Mexico to flaunt its roots at FITUR 2003

Mexico’s charms will be showcased at the FITUR 2003 Fair with a view to strengthen its ties with the Spanish tourist industry. As the world’s eighth most visited country with as many as 20 million travelers every year, the 32 Mexican states combine leisure and culture with over 15,000 archeological sites. The top tourist companies operating in this European nation show off their services at the country’s 839-square-meter stand decked out in Pavilion 6.

Mexico’s Minister of Tourism Leticia Navarro Ochoa will attend FITUR with an entourage that includes Elena Mancha, director-general of Mexico’s Tourist Promotion Council, and John McCarthy, director-general of FONATUR. The delegation’s agenda will zero in on the tourist sector, marking Mexico’s 23rd consecutive attendance at the Spanish fair.

Mexico’s most outstanding novelty this time around is The Independence Express. This train makes an eight-day ride around the colonial cities of Queretaro, San Luis de Potosi, Zacatecas, Hacienda Real de Asientos, Guanajato, San Miguel Allende y Aguascalientes.

Alongside the tracks chugged around by the existing Mayan Express, Tequila Express and the Chihuahua-Pacific Railroad, the new-fangled train route makes up a magnificent choice within Mexican tourism.

The Desert Express, scheduled to be operational pretty soon following the go-ahead granted by the Tourism Department, will cover the Border-Cuatrocienagas-Border route in the northern side of the country.

Another brand-new product to be presented at the tradeshow will be the so-called Arches of Sitios destination in Tepotzotlan. Moreover, the Cañon del Sumidero Ecological Park in the state of Chiapas will have its grand opening next March 1. The park’s resources and natural beauty will undoubtedly stand for this year’s premiere tourist attractions.