Mexico Tourism Weblog

Archivo para Enero, 2008

Mexico pushes its ecotourism credentials

Mexico can offer more than just the traditional sun and sand beach holiday, with eco-tourism in the county on the rise.
The country sees eco-developments as a way to encourage tourism at the same time as protecting the environment and creating jobs in poorer, rural areas, reports the San Jose Mercury.
Speaking to the paper Eduardo Chailldo […]

Posteado en Jueves 31 de Enero, 2008 - Tagged as Ecotourism in Mexico, | Deja un Comentario

Hotel Secreto remains Cancun’s secret treasure

Peaceful Isla Mujeres lies just 8 miles off the coast of bustling Cancun, with its towering resorts and nonstop action, but Isla might as well be on another planet.
This tiny fishing village boasts powdery beaches, turquoise Caribbean waters and a laid-back mind-set that invites you to turn that quick stop into days of languid relaxation. […]

Posteado en Jueves 31 de Enero, 2008 - Tagged as Cancun Mexico, Mexico Tourism, | Deja un Comentario

Mexico reports record tourist revenues

The Mexican tourism sector reported record revenues of 12.97 billion dollars in 2007, accounting for a 6.6-percent increase compared to the previous year.
Local tourism authorities pointed out that the country received 21.5 million foreign vacationers, who spent an average of 487 dollars each.
If that tendency continues, tourist arrivals will increase 1.8 percent, to 21.7 million […]

Posteado en Jueves 31 de Enero, 2008 - Tagged as Mexico Tourism, | Deja un Comentario

Mexico promotes sea turtle tourism

A new conservation tourism programme based on promoting the welfare of Sea Turtles has been announced by Ocean Conservancy.
Sea Turtle Ecological Expeditions will alert holidaymakers as to the location of conservation areas for sea turtles which will hopefully result in support for sea turtle protection.
The programme, SEE Turtles, will also give tourists turtle-watching guidelines to […]

Posteado en Lunes 28 de Enero, 2008 - Tagged as Ecotourism in Mexico, Mexico Tourism, | Deja un Comentario

Cultural Tourism in Oaxaca: Its Main Museums

MUSEO DE ARTE CONTEMPORÁNEO DE OAXACA
Three of its thirteen halls contain a permanent exhibition of famous Oaxacan artists, while the other ten are used for temporary exhibits and cultural events.
Calle M. Alcalá No. 202.
MUSEO DE ARTE PREHISPÁNICO DE MÉXICO RUFINO TAMAYO
Rufino Tamayo, who donated the building to house his collection of pre-Hispanic pieces from Maya, […]

Posteado en Lunes 21 de Enero, 2008 - Tagged as Mexico Tourism, Oaxaca Mexico, | Deja un Comentario