% more international tourism; after summing up 6 million 755 thousand visitors, mostly from the United States and Canada, according to the Ministry of Tourism (Tourism Ministry).
Who also reported that in the first half of year US 6, 487 million got into the country for visitors’ expenses, 7.3% over the same period in 2009. The government agency explained that most of this movement corresponds to borderline visitors who generated US $5,166 million in revenues, which means an upturn of 9.3% compared to the previous year.
Tourism Ministry comments that the destination most visited in this term was Mexico City, followed by the Mexican Caribbean, where you can find tourist centers such as Cancun and the Riviera Maya, which historically have gained the preference of U.S. tourism. Although the Mexican tourism sector feared the results since January of this year, taking into account the sequels that could have left the outbreak of flu in the mind of international tourists.
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September 2nd, 2010
The State Governor Felix Gonzalez Canto, accompanied by the delegate of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), Adriana Velázquez Morlet, verified the progress of the work of the first stage of the Archaeological Museum of Quintana Roo, which will be completed in the first quarter of 2011.
This construction has an investment of 58 million pesos in its first phase, which began last March; the location of the site is at kilometer 16.5 of Kukulkan Boulevard, next to the Archaeological Zone San Miguelito. The museum will have a designated area to display the body of “La Mujer de las Palmas” dating back to 10,000 years, which is expected to be a great tourist attraction in Quintana Roo.
Also it will keep a sample of other regions in Mesoamerica; most of the exhibits date from early times late after the conquest in addition to the ones that were exhibited at the Archaeological Museum of Cancun. They stressed that there will be workshops for the restoration and conservation of materials, along with new pieces that might be found in different projects from INAH as well as developing activities for children, students and seniors.
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September 2nd, 2010
Palmilla Golf club is Jack Nicklaus first Latin America design, and is recognized as the Grand Dame of golf in Los Cabos, Mexico.
The 27-hole Jack Nicklaus signature course opened in 1993. The Palmilla Golf Club has hosted the Senior PGA Tour Senior Slam, with Hale Irwin defeating Jack Nicklaus, Ray Floyd and Gil Morgan. Challenging, masterfully-conceived and stunningly beautiful, the course (6,900 yards for 18 holes) offers views of the Golf of California from 12 of the 27 holes, five sets of staggered tees, stunning fairways, four lakes and challenging shifts in elevation.
The Ocean Course, perched on deep canyons arroyos, sitting among century old cardon cacti, actually flows to the ocean as you play on the beaches of the golf of California. For groups reservations contact your Tropical Incentives Los Cabos, representative.
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September 2nd, 2010
Eleven Riviera Nayarit restaurants will participate extending to San Blas and Tepic. Chef Beatriz Vazquez, who grew up at San Blas, boldly affirms that, “in Riviera Nayarit, food has always been extraordinary.”
Her confidence lays on several concrete facts: the cuisine in this region has been evolving since Colonial times, receiving a great deal of foreign influence, as many European and Asian missions were established due to the intense commerce that existed with Asia, which mainly originated in Manila and arrived at San Blas.
The International Gourmet Festival organizers and authorities from the Riviera Nayarit Convention and Visitors Bureau recently announced the 2010 edition of this festival, which will take place from November 11th-21st. They also praised the success that this important event has experienced, as it’s a catalyst to the promotion of not only Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit, but also of regions extending to San Blas and Tepic, where two culinary surprises await the diners that visit these destinations looking for new culinary experiences.
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September 2nd, 2010
As part of a promotional campaign in the U.S. market, Secretary of Tourism, Gloria Manzo Guevara, met with executives of major airlines seeking to increase the number of flights from U.S. airports to destinations in this country, at a time when the Economic recovery boosts passenger flow.
The meeting took place in Dallas with executives from American Airlines and Southwest. From January to June, American Airlines (AA) moved to nearly three million travelers to Mexican destinations, 14% over the same period in 2009, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation quoted by Tourism Ministry.
Currently, AA handles some 1,650 flights per month to destinations such as Cancun, Los Cabos, Monterrey, Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara, Cozumel and other locations. Ms. Manzo Guevara also met with executives of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the Chamber of Commerce-Mexico, Rosewood Hotels and Travelocity. Likewise Guevara Manzo also said that she bears in mind to attend tourism fairs in Europe to meet with tour operators in the region, because “it is important also to diversify the travelers to Mexico, which 80% are Americans”.
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September 2nd, 2010
In the first half of this year, the number of available hotel rooms in Mexico, increased by 13,525 over the same period of 2009, according to the Ministry of Tourism.
The number of total rooms increased 4.6%, in terms of hotel occupancy in the first semester of this year. Only the destinations measured by DataTur increased on average by 11.3% over the same period last year, even though the number of rooms increased.
Riviera Maya increased by 8.1% the number of available rooms and 22.1% in occupation. According to the Ministry of Tourism, these figures reflect the confidence of Mexican and foreign investors in Mexico’s future and it is already considered outmaneuvered the situation that was experienced in 2009.
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