Air connectivity between Mexico and Dallas is essential for tourism

On the second day of activities of the work tour in Dallas, Texas, as part of Operation Toca Puertas, the Secretary of Tourism of the Government, Miguel Torruco Marqués, highlighted the importance of air connectivity from this important issuing market to our country. , as a trigger for the diversification of tourist activity.

Accompanied by the Consul General of Mexico in Dallas, Francisco de la Torre Galindo, as well as the Secretary of Tourism of Durango, Elisa María Haro Ruiz; the Secretary of Tourism of Nayarit, Juan Enrique Suárez del Real Tostado; the head of Promotion and Specialized Fairs of Yucatan, Cristina Leyva Aguilar; In addition to representatives of the tourism business sector in Mexico, the head of the Ministry of Tourism (Sectur) held important meetings with executives of airlines that operate from this city, as well as the Dalla-Fort Worth International Airport.

During the meeting with executives from American Airlines, such as José A. Freig, Vice President of Operations and Commercial for Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America; Alison Taylor, Director of Customer Service; and José María Giraldo, Managing Director of Operations for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, among others; Torruco Marqués presented the recently opened Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA).

He noted that this work is part of the Metropolitan Airport System, along with the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) and the Toluca International Airport.

He said that with the purpose of strengthening the airport infrastructure, the expansion and remodeling of the Chetumal International Airport was also carried out, which represented an investment of 149 million pesos. Work is also being done on the remodeling of the Tepic Airport, which will allow passengers to reach important tourist attractions such as Nuevo Nayarit. He also exposed the new airports being built in Mexico, such as Tulum, in Quintana Roo; and Creel, in Chihuahua.

The Secretary of Tourism held a meeting with Adam Decaire, VP of Southwest Airlines Planning and Jenn Poeppelmeier, Senior Manager of Government Affairs, with whom he discussed the opportunities to expand connectivity to Mexico from Dallas.

In addition, Torruco Marqués, accompanied by the head of Sectur Nayarit, Juan Enrique Suárez from Real Tostado, toured the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, accompanied by John Ackerman, Executive VP Global Strategy and Development, and Miltón de la Paz, VP Airlines Relations & Business Development, and talked about the trends of the current traveler, a more demanding one who seeks new experiences and destinations to discover, which offers Mexico a great area of ​​opportunity thanks to its wide connectivity and the 235 tourist-oriented seats with that says.

With the purpose of strengthening cooperation ties in tourism and strengthening the bilateral relationship, the delegation led by Miguel Torruco had a meeting with Mark Thompson, VP of Tourism at Visit Dallas, and Liliana Rivera, Senior Director of Tourism, who agreed on the importance of promoting the flow of tourists between both destinations.

To reinforce the joint collaboration scheme that exists between the Ministry of Tourism and NASCAR, a meeting was held with Rob Ramage, VP & General Manager of Texas Motor Speedway, where they agreed on the actions to promote this competition that triggers the economy of the destinations where it takes place.

As part of the work tour in Dallas, the Secretary of Tourism led the program "Reunion with My Roots", in which through dialogue with Mexican men and women who emigrated or descendants of up to the third generation, he motivates the desire to travel to his country or know the land of their parents or grandparents.

This is due to the fact that around 2 million Mexicans live in Dallas, which represents about 88% of the total Hispanic population. “Our dear countrymen who live here have a job, a life plan for their families. Today as always they carry their origin with great pride. We intend to learn more about their tastes in order to welcome them into their home as they should, ”he declared.

During his visit to this Texas city, he visited the José restaurant, run by chef Anastacia Quiñones; as well as the Don Artemio restaurant; by chef Juan Cárdenas, to whom he gave recognition for the promotion of Mexican gastronomy abroad that contributes to the tourism promotion of our country.

The Undersecretary of Tourism, Humberto Hernández Haddad; the general director of Promotion and International Affairs of Sectur, Emmanuel Rey; the Secretary of Tourism of Durango, Elisa María Haro Ruíz; the Secretary of Tourism of Nayarit, Juan Enrique Suárez del Real Tostado and the head of Promotion and Specialized Fairs of the Secretary of Tourism Development of Yucatán (Sefotur), Cristina Leyva Aguilar.

The Director of Promotion of the Cancun, Puerto Morelos and Isla Mujeres Hotel Association, Adriana Meda Casillas; the product specialist (USA) of Aeroméxico, Jennifer L. Jenks; the commercial leader (USA) of Volaris, Alejandra Arias Alcalá; the commercial director of AVIS Mexico, Julio Álvarez; the commercial director of Mexico for Iberostar, Miriam Vélez; and Jorge Vivas from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.