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MEXICO’S MINISTER OF TOURISM
WELCOMES VISITORS AT THE 2009 MOTIVATION SHOW IN CHICAGO
Photo Caption: Oscar Fitch, CEO of the Mexico
Tourism Board; Consulate General of Mexico in Chicago, Manuel Rodriguez; Juan
A. Ochoa, Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority;
and Mexico’s Minister of Tourism Rodolfo Elizondo inaugurate the Mexico
Pavilion during the opening of the 2009 Motivation Show in Chicago.
Photo Caption: Oscar Fitch, CEO of the Mexico
Tourism Board; Consulate General of Mexico in Chicago, Manuel Rodriguez; Juan
A. Ochoa, Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority;
and Mexico’s Minister of Tourism Rodolfo Elizondo inaugurate the Mexico
Pavilion during the opening of the 2009 Motivation Show in Chicago.
Photo Caption: Mariachis &
Soccer players entertained visitors at the Mexico booth.
Photo Caption: Mariachis entertained
visitors serenading them with music.
CHICAGO, Ill.
(September 30th, 2009) -- Mexico’s Minister of Tourism,
Rodolfo Elizondo, inaugurated the Mexico’s pavilion yesterday, with a
ceremonial ribbon cutting at the 2009 Motivation Show, which began yesterday
and will continue on through Thursday, October 1st at the McCormick
Palace in Chicago.
Accompanied by
the Consul General of Mexico in Chicago, Manuel Rodriguez; the CEO of the
Mexico Tourism Board, Oscar Fitch and by various state tourism authorities,
Elizondo thanked exhibitors and wished them much success in their efforts to
continue to attract more visitors to Mexico, taking advantage of the benefits
that Mexico offers the meetings and conventions industry.
According to the International Congress & Convention Association
(ICCA), Mexico
has moved from 11th to 9th place in terms of number of
attendees at conferences worldwide. This means that from 2008 to 2009, the
number of attendees increased from 74,116 to 119,084, a significant boost of 6
percent.
The Motivation
Show is instrumental for Mexico,
being that it is the most important tradeshow for the incentive travel market,
and is visited by more than 20,000 people throughout the world.
Also during his
visit, the Society
of Incentive & Travel Executives (SITE), awarded Elizondo
the SITE Solidarity Award in recognition for the work that Mexico has done
to promote its tourism, the governments response after the influenza outbreak
and the continuous support it gives back to the meetings and incentives
industry.
Elizondo also met with
various industry leaders such as Orbitz and United Airlines, to discuss trends
in travel and tourism opportunities in Mexico,
as well as strategies to help restore air travel frequency to Mexico. He also
met with Alumni Holiday International, one of the largest companies for
educational and cultural group travel, with whom he discussed the opportunities
for Mexico in this segment,
including museum groups, schools, colleges, universities and alumni
associations of the most prestigious institutions in the United States.
Elizondo concluded his trip yesterday with a final meeting with directors of
Martiz, the largest incentive programs company in the world.
About the Mexico Tourism Board
The Mexico Tourism Board
(MTB) brings together the resources of federal and state governments,
municipalities and private companies to promote Mexico’s tourism attractions
and destinations internationally. Created in 1999, the MTB is
Mexico’s tourism promotion agency, and its participants
include members of both the private and
public sectors. The MTB has offices throughout
North America, Europe, Japan and Latin America. For more information on
destinations and online trip bookings please go towww.visitmexico.com.
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additional ideas, help with a story or general travel and tourism
information about Mexico, please contact the MTB’s U.S. Press Room
directly at 1-800-929-4555, by e-mail at northamericanpress@visitmexico.com or visit
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