New Members of the Alliance Announced on November 14 in Los Angeles
December 12, 2006 (Press Release) --
Mexico’s Tourism Board is extending their congratulations to the new members of the Alliance and as well as to the World Heritage Alliance (WHA) on their first year in operation. The WHA is an industry-leading initiative that was jointly formed by Expedia® and the UN Foundation in 2005 to promote sustainable tourism and awareness of World Heritage sites and communities around the world. Expedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPE) and the United Nations Foundation (UN Foundation) celebrated the one-year anniversary of the WHA yesterday by announcing the addition of ten new members and four new associate partners at an event in Los Angeles.
Mexico Tourism Secretary and Rodolfo Elizondo and Mexico Tourism Board CEO Magdalena Carral signed a letter of intent with the representatives of the World Heritage Alliance to jointly promote and preserve Mexico’s 26 World Heritage sites. The signing, which marked the first time a national tourism secretariat made such an agreement with the Alliance, took place in March during Mexico’s largest and most important travel trade fair, Tourism Tianguis 2006.
Mexico’s governmental tourism entities joined the founding members of the World Heritage Alliance, Expedia, Inc. and the United Nations Foundation, to educate travelers and the travel industry about the importance of responsible tourism and World Heritage conservation; encourage community-based sustainable tourism development in and around World Heritage sites; and promote the beauty and significance of Mexico’s cultural and natural World Heritage sites around the globe.
“We were honored to be the first associate partner to help promote and preserve Mexico’s 26 World Heritage sites,” said Magdalena Carral, CEO of Mexico’s Tourism Board. “We are thrilled to learn of all of the new members of the Alliance, as these travel industry companies are showing true leadership in helping Mexico promote sustainable tourism.”
The nine new members joining the WHA are: Camino Real Hotels, Club Méditerranée (Club Med), El Sueño Hotel and Spa, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Maroma Resort and Spa, Mayaland Resorts Group, Paraiso de la Bonita Resort and Thalasso, Radar Tours, and Solimar Marketing and Travel. Several of the new members will begin their work in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, home to five of Mexico’s 26 World Heritage sites.
The WHA offers two levels of partnership, each being committed to advancing the WHA mission: WHA members and WHA associate partners. WHA members consists of travel industry companies, such as hotels, tour operators, travel agents, airlines and cruises, among others. WHA associate partners are NGOs, civil society groups, government bodies and other organizations not exclusively devoted to tourism.
Erick Laseca
Mexico Tourism Board
312-228-0517
erick.laseca@bm.com
http://www.visitmexico.com
Mexico Tourism Secretary and Rodolfo Elizondo and Mexico Tourism Board CEO Magdalena Carral signed a letter of intent with the representatives of the World Heritage Alliance to jointly promote and preserve Mexico’s 26 World Heritage sites. The signing, which marked the first time a national tourism secretariat made such an agreement with the Alliance, took place in March during Mexico’s largest and most important travel trade fair, Tourism Tianguis 2006.
Mexico’s governmental tourism entities joined the founding members of the World Heritage Alliance, Expedia, Inc. and the United Nations Foundation, to educate travelers and the travel industry about the importance of responsible tourism and World Heritage conservation; encourage community-based sustainable tourism development in and around World Heritage sites; and promote the beauty and significance of Mexico’s cultural and natural World Heritage sites around the globe.
“We were honored to be the first associate partner to help promote and preserve Mexico’s 26 World Heritage sites,” said Magdalena Carral, CEO of Mexico’s Tourism Board. “We are thrilled to learn of all of the new members of the Alliance, as these travel industry companies are showing true leadership in helping Mexico promote sustainable tourism.”
The nine new members joining the WHA are: Camino Real Hotels, Club Méditerranée (Club Med), El Sueño Hotel and Spa, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Maroma Resort and Spa, Mayaland Resorts Group, Paraiso de la Bonita Resort and Thalasso, Radar Tours, and Solimar Marketing and Travel. Several of the new members will begin their work in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, home to five of Mexico’s 26 World Heritage sites.
The WHA offers two levels of partnership, each being committed to advancing the WHA mission: WHA members and WHA associate partners. WHA members consists of travel industry companies, such as hotels, tour operators, travel agents, airlines and cruises, among others. WHA associate partners are NGOs, civil society groups, government bodies and other organizations not exclusively devoted to tourism.
Erick Laseca
Mexico Tourism Board
312-228-0517
erick.laseca@bm.com
http://www.visitmexico.com
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