The 45th edition of the most important tourist showcase in Mexico and Latin America registered record figures, 1,635 buyers from more than 40 countries in attendance, generating more than 57,200 business appointments.
MÉRIDA, Yucatán, 2021-Nov-26 — /Travel PR News/ — The 45th edition of the Tianguis Turístico de México event, held in Mérida, Yucatán, under the slogan “The Rebirth of Tourism” aimed to make a statement, summed up by state Minister of Tourism Michelle Fridman. “We understand this as the rebirth of Mexico’s tourism” said Fridman at the welcome dinner Yucatán hosted. Indeed, with record-breaking attendance and participation at this year’s confab here, there can be no question that Mexico’s tourism industry is alive well and ready to get back to business.
With the main trade show days taking place Nov. 16 to 19, Mexico’s most important industry event exceeded expectations, even in the middle of an ongoing pandemic. Some 1,635 buyers from across the globe attended — surpassing the 2017 record of 1,608 — as did a record number of Mexican tourism providers, at 1,017. In total, 57,287 business meetings were held between Mexican providers and buyers.
Rescheduled four times due to Covid-19, the 45th Tianguis Turístico was an important part of the positioning of Yucatán on the tourism stage, and state tourism promotion body Sefotur worked with local business owners to ensure all its tourism offerings were center-stage for the event. The state’s
cultural, gastronomic, heritage and archaeological wealth were presented in food markets, where 16 restaurants offered endemic dishes such as cochinita pibil; a Maya Village, where inhabitants from different regions showed their crafts and products; and the adventure tourism expo, where attendees learned about various activities that Yucatán offers in this regard — for example, visits to cenotes and Mayan villages. University tourism students and other participants were able to take part in an educational agenda with seminars and master classes on the state’s tourism infrastructure and planning.
Yucatán’s trade show pavilion was one of the fundamental elements in the promotion of its tourism offering, dividing the state into six regions designated as Ruta Puuc and Mayan Villages; Cenotes and Haciendas; Mundo Maya; Puerto Maya; Mérida, Cultural and Gastronomic Capital of the South; and Yucatán Riviera. Local tourism providers held more than 6,000 meetings with buyers, which will provide results in both the short- and long-term for the destination.
Prior to the conference, Fridman led a tour for international investors of the state’s 150 new tourism infrastructure developments, including Xibalbá Park, which will be a circuit of eight cenotes. Fridman reiterated her commitment to continue promoting the development of new tourism products, always from the perspective of sustainability. The state of Yucatán currently stands third among Mexican states in terms of most investments reported.
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The 45th edition of the most important tourist showcase in Mexico and Latin America registered record figures, 1,635 buyers from more than 40 countries in attendance, generating more than 57,200 business appointments.
ENroute Communications, headed by CEO Carlos Lopez, was in charge of media invitations for this year’s Tianguis. Michelle Fridman, Minister of Tourism for the state of Yucatán, took on a heavy schedule of media interviews, press conferences and commitment signatures and other media-focused events prior during and post the Tianguis dates, generating media coverage across the globe.