jueves, 4 de noviembre de 2010

Looking Back Mazatlan Tourist Influx

Looking back Mazatlan tourist influx
Written by Real eStrategy 2 Barometer November 1, 2010 In the past three years, Mazatlán has been able to increase supply in hotel infrastructure, after stagnating in the previous years. In 2010, with cuts to the first half of October, the port was available 9000 168 / 4 in hotel. An increase of 9.6 percent compared with 8 000 362 / 4, 2008 and 3.5 percent against 8 000 859 / 4, 2009. This level of growth is on par with that recorded in other tourist destinations such as Cancun or Acapulco, where growth in the last two years also varies by about 9 percent.

However, the effectiveness has been Mazatlan as a tourist destination by increasing the supply of hotels, has not translated into improved to increase the attraction of visitors who reach the hotel rooms.

In 2010, the average occupancy rate was of 48.6 percent, 3.9 percentage points from 2009, when the average was 52.5 and 9.2 percent from 2008, when hotel occupancy reached 57.8 percent.

The Airport is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Norte (OMA), has a deficit of at least $ 500 seats, following the suspension of flights from Mexicana Airlines. Enrique Navarro, administrator of the airline, said it lost 7 000 seats a month out of Mexico and have only covered 5 000 500, even with the expansion of airlines such as VivaAerobus.

OMA recorded in Mazatlan domestic and international passengers in the same proportion. Outsiders, 15 percent comes from Canada and 35 percent of America ... "What we lost was growing, because we will close the year marginally higher levels of 2008 and 2009. By cherishing market with direct routes, we could talk about higher growth rates, from 6.8 to 10 percent, "said Navarro.

He said there are "approaches to national and VivaAerobus airlines, Aeromexico and Volaris, because the idea is to create routes to destinations that are critical for us," he said.

Mexico in The Sight Of Chinese Tourism

Mexico in the sight of Chinese tourism

04/11/2010 00:02



Mexico. According to the Secretariat of Tourism (Sectur), directors of China International Travel Service Limited, the most influential tourism company of this Asian country, made a visit to Mexico in order to know in detail the physical and natural attractions offered by Mexico and the so-called Mexico’s Routes and thus develop tour packages for the Chinese market.

The federal agency announced in a press release that Chinese executives will remain in the country for nine days and will tour various states of Mexico.

Among the routes that the Chinese representatives will visit are: 'A Colonial Experience' and 'The mystery and origin of the Maya', which will be introduced to various archaeological sites and colonial cities.

According to figures from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in 2009 the number of Chinese who made pleasure trips to foreign countries reached 47.5 million people, representing an increase of 3.6% over 2008.

Hess Group Is Installed in Mexico Important Investments so the Opportunity to Invest in Mexico

Hess Group is installed in Yucatan

03/11/2010 08:35


Mexico. The German company opened in Merida, Yucatan, its first subsidiary plant in Mexico and Latin America with a final investment of $100 million pesos and the creation of 60 professionalized jobs.

Hess Group is a world leader in advanced technology applied to design and manufacture machinery for production of construction materials. The new plant aims to expand its market in Latin America.

The consortium developed machines like the HR 600 that will be capable of producing 23,000 blocks for the construction and 1,700 square meters of paving every eight hours and the cost ranges between $230,000 and $250,000 Euros, with the potential to produce up to six machines of these a year.

In Yucatan will be produce automated concrete plants, planetary mixers and block making machines, paving stones, concrete pipes, pieces of concrete, railroad ties and concrete autoclaved cell.

The company is headquartered in Cologne, Germany, and its subsidiaries in France, Holland, Russia, India, Brazil, China, Canada and the Netherlands.

Eurocopter Will Be Installed in Mexico More Investments Arrive

Eurocopter will be installed in the State of Mexico

03/11/2010 08:36


Mexico. Louis Gallois, chief executive of EADS, the European giant aerospace and defense, revealed that after the installation of the Eurocopter plant in Mexico, whose exact location will be announced in early 2011, will generate up to 10,000 direct and indirect jobs.

The objective of this center is to enhance the capacity and training of pilots and technicians in their area of influence, which includes Central America and the Caribbean, and northern South America as an integral part of the Group's global strategy Eurocopter to improve aviation security in the region.

He added that this will stimulate the market of parts suppliers in the aeronautical sector, since it will have a value of $170 million to $400 million dollars.

Gallois added that at this point all group's subsidiaries, which are Eurocopter, Airbus, Arianspace and Cassidi (telecommunications for security and defense), are active in Mexico, including Spotimage.

The executive recalled that in recent weeks the Department of National Defense announced the acquisition of 12 Cougar EC725 helicopters, which will be used to help transport troops and civilians, and also stressed that the aerospace market in Latin America still has some way to go, and that their total value stood at $20 billion dollars.
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