Reportur.com's Most Powerful Influencers Of Tourism in Mexico
April 28, 2016
Tourism in Mexico is booming. Consider the following tables:International Toursim - 2016:
Tourism in the Americas - 2015:
"“Tianguis Turistico” is the most important event of the tourism sector in Mexico, where entrepreneurs, hoteliers, travel agents, in-bound operators, tour operators, meeting planners and specialized media of the tourist industry from more than 80 countries in the world, gather to concrete business appointments with all the destinations of the country, being the most representative event for the commercialization of the Mexican tourist offer." It was held in Puerto Vallarta in 2012.
In 2016, Reportur.com listed their top 10 contributors to the increase in tourism in Mexico. Here is a copy of the article:
What do you think the impact will be whe The Park opens in Nuevo Vallarta? Only time will tell.
The 'Top 10' of Mexicans with more power of Tourism after the TianguisTuristico.
Enrique Guevara | Guadalajara | April 28, 2016
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The recently completed tourist Tianguis of Guadalajara served to renew the 'Top 10 REPORTUR ' of the most powerful Mexicans in the tourism industry, measured in terms of their social leadership and influence in the transformation of the industry; the amount of income and profits of their companies; Perspectives of permanence in this select level, as well as its international projection ( After the Tianguis this is the 'Top 10 REPORTUR' of the most powerful Mexicans in the tourism sector ).
With respect to the last edition of two years ago, coinciding with the completion of the Tianguis of Cancun, highlights the departure of two entrepreneurs as Miguel Quintana Pali, Xcaret, and Olegario Vázquez Raña, Grupo Real Turismo, not having in hospitality your main business.
On the other hand, the entry of the head of the SECTUR, Enrique de la Madrid, the first tourist authority in the country, although because it is a political position, lacks the permanency vocation that the rest of the large owners of the industry have, and Also in this 'Top 10' of REPORTUR the owner of PriceTravel, Lorenzo Vargas, expanding in Latin America and with recent acquisitions.
In summary, the power of the country's industry is appreciated in its projection abroad since it is expected that a Mexican -Alex Zozaya- is the first executive of the largest US tourism group as well as the largest resort chain in the Caribbean. along with Riu and Meliá; another Mexican -Julián Balbuena- is the owner of the largest vertical group in Latin America, and another Mexican-Pablo Azcárraga-leads the chain with the most rooms in the region, as detailed below in the following REPORTUR.mx Ranking.
1- Alex Zozaya, CEO of Apple Leisure Group
alex-zozaya-apple-vacations-leisure-group-amresorts This last Tianguis returned to demonstrate that it is the main Mexican leader of the industry, with a commitment not only to its ALG company but also to tourism, as had this medium ( Zozaya: "In addition to ALG, my commitment is to tourism " ).
It was appreciated that, even with clear risk of harming their particular interests by contradicting the always powerful politicians, gave voice to the majority of the industry that defends the country's tourism over electoral interests, as with clarity with which he spoke about the suitability of the next Tianguis in Acapulco in the current circumstances of insecurity and its possible damage to Mexico (They discourage Tianguis entrepreneurs in Acapulco but Sectur ignores them ).
In addition to this reason, Zozaya leads from Philadelphia the first tourist client of Mexico, ALG, owned by Bain Capital, with its issuers Apple Vacations -the largest tour operator of its country-, as well as the OTAs Travelimpressions and Cheapcarribean, together with one of the three largest Caribbean resort chains -AMResorts- and of course in Mexico, with more than ten thousand rooms, while it expects to double the size of its company in three years.
2- Julián Balbuena, president and shareholder of BestDay Travel
julian-balbuena-bestday The largest Mexican online agency, of which the Tiger fund has a minority percentage, has taken an important leap in the last two years to become today the first vertical touristic group in Latin America under the leadership of Christian Kremers from just over one year.
Balbuena is the key Mexican figure in Cancun, which is the largest tourist destination in Latin America, and although it maintains an undeniable political neutrality, its influence, without pretending it excessively, goes far beyond its own business, given the substance it currently reaches. , and which also plans to double its size in four years ( BestDay expects to double its revenues in four years ).
The chairman of Bestday's board of directors, with no desire for recognition and maximum humility, turns his projection into important work of social development and the dissemination of ethical values among his fellow citizens ( The best hotel classification is that of the client: Julián Balbuena ) .
3- Pablo Azcárraga, president of Grupo Posadas and of the National Confederation of Tourist Companies (CNET)
pablo-azcarraga-posadas Although his family is not the highest shareholder of Posadas - it is Alfredo Harp Helú, the cousin of Carlos Slim Helú ( Low quotation of Posadas dissuades Harp from cutting with the Azcárraga ) -, and that the titles are shared among several brothers , its chain has the most quarters in Mexico, although its results are quite far from those focused on beach resorts - it had net losses of about 450 million pesos in 2015 - and that its presence is mostly limited only to the domestic sphere ( Net losses for Posadas in the last quarter of 2015 ).
