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Mexico City Meetings 

Options for groups from convention-sized to intimate

 

By Mark Chesnut

 

As the largest city in North America and one of the three largest cities in the world, Mexico City is logically a popular place to conduct business. In recent years, the range of venues for meetings, both large and small, has grown considerably. It has some 117 business-friendly hotels and nearly 20,000 hotel rooms, as well as multiple convention centers, restaurants and cultural facilities that can host anything from a quiet business dinner to a gala business event.

Mexico City- Paseo de la Reforma

 

Large Conventions

One of the largest recent expansions in meeting space occurred at Pepsi Center WTC, which is part of the World Trade Center in the city's Benito Juárez district. In 2012, the facility added a second theater, the 3,000-seat Centro Pepsi, which hosts public events and can also be used by private corporate groups. Pepsi Center also has five meeting rooms and expansive spaces for expos.

 

Additional large convention facilities are found at Centro Banamex, which can accommodate up to 10,000 people, and is part of the city's Las Americas Complex (which includes the Las Americas racetrack and a theme park). In the city's fast-growing Santa Fe business district, Expo Bancomer Santa Fe can host 2,000 people. And on Paseo de la Reforma, the Sheraton María Isabel, with its 75,000 square feet of space, can accommodate up to 1,500 people.

 

Santa Fe Meeting Hotspots

Santa Fe is one of Mexico City's hot spots for doing business, thanks to its growing infrastructure of office buildings, meeting space, hotels and upscale dining. One of the newest hotels to debut here is the Hilton Santa Fe Mexico City, which opened early this year with more than 8,000 square feet of meeting space. Also relatively new on the scene is the JW Marriott Mexico City Santa Fe, which has more than 11,000 square feet of meeting space.

 

Intimate Options

For more intimate spaces, business travelers often choose the city's award-winning restaurants - including Biko and Pujol, both of which are located in the Polanco district and were recently chosen as two of the top 10 best restaurants in Latin America by The Daily Meal. Both restaurants can hosts groups at tables within the main restaurant. Pujol has a private, 12-person dining room with varied menus. For corporate groups looking for a bit more privacy and room, Biko offers its intimate Casa Biko space, which can accommodate dinners of up to 50 people and cocktail parties for up to 80.

 

Cultural Venues

Mexico City meetings and corporate gatherings are also often hosted in cultural venues, including several large museums that dot the city's landscape. Among the newest is the 43,055-square-foot Museo Jumex, a museum funded largely by beverage giant Grupo Jumex. It has been open since late last year. Nearby is the attention-getting Soumaya Museum, founded by businessman Carlos Slim, which houses some 66,000 pieces of art in a futuristic building that opened in 2011. 

 

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New Airline Routes and Route Changes

Buenos Aires, Argentina

South America

GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes will launch nonstop flights between Buenos Aires Ezeiza International Airport and Fortaleza, Brazil's Pinto Martins International Airport on May 10. The weekly service will run on Saturdays.

 

Aerolineas Argentinas will begin daily service between Buenos Aires Ezeiza and Porto Alegre, Brazil on June 1.

 

GOL will also add service between São Paulo's Congonhas domestic airport and Caldas Novas, Goiás, Brazil on May 14, with twice-weekly service.

 

Aerolineas Argentinas will fly weekly between São Paulo and Mendoza, Argentina from June 19 through August 11.

 

Italian airline Alitalia will add a sixth weekly flight between Rome and Rio de Janeiro from June 2 through August 4; it will fly from from on Wednesdays and from Rio de Janeiro on Thursdays.

 

Avianca will launch a new route with daily service between Lima and Iquitos, Peru (capital of the Loreto region and Maynas province), beginning June 18.

 

Air France will add a fourth weekly service between Lima and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, running on Thursdays.

 

Caribbean

U.S.-based JetBlue Airways will end its San Juan, Puerto Rico - West Palm Beach, Florida (U.S.) service after June 16.

Miami International Airport

 

Cuba Travel Services has added nonstop public charter flights between Miami (Florida, U.S.) and Holguin, Cuba. American Airlines or Sun Country Airlines operate its flights.

 

Insel Air Aruba will add service between Aruba and Georgetown, Guyana's Cheddi Jagan International Airport, beginning June 18 with two weekly flights.

 

International Connections

United Airlines now runs daily nonstop service between George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas (U.S.) and Munich, Germany.

 

On June 11, American Airlines will begin flying daily between Dallas/Fort Worth (Texas, U.S.) and Shanghai, China's Pudong International Airport. The flight is part of American's joint business agreement with Japan Airlines.

 

Airline Alliance News

Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic added six routes to four destinations in Mexico to their codeshare agreement: service between Delta's U.S. hub and Cancun, Guadalajara, Mexico City and Monterrey, as well as between Detroit and Mexico City and New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Mexico City.

 

Air France expanded its codeshares with Aeromexico and Brazil's GOL. It added its code to another 10 routes operated by Aeromexico or Aeromexico Connect, and to 13 additional GOL routes (all within Brazil).

 

India-based Jet Airways and Air France will add 10 additional routes to their codeshare on May 14.

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US Airways (based in the U.S.) and airberlin (of Germany) plan to begin codesharing operations as early as this month.

 

Other Airline News

Passengers flying on JetBlue out of New York-JFK Terminal 5 can now check their winter coats at the airport, and leave them there for the duration of the trip. CoatChex charges US$2 per day or US$10 for a full week.

 

Hotel News

The Playa del Carmen, Mexico boutique property (nine rooms) Hotel La Semilla became a member of the Design Hotels group.  

 

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts will begin offering charter flights on its "Four Seasons" Boeing 757 airplane in February of next year. The jet is designed to offer the same level of luxury in the air as the hotel company is known for on the ground. The company will offer special trips that include its air service and stays in its hotels.

 

The New York Hilton Midtown (in Midtown Manhattan) has completed the first phase of an ongoing renovation program, giving 187 Executive level guest rooms and 41 suites a new minimalist, modern look with spacious workspaces. It also has a new lobby reception area and Executive Lounge.

 

Hotel Pipeline

Hilton Worldwide signed an agreement to operate a new Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Santa Marta, Colombia. The mid-priced hotel is scheduled to open in 2016.

 

Hyatt Hotels Corp. plans to develop 10 Hyatt Place hotels in Central America and Mexico. It already has agreements with LATAM Hotel Corp. for the first five properties. 

 

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