Quintana Roo, present at the Wedding Salon in New York

Cancun, QR. The state attended the wedding event Wedding Salonwhich was held in New York this past November 14 and around 300 couples and wedding planners were present.

In this edition of Wedding Salon there was a joint participation with Xcaret Group with whom the exhibition table was shared where the scenarios for weddings, vow renewals, honeymoons, marriage proposals, babymoon (romantic trip as a couple before the arrival of the baby) were shown, bachelor parties and everything everything related to romance tourism.

New York It is one of the main issuing markets for weddings in the United States for Quintana Roo, favored by the wide air connectivity that it has to the Cancun International Airport through airlines such as Jetblue, American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta, which undoubtedly It is a determining factor when choosing the ideal place to celebrate a destination wedding, said Javier Aranda Pedrero, director of the Quintana Roo Tourism Promotion Council.

This meeting is also held in Los Angeles, Miami and Washington DCin which the latest trends in destinations for weddings and romance are promoted, so the participation of the Mexican Caribbean with all its destinations is essential to position them within this segment, especially in the United States, which continues to be the main issuing market for tourists to Quintana Roo, added the official.

Prior to this business meeting, the Mexican Caribbean also participated in the 12th edition of the LAT Wedding Congress, held in Monterrey, Nuevo León from September 5 to 8, in which it was announced that Riviera Maya will be the next venue for this congress, which brings together more than 450 professionals of the romance industry and is organized by the International Association of Destination Wedding Professionals(IADWP).

It would be the second time Quintana Roo is the venue for this congress, since the first time it was held in 2017. The meeting’s parallel objective is to update the participants on wedding trends, as well as create strategic alliances between professionals in this industry through business appointments to continue the reactivation of this segment, he added.

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