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MEETING RESOURCES
Mexico's keen hospitality isn't just on-site, it begins with key support
from many experts starting with the Mexico Tourism Board.
Mexico Tourism Board (MTB)
Meeting planners can find a wealth of information at the Visit
Mexico Meets website: www.visitmexico.com/meetings, which
is available 24/7 to assist International Meeting Planners, DMCs
and PCOs in making business decisions about Mexico Meetings
destinations.
The Mexico Meetings Toolkit, launched by the MTB, is
another valuable resource that can be downloaded via PDF at:
http://www.visitmexico.com/work/models/Meetings30/pdf/
toolkit.pdf
The MTB also offers free use of its photography library for
download, which includes pictures of hotels, resorts and key
destinations.
Personal Assistance
For face-to-face support, the MTB has offices in these key
cities:
n Washington, D.C.: (202) 265-9021
Contact: Cecelia Cruz Urquiza, ccruz@visitMexico.com
n New York: (212) 308-2110
Contact: Araceli Lopez, alopez@visitMexico.com
MTB in Europe
In July 2012, the MTB opened its first office in Europe. The
Brussels location offers clients worldwide services to meet strong
international demand and interest in Mexico, which has also seen
rapid growth in its conventions and congresses sector.
n Brussels: (+32) 00 2 629 0791
Contact: Virginia Arana, varana@visitMexico.com
Contact the MTB in the U.S. at (800) 44-Mexico. In Mexico, call the
MTB at 011 (5255) 5278-4200 at any of these extensions: 1500,
1512, 1513 or 1517. E-mail: meetings@visitMexico.com. Meet-andgreet MTB specialists at the big shows: AIBTM, MPI, SITE, IMEX and
others. Contact one of Mexico's 56 CVBs directly. n
ENTRY AND CUSTOM REQUIREMENTS
To get into Mexico, attendees must:
n Possess a valid U.S. passport.
n Fill out a tourist migratory form (FM-T), distributed to passengers
aboard plane, ship or land point of entry. Once stamped at the
immigration station, it's valid for up to 180 days. Keep the migratory
form during your trip, and turn it in when departing. Business
travelers complete a different form (Form FM-N), which authorizes
the conduct of business, but not employment, for 30 days.
n Pay an entry fee (usually about $20) and departure fee
(approximately $20). Fees usually included in price of airline ticket.
n Fill out a Customs Declaration Form, which is distributed aboard
plane or ship, or land point of entry. Visitors arriving by plane can
bring -tax-free-up to $300 worth of goods, with the exception of
beer, alcoholic drinks and processed tobacco.
n After passing through immigration, proceed to the custom
authority's fiscal traffic light. If light flashes green, agents collect
the customs declaration. If light flashes red, luggage is inspected
and contents compared with the customs declaration form.
n Visitors carrying more than $10,000 must declare amount on the
Customs Declaration and Declaration of Passenger's Money in Exit
(Declaración de Dinero Salida de Pasajeros) forms.
Spotlight: Grupo Espencon
Professional Congress Organizers (PCOs) are essential to
the success of large conventions and meetings. Planners
from outside of Mexico find their services invaluable. When
hiring a PCO, it is important to partner with a business that
is accredited and 100 percent devoted to the meetings and
incentives industry in Mexico.
These are experts who have the know-how to handle
the logistics of a large group and everything related to
convention planning, business tourism, incentive travel, air,
land and sea travel, and banquet needs.
One such PCO, Grupo Espencon, are specialists in
assisting planners who want to host their large conferences
and conventions in Mexico. Grupo Espencon and its three
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divisions, is a consulting and implementation firm whose sole
focus is group business tourism to Mexico.
"We recognize the need for organizations to have
counseling, logistics, organization and operations, plus
service should be delivered in a professional, ethical and
be of the highest quality," says Ulises Huitron, CEO, Grupo
Espencon.
Grupo Espencon is made up of three distinct companies:
DB Registro, specialists in convention registration, and two
convention planning specializations: Espencon Conventions,
specialists in planning, consulting and coordinating conventions, and Espencon, specialists in planning, consulting and
coordinating medical conferences, conventions and events.
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Centers of Attention
Meetings That Matter
Valuable Partnerships
Meeting Resources
What to Do
Spa Days
Industry Destinations
Going Green
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Mexican Caribbean
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