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Vacationing South of The Border

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    Mexico Tourism Board COO says reality in Latin country different from picture painted by media

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Gonna glider doppler hope you don't mind you -- -- result was fine if He can't.

There's like I -- -- for me.

Keep operating there and that Mexican tourism board I'm glad -- -- it's funny because I was dissenting conversation with someone.

About where to take my children and they suggested Mexico and many we'll say we're not follow that it's not safe.

Went to tell you to tell you the truth I think -- story about safety is is old story.

August nothing else to tell all the major resorts in Mexico City centers are perfectly safe.

Just to give and -- when I'm here in Atlanta Ryan now which is a headquarters of delta as you know.

Their -- still Mexico are jam packed.

The -- are running 90% occupancy is where you join a very strong summer.

We have a tremendous opportunity of different events that we have in Mexico these -- -- Pan American games.

When the US delegation is the largest 257.

People I -- from America attended upon American games in Guadalajara Mexico.

-- -- need an example we are in the -- -- -- of the worldwide summit of a major travel.

He Chiapas Mexico just to name a couple of big events that we have DC among many others.

Just to show you that makes -- -- as one of the favorite destinations for Americans.

-- why and the unionize it that is it the media I mean there's all this talk about securing the borders drug -- shooting Americans people getting killed all the time you see that.

And the last thing you -- think about -- spring breaking Cancun.

This is totally totally out of context -- is as -- violence occur only 5% of the total country as you know makes it was a very large country.

So the distances between a place like level that it will be -- multi class and kinda cool and he's over a thousand miles so if I what are you well we start back in and go to Cancun I mean you know my dad -- -- in Mexico right now is better than ever before now with the economic situation in the US what better place to go to Mexico Mexico is an extension of the US from a tourism perspective you.

All of our major gap.

You actually read about it being it's it's on sale almost and vacationing in Mexico is a bargain these days beat but it because of all -- -- the economy suffered.

Because you've had no choice but to -- or your tourism prices because everyone is so scared so what happens then to the bottom line.

Well what -- until at least.

In programs like this because we want to make sure.

That the American -- America is the real picture of Mexico.

Mexico is the best destination Americans who have for so many reasons accessibility.

Pricing we'll quality -- volume that we get in Mexico I need you really got a nice this statistics about crime rates in Mexico India's major resort destinations are even Illinois -- most of the destinations in the US and Caribbean Latin America and Europe.

Let's talk about global trading and trading with United States I mean.

US and Mexico I've had a longtime trade relationship.

Really see it right now do you think did it's been strained over the last couple years mainly because of all border issue.

Are on the contrary to be perfectly honest with you last year we've received a total of eighteen be any direct foreign investment in Mexico.

American companies continue to invest in Mexico the major hotel chains.

Continue to -- Fannie -- sequined a different not destinations.

There's a 100% confidence money investment point of view in Mexico because investors realize.

And understand very well that -- -- as -- violence -- In very specific pockets of the country and they're -- -- related to tourism they are totally unrelated to investment.

-- -- What happened and because I remember appearing where it was just upheaval would canceling trips -- still in spring break.

Everything I don't -- New Mexico was basically the headline at one point.

Well this is part of the challenge that we have right now to continue to way to pay the American public.

That really these stories about lack of safety and Mexico are totally unfounded that they have been totally distort that unfortunately.

So we have to be said his dialogue with the American consumer so they get there real picture.

If you look at kind -- -- -- what are we get on my regular report the -- got -- any of the major resource that we have in Mexico they're perfectly safe under for the Tories would Americans.

Americans are traveling to Mexico we would like obviously more Americans to come because they're missing they're missing.

Probably did best -- that they come possibly by right now.

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