Released on = May 21, 2007, 12:39 pm

Press Release Author = Erick Laseca

Industry = Construction

Press Release Summary = These and other developments announced by Mexico Tourism
Board CEO, Francisco Lopez Mena at Cancun Media Marketplace

Press Release Body = Cancun's international airport will sport a new terminal next
month, increasing the number of terminals servicing Mexico's top resort destination
from two to three.

Mexico Tourism Board CEO Francisco Lopez Mena discussed these and other tourism
developments in Cancun at the Cancun Media Marketplace in New York City, a
destination seminar for journalists.

In addition to announcing Cancun's new terminal, Lopez Mena also revealed plans for
a new international airport in Tulum, with construction rights to be awarded to the
winner of an imminent public bid. An expanded international airport in Cancun and a
new one in Tulum would drastically improve services to the Mexican Caribbean, whose
destinations welcome four out of every 10 international travelers to Mexico, Lopez
Mena explained.

The Mexico Tourism Board's CEO participated in the Cancun Media Marketplace as part
of a three-day tour with Tourism Secretary Rodolfo Elizondo to promote Mexico's
premier destination. The visit included meetings with several important tour
operators, wholesalers and strategic partners, including Gogo Worldwide Vacations,
United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) and Travel Impressions.

Additionally, leading travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler hosted a focus group with
Mexican tourism executives, meeting planners and travel agents specializing in
high-end markets to discuss the luxury travel segment.

Cancun has recovered quickly from the hurricane damage incurred in late 2005, with
the destination featuring new or renovated luxury hotels, a widened beachfront and
many other improvements thanks to extensive government and private investment in the
destination.

About the Mexico Tourism Board
The Mexico Tourism Board (MTB) brings together the resources of federal and state
governments, municipalities and private companies to promote Mexico\'s tourism
attractions and destinations nationally and internationally. Created in 1999, the
MTB is Mexico's tourism promotion agency, and its participants include members of
both the private and public sectors. The MTB has offices throughout North America,
Europe, Asia and Latin America.

About Chichen-Itza, the World Wonder
Swiss-based New7Wonders Foundation is revising the original seven ancient wonders of
the world, and Mexico's Chichen-Itza in Yucatan State is one of 21 finalists to
become a new Seven World Wonder. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998,
Chichen-Itza is considered to have been one of the greatest Mayan centers of the
Yucatan peninsula, and today is one of the largest and most impressive
archaeological sites in Mexico. To vote for Chichen-Itza as one of the new Seven
World Wonders, visit the "new7wonder" website.

FOR PRESS ONLY: For additional ideas, help with a story or general travel and tourism
information about Mexico, please contact the MTB's North American Press Room
directly at 1-800-929-4555.

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Erick Laseca
Mexico Tourism Board
312-228-0517 ext14
erick.laseca@bm.com
http://www.visitmexico.com


Web Site = http://www.visitmexico.com

Contact Details = Erick Laseca
Mexico Tourism Board
312-228-0517 ext14
erick.laseca@bm.com
http://www.visitmexico.com