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MEXICO TOURISM BOARD TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES
TRAVEL SHOW
Tonalá Artisans, Tarahumara Dancers, Mariachis and
Tequila
New York,
February 2nd, 2009 — The Mexico Tourism Board will be an exhibitor
at this year’s 2009 New York Times Travel Show on February 6th
through the 8th. Mexico
along with 14 of its best destinations and hotels will be showcasing the
variety of tourism opportunities that can only be found in Mexico’s
2 million square kilometers of year-round 70 degree weather.
Rubén Beltrán Guerrero, Mexico’s
Consul General to New York will join Mariana
Pedrero, Director of the Mexico Tourism Board’s New York office for a ceremonial ribbon
cutting ceremony on Saturday, February 7th at 10:30 am and open
booth 533 to the New York Times Travel Show consumer population.
The New York Times Travel Show is one of the largest
consumer and travel trade shows produced in the United States with a trade
professional day on Friday February 6 from 2-7 pm and two consumer days:
Saturday, February 7 form 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday, February 8, from 10 am to 4
pm. Last year over 30,000 attendees visited the Expo Floor in the JacobB.JavitsConvention
Center.
This year Mexico’s pavilion will be host to Daniel
Aguilar, an award-winner artisan from the town of Tonalá, Jalisco. Aguilar has been working on
traditional bruñido ceramic since he was 15 years old and will be showcasing
his techniques throughout the day. Other members of the pavilion include
representatives from Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Cozumel, Yucatan
as well as Aeromexico and Mexicana Airlines and tour operators, Condor and Baja
Expeditions. Representatives from Palace Resorts, Casa Dorada, Sandos and
Excellence hotels will also be on hand and the Mexican members of the World
Heritage Alliance.
Also enjoy the
many flavors of Mexico
in the following areas of the travel show.
Performances
Saturday
at 11 am:
Be sure to check out the South America stage, featuring the Mariachi Solido
de
Mexico,
who will perform traditional dances from the state of Chihuahua.
Sunday
at 1 pm:
Queen’s Mexicans United
Folkloric Ballet.
Saturday at noon & Sunday at 11:30 am
Tequila tasting with Tequila 1921.
Admission to the
stage area is free with your Travel Show ticket.
Sweepstakes and Offers
Win a Trip to Mexico. Visit the Mexican pavilion
for a chance to win a trip one of the following prices: roundtrip tickets for
two from New York’s JFK to Puebla with Mexicana airlines with three-nigh
stay at Mesones Sacristia, including cooking classes; round trip tickets to Guadalajara,
Jalisco with Aeromexico Airlines with a three-night stay at the
Intercontinental Hotel; 50% off coupons for whale watching excursions with Baja
Expeditions and 3 night stays at the Casa Dorada Resort and Spa in Los Cabos.
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 to www.visitmexico.com.
FOR PRESS ONLY: For 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 our press Web site at www.visitmexicopress.com
Become a Mexico Specialist! Visit
www.magicofmexico.com for more details.
