Tag: Mexico tourism

It has been a bad week for Mexican tourism promotion, and it got worse Friday when the English language version of the country’s tourism website appeared with hilarious mis-translations. Entire states like Hidalgo and Guerrero apparently got machine-translated as Noble and Warrior. Worse for the VisitMexico.com site, there was systematic and inexplicable re-invention of the names of some fairly well-known tourist towns. The Caribbean resort of Tulum somehow became Jumpsuit. The nearby lagoon of Bacalar, on the Caribbean coast, was switched to the Gulf coast state of Tabasco, said a report by the Associated Press. The snafu came one day after ... Read more

The Mexican Caribbean has begun to gradually reopen itself to tourists from June 8, and is on track to have 75% of hotel rooms ready by July 1, according to the Travel Market Report. The region currently has about 45% of inventory reopened, according to a Quintana Roo Tourism Board virtual conference last week. The Quintana Roo Tourism Board handles the marketing for 12 destinations under the umbrella of the Mexican Caribbean and the Grand Costa Maya, including Cancun, Riviera Maya, Tulum, Playa del Carmen, Isla Cozumel, Isla Mujeres, and Costa Mujeres. The region is using a “traffic light system,” said Dario ... Read more

The Mexican Caribbean state of Quintana Roo is preparing to reopen itself to tourism from June 8, Governor Carlos Joaquin Gonzalez has announced. In the interim, area tourism and hospitality companies, particularly in the popular holiday hotspots of Cancun and Riviera Maya region, are bringing back employees to begin training in the ways of the “new normal”, Travel Pulse has reported. “We are getting ready to restart operations,” said Roberto Cintrón Gómez, president of the Hotel Association of Cancun, Puerto Morelos and Isla Mujeres. While Covid-19 has not yet been eradicated in the region, Quintana Roo has just instituted a new certification programme to help ... Read more

The government of Mexico is planning to launch its latest tourism campaign, called “Knocking at the Door,” to attract more Chinese tourists. The idea is to target countries with large tourism markets, such as China, and improve Mexico’s standing among global tourist destinations, Tourism Minister Miguel Torruco said in a press release. “There are 15 countries that outrank us in terms of generating foreign revenue (from tourism), whose governments and private sectors have been more creative in boosting their product so it impacts consumers,” said Torruco. “Mexico aims to attract more of China’s 124 million travelers this year, including 22 million ... Read more

Major hoteliers operating in Mexico is planning to open around 350 new properties in the country by the year 2022, to exploit the favourite condition prevailing in the tourism sector. City Express Hotels, which mainly targets business travelers, will lead the way by opening 80 new properties over the next three years. Business travel specialist, City Express Hotels will open 80 new properties over the next three years. “We see a challenging economic outlook but we are maintaining the positive idea of continuing to position ourselves in the center of cities” said Jose Luis Carrete, while talking to the local ... Read more

പാവകള്‍ പാവകളാണ്. കുട്ടികള്‍ പാവയെ ഇഷ്ടപ്പെടുന്നത് അവര്‍ തന്‍റെ കൂട്ടുകാരെന്ന ചിന്തയിലാണ്. എന്നാല്‍ പാവകള്‍ക്ക് ഭീകര രൂപം കല്‍പ്പിച്ചു നല്‍കിയാലോ? അങ്ങനൊരു നാടുണ്ട്. അങ്ങ് മെക്സിക്കോയില്‍. എവിടെ നോക്കിയാലും പാവക്കുട്ടികളെ മാത്രം കാണുന്നൊരു ദ്വീപ്‌.മരങ്ങളിലും ചെടികളിലും വീടിന്‍റെ ചുമരുകളിലും എന്നുവേണ്ട എവിടെയും പാവകള്‍. ഓമനത്തം തുളുമ്പുന്ന പാവകളല്ല ഇവിടെ ഉള്ളത്. ദുരൂഹത നിറയുന്ന മുഖഭാവമാണ് ഇവയുടെത്. . മെക്സിക്കോ നഗരത്തില്‍ നിന്നും അല്‍പ്പം മാറി ഒഴുകുന്ന സോഷിമിക്കോ തോടിനരികെയാണ് ഈ പാവ ദ്വീപ്. ദ്വീപ്‌ പോലെ ദുരൂഹമാണ് ഇവിടുത്തെ കാഴ്ചകളും. വര്‍ഷങ്ങളോളം മഴയും വെയിലുമേറ്റ് നിറം നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടും, കൈ കാലുകളും കണ്ണുകളും തലയുമെല്ലാം തകര്‍ന്നും തൂങ്ങികിടക്കുന്ന പാവകളാണ് ഈ ദ്വീപ്‌ മുഴുവന്‍. തടിച്ചതും മെലിഞ്ഞതുമായ പാവകള്‍, ചോരനിറത്തിലുള്ളതും ചെതുമ്പലു പിടിച്ചതുമായ അവ മരങ്ങളില്‍ തുങ്ങി കിടക്കുന്നു. ചിലത് തലമുടിയിഴകളില്‍ തുങ്ങിക്കിടക്കുന്നു. സൂക്ഷിച്ചു നോക്കിയാല്‍ ചില പാവകളുടെ കണ്ണുകളില്‍ നിന്നും മൂക്കുകളില്‍ നിന്നും പുഴുക്കളും വണ്ടുകളും ഇറങ്ങി വരുന്നതു കാണാം. ചിലതിനു കോമ്പല്ലുകള്‍ ... Read more

The country will offer endless colorful experiences to the millions of visitors expected for the celebrations of this millenary tradition as the festivities are set to begin in Mexico City on October 27 with the third edition of its spectacular Day of the Dead Parade. As Mexico prepares to celebrate the Day of the Dead, visitors from around the world are invited to experience this unique holiday. Every corner of the country, from the island of Janitzio in Michoacán, passing through the towns of Chiapas and the great Zócalo of Mexico City, will be dressed in color and tradition waiting ... Read more