From August 31 to September 2, the World Meeting Forum took place, a business platform that has brought together suppliers and entrepreneurs from the Meetings Industry worldwide.

Under the organization of Rafael Hernández, director of the WMF, Jaime Salazar, president of the Mexican Council of the Meetings Industry), representing hospitality of the headquarters of Los Cabos through the Secretary of Tourism, Economy and Sustainability of Baja California Sur Luis Humberto Araiza López and the Coordination of Rodrigo Esponda, General Director of Los Cabos Tourism Trust (FITURCA), the inauguration of this event was carried out, which promises to start the Meetings Industry, having as its headquarters for the second consecutive year Los Cabos in its eighth edition.

Rafael Hernández, President of WMF: “We are an event that has a limit, the

event is normally 100 buyers with 100 sellers, it is this edition

by capacity we went to 70 buyers and 70 sellers and with that characteristic

well, you can also control people much more because there is no person

that we don't know who he is? where is he? "

Due to the pandemic and the strict protocols required for the return of conventions and events for groups in the world, the WMF established adequate and very precise rules for the admission of its guests, requiring a medical certificate and Covid tests in addition to the measures basic hygiene.

Rafael Hernández, President of WMF: “A medical record was built for everyone,

then our event is also not only the first

event industry revival and economy, but also

a first event that each of the medical records has documented

people who attended "

Rodrigo Esponda, FITURCA Director: Each of the attendees had to

take a test to find out if you are positive or not for covid-19, with a

medical record, also of each of the attendees and the follow-up

strict of the protocols of distancing, flow and capacity control.

Thanks to the strict hygiene standards requested by the organizers of this forum, participants and guests felt confident to attend, great care was taken in admitting attendees, handling food and sanitizing objects and rooms..

Claudia Palacios, Participant: “After five months of confinement,

Obviously, take an Uber to come here, be at the airport, try

to keep a healthy distance, if it can stress you out a bit. Already arriving at

destination, on the property there are many security measures, many security measures

hygiene, when you enter your room you see that they already prepared it for

receive you ... I think that also a lot of support and success is that they made us

pre-event tests and that also gives you a lot of security, we are not

free in some way but this helps to give confidence "

Jaime Salazar, President of the Mexican Council of the Meetings Industry: When

we began to see the measures they had in terms of health,

when they made them transparent and hence communication is crucial,

we begin to feel calm and when this protocol of doing a fast test for COVID where we all came out negative, we said well this

is the formula, and here we are.

Undoubtedly, the WMF symbolizes the return of the meetings industry to the country, being a watershed for the economic reactivation of tourist destinations, starting with the right foot in Los Cabos, thus signifying a great boost to the economy of the destination and the country.

Rafael Hernández, President of WMF: “We are the event of the industry of

meetings that is this industry that covers congresses, conventions, travel and

incentives and exposures that represent 1.5% of the national GDP and our

organization is dedicated to making this qualification of the buyer that is that

person who in his hands decides where to do the events ...

Rodrigo Esponda, FITURCA Director: “For Los Cabos it contributes 6.8% of the

gross domestic product of the state of BCS is directly related to the

The meeting industry in Los Cabos accounts for 20% of the room nights, almost a

million quarter nights annually are related to the

meetings Industry. Sectors are also reactivated and activated

productive economic that are beyond the traditional tourist,

such as security, services, printing, translations and many other elements

of the value chain.

With this event, Los Cabos creates a successful presence for the organization of face-to-face events not only in the meeting industry in this destination but also in other tourist areas.

World Meeting Forum, the business platform that has brought together suppliers and entrepreneurs from the Meetings Industry worldwide, inaugurated its 2020 edition and in its third year in Los Cabos, this August 31.

The inauguration was carried out by Rafaél Hernández, Charirman of WMF, Jaime Salazar, president of the Mexican Council of the Meetings Industry, Francisco Chachafeiro president Meetings Professional International (MPI Mexico Chapter), Rodrigo Esponda, General Director of the Trust of Tourism of Los Cabos (FITURCA) and the Secretary of Tourism, Economy and Sustainability of Baja California Sur, Luis H. Araiza López, who mentioned that in Baja California Sur biosecurity measures have been taken with already established international standards, a fact that has allowed to hold events of this type in the region, so he assured that all support will be provided so that the meeting industry will be the tool that leads Mexico on the road to success.

"Los Cabos is a sector that contributes a lot to the economy, 20% of the room nights annually depend directly on the Meetings Industry and this also has benefits not only numerical but also temporality, expenses and other benefits in terms of the productive chain generated by the Meetings Industry that goes far beyond the simple Tourism Industry "said the Director General of the Los Cabos Tourism Trust (FITURCA) Rodrigo Esponda regarding the fact that the tourism and meetings sectors have seen certainly affected by the pandemic caused by the Coronavirus, although, he mentioned, the reactivation of the Reuinones industry will benefit the destination, and the tourists.

During the following days, new and creative innovation proposals for this sector of the tourism industry will be taken into account, following the strict safety and hygiene guidelines, thus demonstrating that Los Cabos is a clean, disciplined and orderly destination on the way to success in its economic recovery.

"The decision to advance to level four in the epidemiological semaphore, allows to authorize the development of sport fishing by individuals, this will be a great boost for the reactivation of the economy of thousands of families who depend directly and indirectly on this sport activity -recreative ”, said the director of the Fund for the Protection of Marine Resources (FONMAR), Luis Antonio García Rodríguez, highlighting the importance of this decision, which was taken today by the State Committee on Health Safety in a session headed by the Governor Carlos Mendoza Davis with which, the entity will change from August 31 to level four of the epidemiological traffic light, which will give access to the reactivation of a series of activities with regulated capacity, and with the pertinent self-care measures.

In that sense, he stressed that derived from the collaboration with the State Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (COEPRIS), it was established that in this case, the same protocols would be applied as for sport fishing service providers, complying with the measures of self-care and healthy distance, as well as with a capacity of 40 percent.

The official mentioned that the benefits that this measure will bring, multiply significantly among those who are related to this sector directly and indirectly, since it impacts captains, sailors, gas stations, fishing gear and souvenir shops, supermarkets, hardware stores , marinas and restaurants, among other economic activities.

Since last June 15, with capacity and protocols perfectly defined by COEPRIS and FONMAR, this activity was reactivated for service providers, which shows signs of a visible reactivation of the sector, mainly in the municipality of Los Cabos.

From August 31 to September 2, the World Meetings Forum (WMF) begins in Los Cabos, an international platform that promises to demonstrate how the reactivation of the meetings industry will take place, with the participation of businessmen, suppliers and organizers of conventions and congresses.

It is worth mentioning that the Meetings Industry makes a contribution of 20% of the annual hotel occupancy, so, according to Rodrigo Esponda, general director of FITURCA, a good recovery will be possible after the Covid 19 that has affected the destination so much in this year.

This event will boost the momentum of the meetings tourism sector as more than 250 industry specialists will give presentations at this great event in virtual and face-to-face conferences for three days, where the main hotel chains in the world, industry representatives and international suppliers will present their perceptions on the reactivation of this important sector, which represents 1.8% of annual GDP and which has a spill of 7 billion pesos every year.

This event has strict protocols for admission because to enter, guests must present a Covid 19 test to show that they are not carriers of the virus, they will present their medical certificate and follow all the instructions issued by COEPRIS before, during and after of your presentation.

The World Meeting Forum (WMF) will be held from August 31 to September 2 at the Hotel Paradisus Los Cabos at 6 pm.