Brand USA names Lourdes Berho regional director to manage its travel trade and marketing efforts in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, 2018-Feb-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Brand USA, the destination-marketing organization for the United States, has named Lourdes Berho regional director to manage the strategic travel trade and marketing efforts for Brand USA in Mexico. Berho, founder of Mexico City-based Alchemia: In the Business of Transformation®, and former CEO of the Mexico Tourism Board has over 25 years’ experience as a leader of global companies; with expertise that spans brand development, integrated-marketing strategies, and travel and tourism.

“The vibrant Mexican travel market holds great significance for inbound-U.S. tourism,” said Christopher L. Thompson, president and CEO of Brand USA. “By aligning with Lourdes Berho and Alchemia, a recognized top-tier communications agency, we are strengthening our presence and market reach into Mexico.”

“I am very proud that we were selected to represent Brand USA’s interests in Mexico,” said Berho, who holds the dual titles of president and chief catalyst at Alchemia. “The United States has incredible cultural, gastronomical, technological, and scientific wealth, along with diverse entertainment, sports, and recreational opportunities. We are excited to provide our passion, creativity, and great experience in tourism to bring an innovative, sustainable approach that supports Brand USA’s mission in Mexico.”

The volume of Mexican travelers who visit the United States each year has steadily risen over the past seven years. In 2016, approximately 19 million Mexicans came to the United States, making Mexico the number-two source market for inbound U.S. travel, trailing only Canada by 300,000 visitors. Also, Mexican visitors rank as the second-highest spending group in the United States among international visitors. Chinese travelers are number-one. In 2016, visitors from Mexico spent $20.3 billion.

Among the first campaigns that Berho and the team at Alchemia will execute is the upcoming international roll-out of Brand USA’s second IMAX® and giant-screen documentary, America’s Musical Journey. For the second time, Brand USA partnered with the award-winning, independent filmmaker, MacGillivray Freeman, to produce the film. America’s Musical Journey is narrated by Morgan Freeman and follows singer/songwriter writer Aloe Blacc as he traces the vast musical heritage of the United States – from jazz to blues to country to rock and roll. America’s Musical Journey will debut in Mexico City in March 2018.

About Alchemia: In the Business of Transformation®: 
Founded in 2011, Alchemia: In the Business of Transformation® is an integrated marketing agency specialized in the development of strategies that are based in sustainability as a principle of innovation for a better future. Its mission is to help its clients to consolidate their vision and communicate it with clarity, passion, and result-oriented. It has a vast experience in tourism, sustainability, luxury, real estate, ONGs, media evolution, content generation, digital solutions, innovation, and technology. For more information please visit Alchemia.com.mx.

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About Brand USA

Brand USA, the destination marketing organization for the United States, was established by the Travel Promotion Act as the nation’s first public-private partnership to promote the United States as a premier travel destination and to communicate U.S. travel policies and procedures to worldwide travelers. The organization’s mission is to increase international visitation to the USA in order to fuel the U.S. economy and enhance the image of the United States worldwide. Formed as the Corporation for Travel Promotion in 2010, the public-private entity began operations in May 2011 and does business as Brand USA. According to studies by Oxford Economics, over the past four years Brand USA’s marketing initiatives have helped welcome 4.3 million incremental visitors to the USA, benefiting the U.S. economy with nearly $30 billion in total economic impact, and has supported, on average, 50,900 incremental jobs a year.

For industry or partner information about Brand USA, visit TheBrandUSA.com. For information about exceptional and unexpected travel experiences in the United States, please visit Brand USA’s consumer website VisitTheUSA.com.

SOURCE: Brand USA

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