Mérida, Yucatán, July 7, 2022.- As a result of the boost to air connectivity and the promotion of Yucatán, carried out by Governor Mauricio Vila Dosal, next August, the new TAG Airlines route between the cities of Mérida and Flores, Guatemala, which will unite the 2 most emblematic archaeological zones of the Mayan civilization, Chichen Itzá and Tikal.
• In an inter-institutional coordination between Sefotur and SDS, 113 cenotes located in the six tourist regions of the State will be accredited.
• It seeks to protect and preserve the karstic ecosystems, its bio-cultural and historical heritage, as well as to promote and guarantee safe, socially and environmentally responsible tourism.
Mérida, Yucatán, November 19, 2020.- Aligned with the State Development Plan of the Government of Mauricio Vila Dosal, the Secretariats of Tourism Development (Sefotur) and Sustainable Development (SDS) established an inter-institutional alliance and coordination to implement and promote the Yucatan Tourist Cenotes Sustainability Certification Program.
-2.8 million people arrived in the state by air and more than 400,000 on cruise ships.
-The number of overnight tourists increased by 15 percent, surpassing the two million barrier for the first time in history.
-The entity was located in the first three places of growth in the item at the national level, generating a spill of more than eight thousand 264.9 million pesos.
Mérida, Yucatán, January 22, 2020.- 2019 was, without a doubt, a year of radical changes for tourism in Mexico, where Yucatán, thanks to the strategies promoted by Governor Mauricio Vila Dosal through the Ministry of Development Tourist (Sefotur), knew how to cope with this situation to place the state as the favorite destination in Mexico.
• Fodor's, an international publication specialized in tourism, included Valladolid within the Go 2020 in the category of "The best places to visit in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean in 2020".
• Its website, with more than five million visits per month, also recommends, within its travel tips in Yucatan, Izamal for its authentic local crafts and Yucatecan cuisine.
Mérida, Yucatán, January 3, 2020.- The year begins with very good news, as Yucatán is again part of the recommendation lists to visit in 2020 by Fodor's magazine, one of the most important international publications specialized in tourism for visitors. travelers, which included the state in its Go 2020 list.
-Michelle Fridman Hirsch endorses her commitment to continue working for sustainable, responsible and inclusive tourism, for the benefit of Yucatecans.
Izamal, Yucatán, April 23, 2019.- This morning the archaeological zone of Chaltún Há (flat stone where water is collected), a Mayan vestige located within the Magical Town of Izamal, opened its doors, as part of the actions undertaken by the Tourism Development Secretariat (Sefotur) to attract more visitors and increase the attractions of the so-called City of Three Cultures.
Mexico, Jul. 26 (Notimex) .- The International Cultural Meeting, to be held in China this week, will have a demonstration of typical Yucatecan cuisine and a presentation of Folkloric Ballet of Merida.
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, Jun. 8 (Notimex).- The head of the federal Tourism Ministry (Sectur, for its acronym in Spanish), Enrique de la Madrid Cordero, will visit Yucatan to participate in the First Touristic Business Forum Mexico-Cuba, which is part of the resumption of bilateral relation between both nations.
By Verenice León. Envoy Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, Jun. 6 (Notimex).- Touristic authorities and sector business representatives will meet in the First Touristic Business Forum Mexico-Cuba, to be held from June 7 to 8, in the Yucatan Convention Center Siglo XXI.
Merida, Mexico, May 19 (Notimex).- The Autonomous University of Yucatan will host the film shows "CineSpace" promoted by NASA and which seeks to "use film as a window into a world that is not known but we know it's there."
Merida, Mexico, May 16 (Notimex) .- The automation of fruit selection process by color and to determine their maturity just by taking a cellphone picture is possible now due to the development of a product based on histograms.
Mérida, Oct. 30 (ntmx).- Specialists from the National Institute of Fine Arts (INBA) concluded the restoration of 27 works by Mexican muralist Fernando Castro Pacheco (1918-2013), which are exhibited in the Yucatan Government Palace.
The singer Lucero will be in charge of closing the celebration of the Cry of Independence.
The sale of flags and other commemorative decorations characterizes the national celebrations.
Merida, Yuc.- In order to preserve Mexican traditions in the state, the Secretary General of the Government, Víctor Caballero Durán, announced the program of commemorative activities for the national month and called on the community to participate in cultural events, civic and artistic activities that will take place in the entity, on the occasion of the CCIII anniversary of the Independence of Mexico.
