Mexico to Host Travel Writers for SATW Conference

The largest gathering of professional travel writers and photographers in 2009 will take place in Guadalajara, Mexico on Oct. 8 to 13 when the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) holds their annual convention here.

An estimated 400 travel journalists, editors, bloggers, photographers and public relations representatives from the United States and Canada are expected to attend. Meetings will be held in the Presidente Intercontinental and Camino Real Guadalajara Expo.

SATW delegates will have a chance to explore the “City of Roses” and the surrounding area of Jalisco Province, with pre- and post-trips venturing to the coastal resorts of Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo, to the world heritage mining towns of San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato, to the bohemian lakeside village of Ajijic on the beautiful shores of Lake Chapala, to colonial Mexican resorts such as Hacienda El Carmen, and to the museum city of Zacatecas.

The Society of American Travel Writers is a non-profit professional association that works to promote responsible travel journalism and to provide professional support for its members, including travel journalists, photographers, editors, electronic media, film lecturers, television and film producers, and public relations representatives from the travel industry. It is the largest association of professional travel writers and photographers in the world.