This year, 52 special events will be held in hopes of attracting tourists to Acapulco, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo and Taxco — The Triangle of the Sun — Guerrero Tourism Development Secretary Javier Aluni confirmed recently. The fun starts off on Sunday with the opening of the Mexican Tennis Open, followed by the Shotgun World Cup, in which 221 entrants from 25 countries are expected to participate. Before that, the fast cars should be arriving via Taxco to finish the Gulf-to-Pacific Rally, after which Acapulco will be hosting a classic car show. And this is just for the end of February and March. All three destinations have seen a decline in international tourism in recent years, but they remain favorites with the domestic market. Aluni, however, announced that he will be meeting with United Air Lines, Aeroméxico and Interjet to see if more direct flights from the United States can be arranged. Guerrero, and Acapulco in particular, suffered from a reputation for criminal violence, most recently the rape of six Spanish tourists during the robbery of a bungalow they were renting on a remote Acapulco beach.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting From Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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