Cancun Bids to Host Tianguis Turistico Trade Show
Cancun Bids to Host Tianguis Turistico Trade Show
Cancun is ready in case the Organizing Committee considers the destination as the future host of Mexico’s largest trade show, the Tianguis Turistico. Organizers of the tradeshow have recently decided to move its location from Acapulco. The CEO of the Cancun CVB, Jesus Almaguer, assured organizers that the destinations with the most experience and the ability to host Tianguis are Cancun and Riviera Maya.
At a press conference where he mentioned the results after this important trade show, Almaguer reported that among the vast competitive advantages that Cancun has, the Cancun airport is the Latin American airport with the most international connections and the destination has a well-established extensive selection of hotels and high quality tourism services and infrastructure, required to host the event.
“It would be fair that many destinations in Mexico could have the opportunity to be visited,” said Almaguer. Moreover, he mentioned that among the destinations with the best infrastructure and airline connectivity to host Tianguis are Cancun and Riviera Maya, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara, and Puebla.
In this regard, he emphasized that the Ministry of Tourism will decide the future of Tianguis Turistico, based upon what is best for Mexico, because the event helps to promote and increase tourism relations for all the destinations in Mexico, not just Acapulco.
Regarding the latest results of the Tianguis Turistico in Acapulco, Almaguer said that the meetings held with tour operators were very encouraging and reflected a 5 to 10 percent increase in the number of tourists and an increase in the turnover rate of 25 percent.
He also said that the he is confident that more tourism will be generated with the opening of more flights, as there are expectations to have direct connections from Las Vegas on Sun Country Airlines, as well as a promotional plan implemented on LMT tourism that integrates other major airlines.
