Below is a beautiful video we found on http://quixoti.cc/ that contains some really gorgeous and interesting shots of Mexico City.
Travesias Magazine Awards Journey Mexico Best Operator of 2010
Travesias is Mexico’s premier Luxury Travel & Lifestyle magazine, dedicated to those addicted to travel and staying on the cutting edge of the luxury travel lifestyle. Travesias has chosen Journey Mexico as Mexico’s Best Operator for 2010, which is an extreme honor as everything printed in Travesias is written by those who have actually experienced the narration first hand. We are honored that such experienced experts have chosen Journey Mexico as Mexico’s best operator!
Journey Mexico President, Zachary Rabinor and his wife, JM Co-Founder Rebecca Scotti, and Director of Operations, Matteo Luthi and his wife Fabiola, and Journey Mexico’s lead guide in Mexico City, Juan-Carlos, were all present last night in Mexico’s capital for the presentation of the award.
Again, all of us at Journey Mexico would like to extend sincere thanks to the undeniable beauty, the rich culture, and the incredible people of Mexico who have made all recent achievements possible!
Fall Festivities in Mexico
The International Cervantino Festival – This cultural festival began in 1972 and was born from a tradition of the students of the University of Guanajuato in which the students would gather in the plazas of Guanajuato and perform the plays of Miguel de Cervantes.
Today, the Cervantino Festival is considered a “cultural buffet” where the entire city becomes a living theater and museum. Each year several countries are chosen from around the world to represent their cultures through music, theater, dance, visual arts, street performance and more.
The event attracts thousands of young art and culture lovers from around the world. This year’s festival begins October 13th and will run through November 7th. The schedule of events is truly massive and can be found here (in Spanish but there is an English translation button at the bottom).
Elton John in Leon – Coinciding with the beginning of the Cervantino Festival, Elton John will be playing at the Fox center in the city of Leon (about an hour outside of Guanajuato), making this concert an easy addition to a trip to the Cervantino Festival. All proceeds from the concert are being donated for the benefit of Mexican education.
To book a trip for either or both events, contact Journey Mexico today!
Tourism to Mexico on the Rise
Travel + Leisure recently published their Atlas Industry Review, which presents some interesting and encouraging figures in regards to travel and travel to Mexico.
International tourism to Mexico surged 35% in June of 2010 and continued to rise another 28% in July, when 899,172 international tourists visited the country.
From Jan to July of 2010, more than six million tourists flew to Mexico, which is a 20% increase from the same period in 2009.
International tourism in general has been steadily climbing for nine straight months and the number are up 7% since Jan. of 2010. Although figures are expected to level out for the second half of the year, the number of international tourist arrivals worldwide are estimated to reflect a 3-4% increase from Jan.-Dec.
Central America specifically saw a 9.1% increase in international tourism, dominating many areas of the world, save for the Asia-Pacific which saw double digit figures of growth.
Journey Mexico Makes 2010 Travel + Leisure A-List
Each year, Travel + Leisure evaluates thousands of the world’s best travel agents and tour operators and narrows them down to a list of what they consider to be the best of the best, the Travel + Leisure A-List. We are excited to announce that 2010 marks Journey Mexico’s debut appearance on the A-List as the only tour operator selected for Mexico.
Zach with Travel + Leisure VP/Publisher J.P. Kyrillos and Deputy Editor Laura Begley Bloom
You can view the 2010 Travel + Leisure A-List online, and the A-List will be
printed in the October addition of Travel + Leisure Magazine, which hits newsstands on September 24th. You can also view JM President Zachary Rabinor’s profile on Travel + Leisure’s website. If you know and/or have worked with Zach and would like to leave a comment on his profile, it’d be much appreciated 🙂
In being selected for the A-List, making the Inc. 5000 list, and being selected by Conde Nast as a Word’s Top Travel Specialist, 2010 has been an important year of continued growth and recognition for Journey Mexico. We would like to acknowledge Mexico’s people, culture, and natural beauty which have made our success possible, and we would like to thank the entire team of Journey Mexico and all of our partners on the ground and abroad working together to promote, sell, and deliver world-class, cultural, natural, and experiential travel in our beautiful country.