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This promotion, they argued, is part of the agreement signed by the Governor Javier Duarte de Ochoa and AMAV in early March, during the celebration of the Second Ordinary National Assembly of the Mexican Association of Travel Agents, to be held in Boca River.
“This way, the government of Javier Duarte is serving the interest of tourism, hotel, restaurant owner, retail and service providers, to advertise to Veracruz on the national level and give the best results in this area,” said the Sector holder.
Ernesto Delgado, recently elected president of the National Tourist Confederation A. C., which brings together all tourism service providers in the country, said that Veracruz is a very attractive because it offers all the concepts of tourism: religious, adventure, sports and the main attraction, sun and beach. “In Veracruz lacks nothing, that’s a big advantage that you as a tourist destination,” he said.
He highlighted the strategy that has implemented the state governor to further promote the entity Veracruz in all markets, mainly the national, and the largest generator of foreign exchange with an outlay of 160 billion dollars.
The President announced that AMAV travel agents remain the main channel of distribution and sale of tourist destinations in the country.
“We represent 80 percent of sales. It is said that internet marketing may be the most important, but it is not so official data indicate that 70 percent of the sale is made in travel agencies, 20 percent through direct sales and a 10 percent online, “he said.
For that reason, said the government of Veracruz diversified promotional channels and taking deliberate steps to increase the flow of visitors. Also reported that in the agreement to hold the state administration provides various incentives and contests for travel agents to sell more the fate of Veracruz, as well as prizes to users who prefer this destination.
AMAV President said that a commission of travel agents in Veracruz at the invitation of the Sector to know the destination and have a visual and documentary knowledge of the tourist attractions available to the state.