With 126 participating teams, this morning at 8:00 AM sharp   the Shotgun start was heard marking the beginning of the 39th edition of the world’s richest fishing tournament the Bisbee's Black & Blue. This year even before the starting shot went off a record had already been set, prize payout had reached the zero despicable amount of 4.5 million dollars, jack pots not included.  Anglers coming mainly from the USA, Mexico and Canada met counterpoints from places as far as Japan, New Zealand and Australia, just to mention a few, but all in search of the catch that would lead them to score high points. It should be noted, that in order to continue conservation efforts on behalf of the species, catch and release is powerfully implemented. The Bisbee tournaments mark the beginning of the high season in Los Cabos and is expected to leave an economic roll of over 12 million dollars. The 39th edition awards dinner will be held on Saturday.For Cabo News Today Tony Perez

The twenty-first edition of the Los Cabos Billfish Sport Fishing Tournament 2019 started as scheduled, organized by the Los Cabos Hotel Association it marks the beginning of the high season for this tourist destination.

Enrique Fernández Del Castillo, Billfish Organizing Committee: “Today, the high season begins with this fishing tournament, it’s a tournament promoting sport fishing and it’s the first one of the season. This is the 21^st edition and with it the strong economic activity of Los Cabos begins.”

Eduardo Regules, Marketing Director of FITURCA: “This year more than 50 boats are participating in the Billfish tournament, and it’s one of the highest number of boats there has been, it’s three days of tournament fishing and the purse is at $700 thousand dollars.”

Enrique Fernández Del Castillo of the Organizing Committee, Eduardo Regules FITURCA Marketing Director, José Basurto Cabo San Lucas Port Captain and other authorities were responsible for giving the starting shot for the tournament.

It should be noted that during this tournament the “catch and release” mode is promoted

Eduardo Regules, Marketing Director of FITURCA: “The sustainability of the destination is one of the most important things to things about, so, not all species come out and killed, there are species that are in a special modality to be fished, filmed, documented and the fish of the species are returned to the sea.”

Enrique Fernández Del Castillo, Billfish Organizing Committee: “We were the first tournament that included the catch and release modality. Why? Because it’s how you make an asset become a renewable and a sustainable resource. It must be remembered that for every sport fishing boat five direct jobs are created as well as ten indirect jobs.”

The high season concludes in the month of March 2020.

Translation for Cabo News Today Tony Perez

In Cabo San Lucas, the 16th edition of the world championship of the so-called sport-science took place… the domino.

Sergio Aréchiga, Organizer in Los Cabos: "... there were about 385 players, from 13, 1 country that failed us, 13 countries were present and people from 19 states of the country ..."

This hobby was invented almost a thousand years ago.

Manuel Oquendo, Pdte. International Federation of Dominó: "... was originated in China and was brought by the Spaniards to the Caribbean ... and has been integrated into the whole world ..."

In Mexico, the language of dominoes that begins with the famous “soup” is very peculiar since the qualifiers and phrases are already classic.

Rafael Sabalza   Participant Mexico: "He who does not block does not win", "always go out with the oldest" ... "the domino invented a deaf mute", "the soda box, the mother-in-law to the mule of 4's, the father-in-law to the mule of 5 ' Yes, the soda box of 6's, the heaviest to the white one because, since it has no holes, that is the heaviest ...

 José Salcido, Pdte Asociación de Sinaloa: "Agustín Melgar, died for the homeland when they throw a mule that hang her ..."

Surely in Russia the same thing happens:

The format was of couples who are not from the same country or team thus avoiding possible "complicities" at the time of departure. The one who reaches 200 points first wins.

Representing Mexico, the Sinaloa team took first place.

José Salcido, Pdte Asociación de Sinaloa: "Here we come to the championship, Mexico ... second place Puerto Rico and third place Venezuela ..."

Armando Carrara, Pdte. Federation of Dominoes in Mexico: "... the truth makes us proud because as a team I think that since 2004 I had not won Mexico ..."

Teams like the United States, Puerto Rico, Azerbaijan, Russia, Panama, Aruba, Brazil, Curzao, among others, coexisted in 3 days of games of great concentration.

