The executive director of the Los Cabos International Film Festival, Alejandra Paulín, spoke in an interview for Los Cabos a la Carta about the success of this virtual edition, which had great reach and acceptance among viewers.

She also commented that the programming and film selection chosen for this ninth show had positive reactions from the public, provoking good comments in this regard.

There were 19 films presented during this successful Festival, with sold-out tickets from the opening film to "Sherley" by Josephine Decker, the closing film that achieved excellent reviews.

The public in Los Cabos was number one in audience, said Alejandra Paulín, grateful for conserving her audience, adding the solidarity and understanding that there was after organizing an online festival due to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic.

As for the Los Cabos competition award, "Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always" was the winner, a film full of emotions and drama, as it narrates the reality that some women go through in today's society. A film that allows you to empathize with people who have been violated, specifically adolescent women. Ale Paulín considers it an indispensable film for all parents.

The president of the Administrative Council of the Los Cabos Hotel Association mentioned in an interview for Los Cabos a la Carta that Los Cabos is in full recovery in the last quarter of 2020 even with projection to the first one corresponding to 2021, despite the pandemic .

Mauricio Salicrup recognized the members of the Hotel Association and CANIRAC for the respect and continuous management of the protocols to control the capacity allowed to operate in the midst of the pandemic, granting a high level of quality in their services, receiving the best recognitions of travelers around the world.

He also mentioned that hotels have returned to their activities with new levels of service requirements for guests with rehiring of staff who had to be fired due to the pandemic crisis, however, the IMSS registrations indicate that it is being reached the level of hiring that existed before the Covid.

The Secretary of Tourism, Economy and Sustainability (SETUES), Luis Humberto Araiza López, held a meeting with the Consul General of the United States in Tijuana, Baja California, Sue Saarnio, where they discussed the health measures and protocols that Baja California Sur is implementing , to protect the health of its employees and tourists.

The United States is the main source of visitors to South California destinations, hence the importance of this meeting, as it is essential for the recovery of activity throughout the State. In this sense, the head of the SETUES expressed to the general consul some of the actions that have been developed in BCS to guarantee the hygiene and safety of tourist services and facilities and thus avoid and reduce the risk of contagion by Covid- 19, such as the “Clean Point” certification and the “Travels Safes” quality seal granted by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC, for its acronym in English).

He also mentioned that the Los Cabos and La Paz International Airports received accreditation by the Airport International Council (ACI Airport Council International), in the Airport Health Accreditation Program.

He explained that the tourist reactivation of Baja California Sur is taking place in an orderly, serious and responsible manner, under a joint work scheme with service providers and businessmen in the field, as well as chamber organizations

The Los Cabos tourism trust was awarded in the category Excellence as a destination, in the 5th. Heel awards ceremony, The Meetin Proffesionals International chapter Mexico, where he stood out for his great work in collaborative work with the meetings industry, which recognizes national destinations and other organizations such as OCV's, for having demonstrated their excellence in development, implementation and training, thus creating excellence in the meetings industry, providing the best practices in service, marketing, sales, promotion and brand positioning.

The nominees were Ah Chihuahua !, OCV León, Dazzling Zacatecas, Yucatán and Los Cabos.

and the winner is: "Los Cabos"

The meetings industry provides many sources of employment and a business projection that the destination needs, is 6.8% of the Gross Domestic Product depends on the Meetings Industry, 20% of the room nights annually are directly related to the Meetings Industry, So, the recognition is to all the work that has been done in the value chain, to the public and private work with the authorities, the associations, the different providers of tourist services, and we are sure that this will allow to show the reflection of the work so hard that it has continued to be done and that this will allow destiny to gradually recover by 2021.

We have to continue working very hard to reactivate the industry, to apply the protocols in an unrestricted manner, which is what has allowed events to take place in the destination, and to continue supporting and being the best tourist destination in Mexico

Los Cabos has hosted 2 major hybrid events in the meeting industry, including PCMA and also the winner of the World Meeting Forum for excellence in the market.

The World Meeting Forum was recognized as the best event of the year, of the Meetings Industry, which was also held here in Los Cabos, so it is a double merit to have been recognized as a destination and also as the most important event that was carried out in the year

José Miguel Fernández, Managing Partner ICC BCS, said:

For us as a convention center, it is very important that the destination and the entire destination is increasingly united, better able to receive the meeting tourism, we have practically seen different strategies to be able to continue with the theme of hybrid events, we did what It is the recording forum to be able to have the tools for our clients already available.

We bet on the destination since we participated in the tender and continue trying from our trench to promote this industry