The Daily Briefing – Tuesday, April 18, 2023

By Tribune Travel

April 18, 2023

Puerto Vallarta News

18K participants expected at Vallarta Pride 2023

The tenth edition of Vallarta Pride will be held from May 17th to 28th to celebrate the diverse LGBTQ+ community that lives in and visits Puerto Vallarta. Around 18 thousand national and international visitors are expected to attend.

Vallarta Pride generates important economic revenue and hotel occupancy in this tourist destination.

This year’s Vallarta Pride will feature more than 20 guest artists, but the names will not be revealed until the official press conference. There will also be speakers and a fashion show by Mexican designer Benito Santos.

The impressive Pride Parade passes through the main streets of the city and showcases the creativity of different businesses and individuals who decorate their vehicles and dress in rainbow colors with an annual theme.

With reporting by Brenda Beltrán from Tribuna de la Bahía

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Puerto Vallarta set another holiday record for vacationers

Puerto Vallarta beach crowded with tourists

Puerto Vallarta reached a hotel occupancy rate of 90% during the two-week holiday period, which could be another record for this city. During the Holy Days, this destination reached 100% hotel occupancy, a 17% increase in air passenger arrivals and more than two thousand trips at the Puerto Vallarta bus station.

Many people traveled by car. Although traffic was heavy on peak days, causing some inconvenience, many people took advantage of the new section of the Guadalajara-Puerto Vallarta highway.

The predominant tourism was domestic, but there was a very important component of foreign tourism during Holy Week and Easter, highlighting the beach, boardwalk, restaurants and nightlife.

With reporting by Brenda Beltrán from Tribuna de la Bahía

Los Cabos News

Rotary Club announces sixth edition of Paella Festival

Chefs and diner with a paella dish

A Los Cabos tradition is the Paella Festival, now in its sixth year and featuring 15 chefs from the destination’s finest hotels. The Los Cabos Hotel Association and the Rotary Club have teamed up to showcase the best of the destination’s Mediterranean cuisine.

The competition will test their knowledge of traditional Spanish cuisine; each dish will be tasted by a panel of judges who will decide which paella is the best.

The event will take place on Saturday, May 20, at a hotel in the tourist corridor at a cost of 1,000 pesos per person. Proceeds will benefit the Rotary Club’s scholarship program, which supports the education of 22 children.

With reporting by Luis Castrejón from Tribuna de México

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Baja California Sur’s hotel offer is ever growing

Facade of a Baja California Sur hotel

Baja California Sur has a wide range of hotels throughout its territory. To date, there are 483 hotels with a total of 28,349 rooms available for visitors. These numbers have been growing steadily in recent years.

This year, almost 900 new rooms are under construction and will be added to the offer in the second half of the year. Of the existing hotel rooms in the central peninsula, 674 are in Comondú, 1,171 in Loreto, 1,356 in Mulegé, 3,714 in La Paz and 21,434 in Los Cabos. This means that 75.6% of the bedrooms in the state are located in the municipality of Los Cabos.

With reporting by Andrea Villareal fom Tribuna de México

Cancun News

Quintana Roo nominated for 21 World Travel Awards

Cruise ships at Mexican Caribeean port

The state of Quintana Roo has been nominated for 21 World Travel Awards. The state has been nominated for its natural beauties, beaches, hospitality, high quality services, gastronomy, air and cruise connectivity.

Voting for the World Travel Awards will run until July 9. Travelers can vote for the Mexico and Central America regions of the nominated destinations.

The Cancun International Airport is nominated in the category of Leading Airport of Mexico and Central America, while Costa Maya Ports in Mahahual, and Cozumel are nominated for Cruise Ships.

The World Travel Awards (WTA) recognize, reward and celebrate excellence in all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry. Winners will be presented at a ceremony on the Island of Saint Lucia on August 26.

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Activists make a call for the protection of turtles in the Yucatan Peninsula

sea turtle swimming

In 2022, the Pronatura Peninsula de Yucatan group registered around 9,000 nests in Celestun and El Cuyo (Yucatan), and Holbox (Quintana Roo). In the case of Yucatan’s beaches, the increase compared to 2021 was 139% for Celestun and 75% for El Cuyo, according to the civil organization.

Melania Lopez Castro, the head of Pronatura’s Turtle Conservation Program, explained that the nesting season began on April 1st and will last until the end of October or the first few days of November, depending on weather conditions.

She recommends avoiding the passage and entry of heavy vehicles on the beach because it affects the turtle nests already there. It is also necessary to avoid lighting fires at night.

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