Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Tourism rebound sought

THE NEWS

Viernes, 15 de Enero de 2010

VILLAHERMOSA. The national tourist agenda of the XXVII National Meeting of Tourism Officials finished yesterday. It had the purpose of addressing the most urgent issues regarding tourism nationwide.

State Tourism Secretary Yolanda Osuna Huerta spoke to federal and tourism authorities and addressed different projects that aim to strengthen this sector in the country.

The inauguration took place on Wednesday in Merida Convention Center, and was lead by the Federal Secretary of Tourism, Rodolfo Elizondo Torres, and Yucatán's Governor, Ivonne Ortega Pacheco.

Several Mexican government employees attended the event, such as the secretaries of Mexico's Council for Tourism Promotion, (CPMT), the National Fund for Tourism Promotion (FONATUR), the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), the Communication and Transportation Secretariat (SCT), the Environmental Secretariat (SEMANART), as well as financial institutions such as BANOBRAS and BANCOMEXT.

The conference included private meetings and an open dialogue between tourism secretaries of the 32 states and Secretary Elizondo in order to analyze and establish different strategies that would encourage the visit of national and international tourists to the country.

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