Lucien Gil, Aruba player: "... you have to think a lot, you have to think a lot, it's a part of this game ..."

52 women also participated who stood out in good positions in the final table.

Manuel Oquendo, Pdte Dominó Intl. Federation ... here are two factors: here there is luck and knowledge, because there are the chips that you touch, no ?, but yes, it is the sport of science ... "

For Los Cabos this event left an important economic spill in a week in which players and companions enjoyed this tourist center.

For Cabo News Today Tony Perez

This Thursday in the main hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Marcelo Ebrard Casoubón and the Secretary of the Federal Tourism Miguel Torruco Marqués, presided over the creation of the Council of tourism diplomacy of Mexico.

In the words of its new Managing Director, Ignacio Cabrera Fernández "this Council is a collegiate body which will be an instance of views and consultation for the planning, design and implementation of strategies of promotion and image of Mexico at the level International"

How will this Council operates

To in less than 60 days will meet a group composed of a President, advisers (28), Councillors, advisors and a technical Secretary. In addition a program will be established to integrate and train 80 ambassadors, 67 consuls and 7 diplomatic missions on matters related to the tourist promotion of Mexico and in the face of foreign crisis management.

Among other functions, this Council must define activities and work plan to develop the tourism of Mexico.

It will generate strategies with programming, monitoring of results and evaluation of results.

Strengthen the tourist image of Mexico abroad highlighting the quality, diversity and authenticity of its attractions.

Funding for its implementation

In terms of the budget for these programs, the Secretary Ebrard said that they get "of the savings that we have, with the resources that we have. We will have to define how we will project the image of Mexico, because today we lack many materials at the embassies, today do we lack many things that we can work with you, image, prestige, projection of Mexico We are going to do it with what we have."

As representative of the tourism business sector of Mexico, José Chapur Chairman Palace, said some suggestions (full speech attached) to this new Council which starts today in which highlights a program of public relations for the management of crisis is the sargaso in the Caribbean Mexican or what could be the effects of the weather, insecurity and other similar cases.

He also pointed out that hosting platforms are no longer pay more than 6 billion pesos for taxes on income and VAT (figure to the more than 7 billion pesos that were received by the right of non-resident, DNR , and which now are aiming to the construction of the Maya railway.

He also said cruise ships to pay for rights of 5 to 60 dollars per passenger in the Caribbean but not in Mexico, where rights are zero.

Members of the Council's tourism diplomacy

The 28 designated directors include the following: Dario fleet manager of the trust tourist of Quintana Roo; Giancarlo Molinelli, VP Global sales, Aeromexico; Rodrigo Esponda, Director of Los Cabos tourist trust; Juan Vela Ruiz, Vice President of the Group sails; Francisco Bulnes, President of the Sol Group; Miguel German Magnani, President of the German group (GALEM); José Manuel López Campos, President of the CONCANACO; Daniel Chavez Moran, President Grupo Vidanta; Juan José Fernández Carrillo, President of the Association of hotels and motels; Pablo Azcárraga Andrade, President Grupo Posadas and CENET (tourist business National Council); Francisco Fernández Alonso of CANIRAC, and; José Chapur, President of the Palace Group, among other prominent representatives of the tourism industry.

The federal Secretary of tourism, Miguel Torruco Marques said that 18.2 million of international tourists arrived in the first five months of 2019 which represents a 5.9% more than in the same period of 2018, with an income of $10,110 billion as that means an increase of 15.4% in 2018, with average spending per tourist of $958.6 dollars representing 14% more than in 2018.

He noted that follow this trend is estimated to close 2019 with 43.3 million international tourists mean it an increase of 4.7% more than 2018. with an economic impact of $23,600 million, 10.6% more than in 2018.

He stressed that "despite the negative forecasts of our adversaries, the tourism of our country not collapsed, conversely, walking with firm step..."

He also said that in the two previous six spent $35 billion pesos in the Tourism Board of Mexico.

In charge of programs and training and professionalization to the diplomatic corps that start in August carried out by the Institute of tourism competitiveness of SECTUR in coordination with the Matías Romero Institute of the SRE (Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, Ministry of Foreign Affairs).

Information by Armando Figaredo

Translation Tony Perez Dillon.