Travel Weekly presented Mexico with five gold and one silver Magellan Awards for its print and electronic advertisements featuring the theme “The place you thought you knew.” According to a Tourism Ministry announcement, the awards won out over 550 entries. The promotions are credited in part with attracting 3.7 million American and another one million Canadians to Mexico.
Cruise ship business sinking
Only one cruise ship has put into Mazatlán this year, according to federal statistics. Arrivals in Los Cabos and Acapulco dropped 88 percent and overall the number of arrivals fell by nearly 25 percent. Worry about crime is given as the main reason, although costs also are said to be at fault. No mention was made of increased competition from other destinations.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting From Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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