Pullmantour to Begin Operations in Mexican Ports
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Mayor Salvador Gonzalez deemed the news as excellent, that Pullmantour will begin operations in Puerto Vallarta on July 8, 2011 and until September 24, and will be visiting the main ports on the Mexican pacific, having this destination as home port.
The mayor celebrated the announcement made by Tourism Secretary Aurelio Lopez Rocha and Pullmantour General Director Eduardo Barroso, who said this will be an opportunity for travelers to experience the tourist infrastructure of the city, its natural beauty and above all, it will strengthen the arrival of national tourists.
“This makes us very happy because finally the destination is consolidating thanks to everything that the people of Vallarta are doing” Eduardo Barroso went on to say.
Mayor Gonzalez said that the cruise allows for travelers to remain two more days in the destination, talks are underway with hoteliers to offer packages that will make it easier for travelers to stay longer.
He said he is convinced this is the beginning of many more routes; up to now we talk about 13 arrivals this year besides this national cruise happens as several hotels are being built, which will be announced in due time, which will consolidate the tourist supply of the municipality.
Aurelio Lopez Rocha commented that this is a project that last year had to be postponed due to the sanitary alert; however, Puerto Vallarta has many reasons to celebrate, because with the start of operations, there is an opportunity “for everyone to benefit from the revenue it will generate”.
Representing the cruise company, Eduardo Barroso said that Pullmantour will be an ally of the city, and starting July 9 there will be a weekly cruise along the Mexican coast, with Puerto Vallarta as home port, leaving every Friday on route to Acapulco, Ixtapa, Manzanillo, Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta.
An extensive advertising campaign is underway in the lowland states and Jalisco, so far with great results in Mexico City, Guanajuato and Leon. Mexican travelers require no visa or passport.
He went on to explain that the arrival of this cruise ship represents important opportunities for Puerto Vallarta, since as it calls on Mexican ports, all supplies and services will be acquired in these ports. Another benefit it will bring about is the creation of new jobs, there is an agreement with the state government that more and more employees are hired locally. The hotel sector is likely to benefit from the cruises; passengers can be enticed to stay in this destination. An excess of 12 000 passengers is expected during the first year, which will add to the destination’s demand.
The cruise ship has 490 cabins and accommodates 1000 passengers, with 40% of them boarding in this town. General Director Barroso said the operation of the cruise is assured, with a first departure on July 8, 2011