SATW on its Way to Guadalajara 2009!

From October 17th through the 21st, the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) held their annual convention in Houston, Texas. Five days filled with professional development, council, chapter and board meetings, local FAM trips, a golf tournament and social events.

The most anticipated event was the closing ceremony where the passing of the gavel between the outgoing and the incoming president of the Society of American Travel Writers takes place. The president’s awards are also given out during the closing.

The Mexico Tourism Board was in charge of the closing reception and dinner. “Mexico knows the importance of travel writers and their influence on consumers and where they choose to take trips. We are very grateful that Mexico is a favorite destination among these writers and the least we could do was to help by participating in celebrating them with the warmth and joy that the Mexican culture offers,” said Martin Gonzalez, Director for the Mexico Tourism Board’s office for the southern U.S. based in Houston.

This same warmth and culture will be felt at SATW’s next convention in 2009 when they will be received by Guadalajara, the capital city of the Mexican state of Jalisco.