However, he leads the largest tourist business organization in the country, the CNET and his voice is key to achieving consensus in the industry, as proof that he was the only businessman who at the opening of the Tianguis was able to present a microphone in his hand before the entire audience, including the president of the country, the concerns of the leaders of the industry ( CNET delivery to the president the study What if there was no tourism? ).
4- Daniel Chávez, president and owner of Grupo Vidanta
daniel-chavez-vidanta-mayan-resorts The largest Mexican vacation hotel owner has taken a leap in his involvement in tourism compared to two years ago, assuming greater public visibility after bringing the Cirque du Soleil show to the country, and openly expressing his views on where the industry should go, as he recently picked up REPORTUR.mx ( Vidanta's strategy so that Mexico does not keep its brand on its beaches ).
His renewed commitment was also appreciated with the vehemence with which during the Tianguis he defended arguments before President Peña Nieto in a private way, facing before the rest of the select audience another prominent Pacific tourist entrepreneur ( Peña Nieto will reward the owner of Vidanta as businessman of the year ).
5- Enrique de la Madrid, Secretary of Tourism of Mexico
enrique-de-la-madrid In a short time he has gained the appreciation of the industry, and although his position in this Top 10 is hindered by the limited vocation of permanence that always has a politician, has shown determination to take transcendent measures ( The 15 most powerful tourism politicians of Latin America ).
However, it has not yet managed to control the CPTM, in increasingly noticeable distance with its owner, Rodolfo López Negrete, as could be checked graphically on several occasions during this recently completed Tianguis ( Can you manage tourism in Mexico without controlling the CPTM? ).
6- Miguel Alemán Magnani, general manager and owner of Interjet
miguel-aleman-magnani-interjet The second largest airline in Mexico has taken steps forward in the last two years with the signing of shared codes with some of the leading airlines in the world, while it completes the same with American ( US Offensive of VivaAerobus and Interjet after the agreement that puts end to the "monopoly" of Aeromexico ).
In addition to broadening its focus with the opening of new international destinations ( Interjet offensive from South America is accentuated by seeking to fly to Lima ), the country's largest air carrier has demonstrated its leadership with the way it defended its position on the 'open skies', arriving to leave the Canaero for it ( The owner of Interjet details in an interview to REPORTUR the reason of his battle against Aeromexico ).
7- Luis Barrios, general manager and shareholder of Hoteles City Express
luis-barrios-city-hotels-express The owner of the Mexican urban chain with the most profits -about 200 million pesos of net profit in 2015- has accelerated its expansion in Latin America in the last two years ( City Express closes the year with 103 properties, 11 of them in CDMX ) .
However, although he has maintained a lower public profile than others of his colleagues, he has publicly expressed his position on issues of general scope, such as reclassification, as collected by REPORTUR.mx ( Hotel City Owner fears more extortion with the reclassification ).
8- Lorenzo Vargas, president and owner of Pricetravel
lorenzo-vargas-pricetravel The owner of Pricetravel together with the Nexxus fund has been one of those that in the last two years has had a more ambitious evolution, with the acquisition of companies both vertically and horizontally, and both within Mexico and in the rest of Latin America ( Pricetravel will use Colombia to expand to Peru and Ecuador ).
Above all, it highlights its commitment to the development of a resort hotel chain, AlSol, which already has half a dozen establishments throughout the Caribbean, in which it wants to dump all its growth and exploit the benefit of having an issuer dedicated to ensuring the occupations ( The hotelier of PriceTravel analyzes Cartagena for its sixth opening ).
9- Eduardo Tricio, maximum individual shareholder of Aeromexico
eduardo-tricio-aeromexico-owner-owner The imminent takeover of Delta by the largest airline in the country will mean a clear reduction in the power of the Lala group owner over Aeromexico along with other of the airline's great partners such as Valentín Diez Morodo ( Delta seeks to increase the 17% 49% participation in Aeromexico ).
Nonetheless, Aeroméxico expects a large growth after the bilateral agreement with the United States was approved, as this means has revealed ( Aeromexico expects to grow 17% in 3 years by agreement with the US ).
10- José Chapur Zahoul, president and owner of the Palace Resorts Group
jose-chapur-palace-resorts-beach-cancun The largest Mexican hotel entrepreneur among the settlers in the Yucatan Peninsula has taken the step in this last biennium to expand beyond its original Cancun, both within the country with a project in the Pacific and in his long-suffering project in Jamaica, who wants to join another one in Punta Cana ( Gibran Chapur advances for a Moon Palace in Punta Cana ).
In addition, being the only major Mexican hotelier resident in the region allows him to act as spokesman for the industry in the Caribbean area of the country in the various issues that affect him, such as regulation with beaches or the destination of tourism promotion funds ( Chapur revelation hardens position of hoteliers on beaches ).