MUNICIPAL TOURISM
Huatulco Year Closes with 'excellent' occupation
REPOSITIONING THE DESTINATION AFTER FALL IN SEPTEMBER FOR RESERVATIONS DURING RAINS FOR 2014 THERE IS MORE ROOM 400
PATRICIA PACHECO / CORRESPONDENT
11/10/2013
Huatulco. - After a slight percentage decline in hotel occupancy during the month of September, as Hurricane Manuel effect, and given the implementation of emerging promotional activities to revive tourism in the coming weeks; Huatulco prepares to close one of his best years in number of visitors.
ANNUAL LOAD UP
Despite the 13 percent drop in bookings during the month just ended, by the perception that "the entire Pacific was devastated" to the heavy rains that affected mainly the state of Guerrero, the growth target achieved annual occupancy of 48 to 52 percent and closed the year with an average of 93 percent, said Raul Sinobas Solis, municipal tourism director.
"Huatulco is better than ever, the weather phenomenon did not affect the infrastructure, but as generalized the idea that all Pacific beaches were affected by rain, this led them to fall some reservations, but in the end, instead concluded the year with an average occupancy of 54 percent, it will be two points lower (52), "he said.
RECEIVE TRAVEL AGENCIES 111
In this situation, the interviewee abounded, state authorities through the Ministry of Tourism, local government and the Association of Local Lodging we coordinate for Huatulco to 111 representatives of travel agencies in Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Tabasco and Republic of El Salvador, who met for three days tourist services and the quality of them to promote them in their places of operation.
After ensuring that the results of the meeting will be reflected almost immediately in the holiday season year-end (which predicted a full house for at least five days), Sinobas Solís mentioned that the bays of Huatulco will host events besides that highlight its tourism potential in the next three months.
EVENTS OF ENHANCEMENT IN THE REMAINING THE YEAR
These highlighted the XXVII Congress of the Mexican Association for International Studies (WAECE) and I Annual Congress of the Federation of Associations of International Studies (FLAEI), which takes place from today, the XII National Sport Fishing Tournament Fish Dorado Ninth National Congress of Advertising Merges (both to be held on 11 and 12 October).
He said that by the end of this month will be held Huatulco International Marathon 2013, while in November is scheduled Food and Film Festival (Film and Food Festival), both global enhancement.
Tech Study
Monterrey, 'unreal'
Asked about the alleged crisis plaguing the tourist destinations in the state for the lack of investment, connectivity and promotion, according to studies by Tec de Monterrey, Raul Sinobas said city officials headed by the mayor Lorenzo Lavariega Arista permanently work agenda competitiveness in conjunction with the Universidad del Mar.
"(The study of Tec) is a statistical analysis that does not take into account the proportionality in various tourist destinations in the country. Currently have four thousand hotel rooms and is projected for 2014 is 400 more. Regarding connectivity, the month there are 26 000 500 seats, and 30 000 in high season, even when VivaAerobus and Aeromexico airlines stopped operating the route to Huatulco "he explained.
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